This 5 Days Best of Mgahinga National Park will take you to South Western Uganda for a fun filled adventure at Mgahinga National Park. During this safari you will have an opportunity to track mountain gorillas and spend one hour with them and also track the Golden monkeys. You will also have an opportunity to climb the volcano. You will also have an opportunity to experience how the Batwa Pygmies lived in the wild.

Itinerary Safari Summary;

Day One; Pick up and Transfer to Mgahinga National Park.
Day Two; Gorilla Tracking Experience
Day Three; Golden Monkey Tracking
Day Four; Volcano Hiking
Day Five; Exit Mgahinga National Park and Transfer back to Kampala.

Safari Highlights
● Gorilla Tracking
● Golden Monkey Tracking
● Volcano Hiking
● Nature walk
● Batwa Experience.

DETAILED ITINERARY

•Day One; Pick up and Transfer to Mgahinga National Park.
After your early morning breakfast, you will be picked by a Likyadi Adventures guide and
start your journey to Mgahinga National Park in Kisoro in South Western Uganda. First stop
will be at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment
that show that earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will
have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres.
A lunch break will be in MBARARA at Igongo Cultural Center and after you will continue your
journey to Mgahinga National Park.

Accommodation; Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Mount Gahinga Lodge
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

•Day Two; Gorilla Tracking Experience.
After the early morning breakfast, you will proceed to UWA visitor’s reception where briefing
is done before tracking at 7:30am about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas.
Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the
forest up to afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla
tracking exercise is physically demanding but an exciting activity. You may need to hire a
porter to assist you during tracking and these are readily available at the park headquarters.
Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them and this is enough
to ask all the questions about their behaviour.
After the gorilla trekking experience you will return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon
you will have a Batwa experience and learn how the Batwa pygmys used to live in the forest.

Accommodation; Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Mount Gahinga Lodge
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

•Day Three; Golden Monkey Tracking
After your early morning breakfast, you will proceed at the visitors centre in Mgahinga
National Park at Ntebeko where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with the
golden monkeys. After the briefing you will then head inside the forest to search for the golden monkeys and once you have identified a group, you will be given one hour to spend with the monkeys watching their behaviors and you will take as many pictures as you want.
After the trekking you will return to the lodge for lunch and you will go canoeing on Lake
Mutanda or Lake Mulehe in the afternoon.

Accommodation; Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Mount Gahinga Lodge
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

•Day Four; Volcano Hiking
After your morning breakfast, you will proceed to the visitors centre at Ntebeko in Mgahinga
National Park where you will be briefed about the volcano hiking of Mountain Sabinyo which
is as high as 3,669 and takes about 8 to 9 hours to both ascend and descend depending on
one’s speed and fitness. You will begin your trek at 7:30am and you will be escorted by a
ranger. As you hike you have an opportunity to see different bird species, for example the
famous Rwenzori Turaco. This mountain has three peaks with the most interesting hike
being the third peak being shared by the three countries of Uganda, Rwanda and the
Democratic Republic of Congo and the joy of being at this peak is beautiful as one is in three
countries at once. After the hike you will return to the lodge to relax.
Accommodation; Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Mount Gahinga Lodge
Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

•Day Five; Exit Mgahinga National Park and Transfer back to Kampala.
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of your lodge in Mgahinga National Park and
you will transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight. You will have an en-route lunch
as you proceed to Kampala or Entebbe. Do not forget to purchase a souvenir for yourself as
a remembrance for this wonderful trip.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

END OF THE TRIP

TRIP INCLUSIONS

● Gorilla permit
● Golden monkey Trekking fee
● Volcano Climbing fee
● Comfortable 4*4 Safari vehicle
● Full time English speaking tour guide
● Boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi
● All airport/ hotel pick ups and drop offs
● Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle
● All meals
● Accomodation

TOUR EXCLUSIONS.
● Air ticket
● Visa
● Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone, cigarettes
● Driver guide’s gratuity. Recommended but not mandatory.
● Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL”
● All other services of personal nature.