5 days · Uganda
Five Days Gorillas & Golden Monkeys
DURATION
5 days
DESTINATION
Uganda
FROM
USD 4,200
Five days pairing mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi with golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga — two distinct primate treks beneath the Virunga volcanoes.
BEST FOR
Primate completists, repeat Africa travellers, photographers
Journey highlights
- —Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- —Golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
- —Views of the Virunga volcano chain
- —Two distinct primate treks in one compact itinerary
- —Scenic drive through Uganda's terraced southwestern highlands
Day by day
Kampala → Bwindi
Long, scenic drive south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, arriving at your lodge in the afternoon with views over the forest canopy.
Gorilla Trekking Day
Trek into the forest with ranger guides to spend one hour with a habituated mountain gorilla family.
Bwindi → Mgahinga
Drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park at the foot of the Virunga volcanoes, arriving with time for an afternoon at leisure.
Golden Monkey Tracking
Morning trek into the bamboo zone on the slopes of Mount Sabinyo to track a troop of golden monkeys, an energetic and strikingly coloured primate found only in the Virunga massif.
Departure
Morning at leisure with views of the volcanoes before the drive back to Kampala.