4 days great apes experience

Tour overview

The 4 days great apes experience will start and end in Kigali. This trip will first take you to Mgahinga gorilla national park where you will take part in the golden monkey habituation. The beauty about this experience is that you get to spend more time with these amazing creatures. The trip will continue to Bwindi  forest national park and while there, you will have fun meeting the mountain gorillas that share 99% of DNA with humans. Bwindi is home to 50% of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer Mgahinga gorilla national park.

Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, our already waiting driver guide will drive you to Mgahinga gorilla national park where you will check in at the lodge upon arrival.

Accommodation: Ichumbi hotel Kisoro (Midrange)/ Kisoro traveller’s hotel (Budget)

Meal plan: Full board

Day 2: Golden monkey habituation and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

After a very early breakfast, you will leave for a morning golden monkey habituation experience and during this adventure, you will longer with the golden monkeys which is not the case with the normal golden monkey trek. You will enjoy close to a full day with these great apes right from the time they wake up, they will be breast feeding their young ones and other daily activities, you stay with them for 4-6 hours. After the golden monkey habituation, you will be transferred to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

Accommodation: Ichumbi gorilla lodge (Midrange)/ Rushaga gorilla haven (Budget)

Meal plan: Full board

Day 3: Gorilla habituation experience

This morning will mark the highlight of your Uganda safari. With an early breakfast and packed lunch at your accommodation, get ready to be transferred to briefing point. After briefing, you will walk to the starting point for your trek through the dense, steep jungle forest.  To participate in the experience, clients must be physically fit for a successful trekking experience and this may take 3/8 hours or a whole day.  Depending on the gorilla family that you will be assigned for your habituation experience, you might begin from the park headquarters or drive to a starting point into the forest. Take note that feeding mountain gorillas is strongly prohibited and flash photography.

After the experience, you will make the trek back through the forest as you reminisce about this once in a lifetime wildlife encounter.  A leisurely evening at your lodge and overnight stay.

Accommodation: Ichumbi gorilla lodge (Midrange)/ Rushaga gorilla haven (Budget)

Meal plan: Full board

Day 4: Batwa community visit and transfer back to Kigali

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and head out for the Batwa community visit. During the Batwa community visit, you will learn more about the ways of life of the Batwa people. After the community visit, you will be driven back to Kigali for your flight back home.

End of tour.

Inclusions

  • Gorilla habituation permit
  • Golden monkey habituation permit
  • Batwa community tour
  • Accommodation
  • Full board meals
  • Transportation
  • English speaking driver guide
  • All transfers.