3 Day Gorilla Habituation In Uganda

The Trip starts from Rwanda and ends in Rwanda
This trip offers you an opportunity to get involved in the process of knowing and seeing how mountain gorillas gradually get used to human presence. This will be done in Rushaga sector. This guided process through the thick vegetation gives visitors a life changing moment with these endangered species. The Gorilla Habituation Safari is the best choice for any visitor who prefers staying longer with the Gorillas. The trip will also take you to Volcanoes National Park for another expedition of the Golden Monkeys.
The Old-world monkey (Golden Monkeys) are rare and endangered species with unique yellow and orange patches and can be easily spotted in the Virunga mountains in Rwanda. You will follow the golden monkeys along different trails together with experienced ranger guides for a period of 2 to 4 hours.

Highlights

• Day 1: Kigali sightseeing tour & transfer to Bwindi
• Day 2: Gorilla habituation & transfer to Volcanoes
• Day 3: Golden monkey trekking

You will be picked up at 9:00am to start the sightseeing tour in Kigali. Learn about the history of the cleanest and safest city in Africa. You will learn more from your guide on your way to each stop. You will visit Kigali Genocide Memorial which commemorates the 1994 Rwandan Genocide with the remains of over 250,000 people. The visitor centre offers an understanding of the events that led to the genocide that occurred in 1994. The driver guide will also take you to the Belgium peacekeepers Memorial, in memory of the UN peacekeepers who were murdered in order to provoke a withdrawal of the UN forces.
You will drive to Hotel Des Mille Collines for lunch and thereafter, visit some popular markets and art galleries before driving back to your Hotel for Dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Budget: Gorilla Hills Eco Lodge

In the morning, the driver guide will pick you up from your Lodge to go for your Gorilla Habituation activity. You will transfer to Rushaga sector headquarters for briefing about the gorilla habituation process in Bwindi.

You will then head to the forest for the gorilla habituation in the Gorilla family that you will watch for four hours. During this time, you will learn a lot about the group. Monitor the gorilla behavior and observe the gorillas from a distance as instructed. The Gorilla Habituation of a family can months to years. After the 4 hours of habituation experience, you then trek back to meet the guide, and thereafter transfer to Volcanoes National Park. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Luxury: Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel
Midrange: Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge
Budget: Volcanoes Gorilla Hotel

Have breakfast and get ready for another exciting adventure. You will transfer from the Hotel to the park headquarters for registration and briefing about the golden monkey activity. You will be let to start the trail following the ranger guide to trek the Golden Monkeys. Learn more about how these animals feed, their playful interactions and social behaviour, as well as learning how the local communities live and survive near these animals in the National Park. After viewing the Golden Monkeys, you will walk back through the bamboo forests to meet your driver guide. You will then have lunch and drive back to Kigali which marks the end of safari.