Golden Monkey Trekking

Trekking to see the Golden Monkeys in Uganda is a great trip where you will witness these inquisitive animals leaping from branch to branch around you.

Area

Mount Gahinga

Type

Active

Wildlife & Nature

Grade

Once-in-a-lifetime

Who

Adults

Older Kids

Difficulty

Challenging

Duration

Full Day

Golden Monkeys are native to the Mgahinga National Park area due to the high altitude forests that they are adapted to live in. They are an endangered species that you track in the same way as mountain gorillas. Treks take place in the mornings and are a great way to spend a day in the Mgahinga National Park. The monkeys are lively creatures that leap from tree to tree, often too fast to photograph! They are very playful and accepting of human visits and watching them scamper about is highly enjoyable.

Recommended Hotels Nearby

A selection of luxury hotel options in the area, handpicked and recommended by our travel specialists.

Bisate Lodge

Bisate is the newest luxury lodge in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, home to the mountain gorillas. Owned by Wilderness Safaris the lodge offers a new level of luxury and conservation tourism to the country.

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Volcanoes Mount Gahinga Lodge

Mount Gahinga Lodge sits in a stunning location in the foothills of the Virunga Volcanoes on the border of Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC. The lodge is ideally located for tracking golden monkeys and gorillas, if they are resident, in Mgahinga National Park.

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Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge is situated on the edge of the Parc National des Volcans. This eight room lodge has fabulous views of the Virunga Mountains and is a great base from which to trek into the mountains to hopefully see the mountain gorillas.

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Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

Located at 2161m above sea level on the Nteko ridge overlooking a spectacular, world renowned Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge is a great lodge from which to explore the area and track Mountain Gorillas.

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The Bishop’s House

Bishops House is a luxurious, colonial style boutique hotel with just nine elegant bedrooms, located just a stone’s throw from the wilds of the Volcanoes National Park that is home to Rwanda’s famous mountain gorillas and a myriad of spectacular wildlife.

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Volcanoes Virunga Lodge

Virunga Lodge has ten cottages set in an incredible position with views of the Virunga volcanoes and shimmering lakes Ruhondo and Burera. The lodge is a great base from which to go gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park.

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