How many days is the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari?

The 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari is 5 days and 4 nights, operating year-round from Uganda.

How much does the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari cost?

The 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari is priced on request depending on your group size, dates, and accommodation preferences. Contact Orika Africa Tours for a free tailor-made quote: hi@orikaafrica.com or +256 707 916 185.

What is included in the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari?

The 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari in Uganda includes all accommodation, meals, park fees, private safari vehicle with an experienced guide-driver, and 24/7 support from Orika Africa Tours. Uganda's UTB-licensed Tour Operator & DMC. We welcome solo travellers, couples, families, and larger groups.

Is the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari suitable for first-time safari visitors?

Yes. Orika Africa Tours designs every itinerary from scratch around your group's fitness, interests, and budget. The 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari is available as a private safari, no shared vehicles, no fixed groups, ever.

What is the best time to go on the 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari in Uganda?

The 5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari in Uganda runs year-round. The dry seasons (June to August and December to February) offer the best conditions for game drives and trekking. Contact Orika Africa Tours for month-by-month advice.

5 Days Uganda Gorillas & Golden Monkey Safari

5 days deep in Uganda's most scenic and least-explored mountain wilderness, the volcanic landscape of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Set within the Virunga range, Mgahinga offers a more intimate and uncrowded gorilla trekking experience, complemented by spectacular scenery, rich culture and the chance to track the rare golden monkeys.

Combined with a Batwa cultural experience and seamless domestic flights, it is an ideal route for travellers seeking an authentic, immersive and time-efficient primate adventure, from wildlife enthusiasts and photographers to honeymooners and first-time visitors. For the timing that suits you best, see our guide to gorilla trekking, and read more in the Uganda destination guide.

Trip Highlights

Mountain gorilla trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Golden monkey tracking in the bamboo forests
An immersive Batwa cultural experience
Spectacular Virunga volcanic scenery
Scenic domestic flights to and from Kisoro

Day-by-Day Itinerary

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport you are met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Take the remainder of the day to relax and recover from your journey while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of Uganda's lakeside city.

After breakfast you transfer to the airport for your scheduled flight to Kisoro in the southwest, with spectacular aerial views of Uganda's hills, lakes and mountain ranges before you arrive near the Virunga volcanoes. Your driver-guide transfers you to your lodge overlooking the dramatic volcanic landscape, with the rest of the day at leisure to relax and prepare.

After an early breakfast and a briefing at the park headquarters, you venture into the ancient forests of Mgahinga in search of a habituated mountain gorilla family. Trekking through bamboo forest and volcanic slopes, you reach these gentle giants and spend a magical hour in their company before returning to the lodge to reflect on an unforgettable encounter.

Following breakfast you return to the park for a second primate adventure, tracking the rare and vibrant golden monkeys as they leap through the bamboo forests, with outstanding photographic opportunities. Later you immerse yourself in the heritage of the Batwa people, the forest's original inhabitants, through storytelling, performance and guided cultural activities.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast with a final view of the Virunga mountains before transferring to Kisoro airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Entebbe, where you connect with your onward flight or continue your East African adventure.