Skip to content
Menu
Uganda & Rwanda Safaris | Gorillas | Chimpanzees | Carhire
  • GORILLA SAFARIS
    • 3 Days Bwindi Gorilla trekking safari
    • 3 Days Chimpanzee tracking safari to Kibale Forest
    • 3 Days Gorilla tour to Mgahinga National park
    • 3 Days Gorilla Habituation Safari tour to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    • 4 Days Double Gorilla Trekking Safari Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    • 4 Days Gorilla Trekking and Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari
    • 4 Days Gorilla Trekking and Lake Bunyonyi
    • 4 Days Gorilla Trekking Safari and Lake Mburo Mini Tour
    • 5 Days Chimpanzee and Gorilla Tracking
    • 5 Days Lake Mburo, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable
  • UGANDA SAFARIS
    • 3 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH UGANDA SAFARI – WILDLIFE SAFARI
    • 3 DAYS MURCHISON FALLS SAFARI WITH RHINO TRACKING
    • 3 DAYS CHIMPANZEE TRACKING SAFARI KIBALE
    • 4 DAYS KIDEPO VALLEY UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARI
    • 2 DAYS LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK AND HORSEBACK RIDING SAFARI
    • 3 Days Uganda Birding Safari Mabamba swamp and Lake Mburo mini wildlife tour
    • 3 DAYS GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING SAFARI
    • 5 Days Lake Mburo, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi Impenetrable
  • UGANDA LONG SAFARIS
    • 14 Days Uganda Birding Safari Tour
    • 16 Days Uganda Adventure
    • 9 Days Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
    • 11 Days Best of Uganda
    • 8 Days Best of Chimpanzee
    • 7 Days Big Five Safari
  • ONE DAY UGANDA SAFARIS
  • RWANDA SAFARIS
    • 3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING TOUR RWANDA
    • 3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING TOUR-FLY IN KIGALI RWANDA
    • 3 DAYS CHIMPANZEE TRACKING NYUNGWE FOREST RWANDA
    • 2 DAYS NYUNGWE SAFARI TRIP RWANDA
    • 2 DAYS AKAGERA WILDLIFE SAFARI RWANDA
    • AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK RWANDA SAFARI
    • NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK RWANDA SAFARI
    • VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK RWANDA
  • National Parks
    • QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
    • KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
    • MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
    • BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
    • KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
    • LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
    • SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK
    • RWENZORI MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
    • MOUNTAIN ELGON NATIONAL PARK
    • MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK
  • CAR HIRE SERVICES
  • ABOUT US
    • CONTACT US
    • OUR TEAM
    • OUR VALUES
    • WHY CHOOSE BOWI AFRICA TOURS?
    • WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT UGANDA?
    • ADVICE AND TRAVEL TIPS
    • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Uganda & Rwanda Safaris | Gorillas | Chimpanzees | Carhire

3 DAYS GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING SAFARI

3 DAYS GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING SAFARI

mgahinga

This 3 days golden monkey tracking safari launches  you to Mgahinga national park home to the endangered golden monkeys. Mgahinga is the place where gold meets with silver making it the best place to trek these beautiful monkeys.

Meet with the giant silverback gorilla and golden monkeys of this place.

Travel to the spectacular Virunga mountain ranges neighboring Rwanda and D.R.Congo where Mgahinga national park is situated. Trek the golden monkeys in the bamboo forest of Mgahinga housing about 3000-4000 individual monkeys. Tracking the golden monkeys is the next best opportunity after gorilla tracking in this park.

Detailed Itinerary 

  • DAY 1
  • DAY 2
  • DAY 3

DAY 1

Day 1: To Mgahinga National park

Today’s highlights;

  • Road trip to Mgahinga (drive through the little Switerzland of Africa)

Today marks the beginning of our safari. Drive southwest to Mgahinga through Kabale dubbed the little Switerzland of Africa due to its coldness and hilly nature. Arrive late in the afternoon to your reserved lodge and call of the day with relaxation. Lunch en-route

Journey time: Abt 9+ hrs

Overnight stay.

Meal plan: Half board

DAY 2

Day 2: In Mgahinga National park

Today’s highlights;

  • Stunning golden monkey tracking experience
  • Opt visit to Lake Bunyonyi

This is the highlight of the day golden monkey tracking. Arrive at the park headquarters in the morning to know the dos and don’ts of this activity. Thereafter hire through the Mgahinga ranges searching for the beautiful golden monkeys which mostly reside in the bamboo trees of this region. The trek offers challenges which make it more active and fun.
On locating the golden monkeys, you will be allowed a one hour interaction with them admiring how God made them all golden. Have photos of them to remember and take home.

After the trek, have lunch and opt to visit lake Bunyonyi known as “the lake with a thousand islands” for an Afternoon canoeing on this magical lake. Call off the day with dinner and a stay.

Meal plan: Full board

DAY 3

Day 3: From Mgahinga National park

Today’s highlights;

  • Road trip to Kampala
  • Equator stop

Today marks the end of the amazing trip. Drive back to Kampala expecting to reach in the late afternoon or evening.

Journey time: Abt 9+hrs

Meal plan:Half board

BOOK NOW HERE

Safari Inclusions

  • Golden monkey tracking permit
  • English speaking driver and transportation by 4WD vehicle
  • All meals per the itinerary and bottled water
  • 2 nights’ accommodation
  • Pick-ups and drops to your place of choice

Safari Exclusions

  • Personal interest of any kind
  • Tips and gratitudes
  • Luxurious drinks of any kind
  • Visas and air tickets.

ROUTE MAP

OTHER RELATED SAFARIS

  • 3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI FLY IN KIGALI RWANDA
  • 2 DAYS LAKE MBURO |HORSEBACK RIDING SAFARI
  • 3 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH SAFARI |TREE CLIMBING LIONS
  • 4 DAYS KIDEPO VALLEY SAFARIS
  • 3 DAYS BIRDING MABAMBA SWAMP | LAKE MBURO SAFARI
  • 9 Days Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
  • 5 Days Lake Mburo, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi

14 DAYS UGANDA BIRDING SAFARI

14 Days Uganda Birding safari tour ushers you to Uganda’s birdlife species of over 1000 birds and remarkable birding sites all over the Pearl of Africa. Visit Mabamba swamp with 260 bird species, lake Mburo National park with around 350 bird species, Bwindi Impenetrable National park, Kibale national park etc.

8 DAYS BEST OF CHIMPANZEE UGANDA SAFARI

chimpanzee uganda

8 Days Chimpanzee Uganda safari gets you a chance to track our closest relatives the chimpanzees across various destinations across the Uganda including the Primates Capital Kibale National park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Uganda’s largest conservation area Murchison falls.

16 DAYS UGANDA ADVENTURE

The 16 days Uganda adventure tour and safari opens you up to wonderful adventures like an experience on the Nile River in the Adrenaline capital of East Africa, standing face to face with a 500 pound mountain gorilla, scaling up mountain peaks in the Rwenzoris  and Virunga mountain ranges and many other unforgettable adventures.

9 DAYS WILDLIFE AND GORILLA UGANDA SAFARI

One this 9 days wildlife and gorilla safari, you will trek deep into the Bwindi Impenetrable National park and stand eye to eye with a 250kg critically endangered mountain gorilla, see wild elephants in Queen Elizabeth National park, see the famous zebra population in lake Mburo and track our closest relatives the chimps in Kibale National park.

TOP RATED SAFARI PACKAGES

3 DAYS GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING SAFARI

2 DAYS LAKE MBURO |HORSEBACK RIDING SAFARI

4 DAYS DOUBLE GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI BWINDI

3 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI FLY in KIGALI

4 DAYS GORILLA TREKKING AND LAKE BUNYONYI

3 DAYS BIRDING MABAMBA SWAMP | LAKE MBURO SAFARI

ABOUT BOWI AFRICA!!

Bowi Africa Tours and Travel is a native safari company that offers a vast array of tour services specializing in gorilla safaris in Uganda and Rwanda. We have a range of adventures that may suit your style and budget. So no matter how you want to see the Pearl we will make sure  you see it in comfort.
At Bowi Africa Tours and Travel, we offer quality services at the best prices and this makes our adventures of great value for money coupled with our commitment to responsible and sustainable travel experiences.

MEET OUR TEAM | TRAVEL TIPS AND ADVICE | THE PEARL AT A GLANCE | ONE DAY TOURS

WHY CHOOSE BOWI

  • Unique, professional and quality service delivery
  • We offer a wide range of add on activities on all our safari packages.
  • We offer a chance to tailor make your safari tour package
  • A pool of services available to you on all our safari packages
  • 24 hr support for telepone calls, Airport pickups etc.
  • Excellent client reviews on trip advisor and other forums

Popular Tours

  • BIRDING |LAKE MBURO SAFARI
  • KIDEPO VALLEY SAFARI
  • TREE CLIMBING LIONS SAFARI
  • RHINO TRACKING SAFARI
  • CHIMPANZEE TRACKING SAFARI
  • HORSEBACK RIDING SAFARI
  • 3 DAYS MURCHISON FALLS SAFARI
  • GOLDEN MONKEY TRACKING SAFARI

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • GORILLA TRACKING RULES
  • HOW TO SECURE A GORILLA PERMIT
  • WHY VISIT BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
  • WHY VISIT MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
  • Bowi Africa Tours and Travel TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

OUR REVIEWS

  • TripAdvisor

AFFILIATIONS

©2023 Uganda & Rwanda Safaris | Gorillas | Chimpanzees | Carhire | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com