5 Days Mgahinga National Park Safari
This 5 Days Mgahinga National Park Safari takes you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – the second gorilla destination in Uganda, home to endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.
On this Mgahinga Safari you will take part in gorilla trekking and golden monkey habituation and game viewing in Lake Mburo National Park including impalas, topis, bushbucks, warthogs, oribis, warthogs, vervet monkey and baboons among others as several bird species.
Highlights of 5 Days Mgahinga National Park Safari
Day: 1 Drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National park
Day 3: Golden Monkey Habituation Experience
Day 4: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Day 5: Morning Nature walk/ Game drive later to Kampala/Entebbe
Detailed Itinerary of 5 Days Mgahinga National Park Safari
Day: 1 Drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Your Uganda Safari journey starts with meeting our representative – your driver guide at your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala or at Entebbe International Airport on arrival. He will brief you about the safari and embark on a journey to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park with en-route stop at the Equator Crossing in Kayabwe for pictures and a chance to stand in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres and in Mbarara for lunch.
Continue to Mgahinga arriving in the evening, check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mgahinga Gorilla Lodge
Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National park
Wake up early for breakfast, then head to the park headquarters for briefing and registration for gorilla trekking. From here, a UWA ranger guide and two armed escorts will lead you into the forest for gorilla trekking.
This experience is demanding but traversing the dense forest is a remarkable experience, and located the
You’ll gather at the park offices in the morning after breakfast for briefing and registration. From here, a UWA ranger guide and two armed escorts will lead you into the forest for gorilla trekking. This activity might be demanding, but traversing the dense forest is a remarkable experience, and locating the endangered mountain gorilla will be rewarding. This unique opportunity allows you an hour with these gentle giants, which may seem brief. Enjoy your quality time with them, knowing your name will be recorded as a contributor to conserving this endangered species. Return to the lodge for dinner.
Day’s Highlight: Gorilla trekking
Day 3: Golden Monkey Habituation Experience
Another notable day begins after morning breakfast. Return once again to the park offices, this time for golden monkey trekking and Habituation experience. These endangered monkeys are found only in the Virunga conservation area, spanning Uganda, Rwanda, and DR Congo. Golden monkey habituation not only brings you close to these beautiful creatures but also ensures you have ample time with them as they go about their daily activities in your presence. After the experience, we head back to the lodge for dinner.
Golden monkey habituation lasts 4 hours
Cost of Golden monkey habituation Permit is $100
Day 4: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
In the morning, you’ll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park for a savanna safari experience, arriving in the afternoon for a hot lunch at the lodge. Later, we go for a boat ride on the lake to observe Hippopotamus, Nile crocodiles and water birds such as African fish eagles, Kingfishers, African finfoot, Long crested eagle, Starlings, among others. After the boat trip, you’ll have an evening game drive. Wildlife sightings may include Giraffes, Buffalos, Elands, Topi, Impala, Bush bucks, Oribi, Warthogs, Vervet monkeys and Baboons. Return to the lodge for dinner.
Day 5: Morning Nature walk/ Game drive later to Kampala/Entebbe
Today after breakfast, you’ll have a walking safari with an armed ranger in the park, or a game drive, providing a close-up view of wildlife such as Zebras, Impala, Topi and much more. Afterward, we bid farewell to Lake Mburo national park and drive back to Kampala or Entebbe/ place of your choice as our services conclude.
We’ll stop for lunch on the way and you can make another stop at the equator for souvenirs before reaching your destination in the evening.
End of 5 Days Mgahinga National Park Safari
