A 3 day private safari which starts and ends in
Entebbe (1 Mgahinga/PNV
gorilla tracking permit is included in the cost)
This safari takes you to Mgahinga National Park in
Uganda or Parc National
des Volcans (PNV) in Rwanda. It offers an opportunity
to
track gorillas either in Uganda or Rwanda. Seeing some
of the last 700
mountain gorillas in their different habitats is a
fantastic experience,
with each park offering its unique attractions. PNV
has five habituated
gorilla families living in the afro-montane forests
on the southern slopes
of the Virunga volcanoes. Mgahinga, on the northern
slopes, is often thought
to be the prettiest part of the mountain and has one
habituated family which
now spends virtually all year in the park, contrary
to its previous
behaviour.
In addition to gorilla tracking, each park offers
a number of other
activities. In Mgahinga, the activities include climbing
the Muhavura or
Gahinga volcanoes, going for a nature walk, visiting
the Garama cave that
the Batwa lived in during the late Iron Age, or going
birding. Outside the
Park a leisurely walk through the shambas (fields)
or visiting the local
pygmy groups or medicine man or visiting the emerald
green Lake Mutanda can
also be intriguing. In PNV in Rwanda full day activities
include: climbing
the Visoke volcano; visiting the remains of the Dian
Fossey Karisoke Centre,
her grave, and the graves of the gorillas which she
studied. The more
leisurely activities include: taking a short walk to
the edge of the forest
to see the playful families of endangered golden monkeys
or going for walks
around the picturesque villages near Volcanoes Virunga
Lodge. Clients fly
back to Entebbe at the end of the safari.
Clients stay 2 nights at Volcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge/Volcanoes
Virunga
Lodge/Gorilla Nest Hotel.
An extra night and an extra gorilla permit can be
added to the itinerary with a supplement to be paid
at time of booking. |
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Day 1
Private charter flight to Kisoro Airstrip where
you are met by a Volcanoes guide and transfer to
Mgahinga. After lunch either visit the Batwa cave
or guided nature walk in the forest. O/N: Volcanoes
Mount Gahinga Lodge (FB)
Day 2
Go gorilla tracking in Mgahinga on the northern
side of the Virunga
Mountains or PNV in Rwanda. O/N: Volcanoes Mount
Gahinga Lodge/Virunga Lodge (FB).
Day 3
Drive to Kisoro airstrip and take a charter flight
back to Entebbe.
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