About Your Golden Monkey Tracking Safari in Uganda and Rwanda
Would you go on a primate adventure to see some of the old-world monkey species in Africa? If yes, you have a chance to enjoy close encounters with golden monkey without risk as in the scenario above.
Golden monkeys inhabit the Virunga volcanoes at elevations of 2,227 m and 4,127 m along the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and democratic Republic of Congo. This area is also home to mountain gorillas.
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Your trip to Rwanda or Uganda can include golden monkey tracking. And it is pretty affordable at $90 per person in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda and $60 pp in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Uganda.
Some troops of golden monkeys have been habituated in the respective parks where you are sure to have close-up encounters with them in their natural habitat. Golden monkeys spend most of their time in bamboo vegetation. Therefore, the hike to see them is not strenuous as with a gorilla trek.
Expect the hike to you through the vegetation in the parks comprised of bamboo combined with fairly dense tropical forests. On the lower slopes of the volcanoes the altitude range for your trek is between 2000 meters to 2500m above sea level.
Golden monkey permits give you access to visit the primates and spend 1 hour.
Exclusive golden monkey habituation permits allow you to spend almost full day with these primates. Golden monkey habituation experience is only available in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park at $100 per person.
That’s way too little money compared to gorilla tracking. And it gives you a hand to add more optional community tours.
In Mgahinga, there are ancient human tribes… the BaTwa pygmies. You would watch them tell stories around campfire or walk the BaTwa trail and there are a couple of ancient cultural practices to witness like fire making, collecting water using bamboo. You will learn more deeply about these ancient hunter gatherers. BaTwa trail can take 3-4 hours.
Rwanda is famed for its Instore cultural dance. While in volcanoes national park take full advantage to visit Iby’Iwacu cultural village for a truly authentic Rwandan cultural experience.