5-Day Twice-Trek: Bwindi & Mgahinga
Two gorilla permits, two parks, two very different walks — Bwindi’s dense rainforest and Mgahinga’s open volcanic slopes — without leaving Uganda.
The best-value way to double your odds of a great encounter, with a golden-monkey morning available in between.
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- From
- USD 3,090 pp
- Effort
- Strenuous · two gorilla trek days
- Permits
- 2 Uganda gorilla permits (USD 800 each); optional golden monkey permit (USD 100)
- Best months
- Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb
- Arrive & transfer to Bwindi
Into the Kigezi highlands and up to a lodge on the Bwindi forest edge for the evening briefing.
- Bwindi gorilla trek
A habituated family in Bwindi’s rainforest — steep, wet, dark and close.
- Bwindi → Mgahinga
A short transfer around the Virunga foothills to the Mgahinga side, with the three cones ahead.
- Mgahinga gorilla trek
The Nyakagezi group on the volcano slopes — more light, more air, a different forest entirely. Golden monkeys can be added this afternoon.
- Depart
Breakfast, then the flight from Kisoro or the road to Kigali / Kampala.
- Permits
- 2 Uganda gorilla permits (USD 800 each); optional golden monkey permit (USD 100)
- Guide
- Private English-speaking driver-guide throughout
- Vehicle
- 4×4 safari Land Cruiser, fuel & all park entry fees
- Activities
- Every trek, game drive, boat cruise & walk in the day-by-day
- Lodging
- 4 nights · Bwindi & Kisoro / Mgahinga-area lodges, full board
- Meals
- All meals from lunch on day 1 to breakfast on the final day
- Transfers
- Airport pickup & drop-off, bottled water in the vehicle
- Flights
- International flights; optional local hops (Kihihi / Kisoro)
- Visas
- Uganda e-visa (USD 50)
- Personal
- Tips, porters (~USD 20 per trek), drinks, laundry, curios
- Insurance
- Comprehensive travel insurance (required to travel)
Two permits, two sectors: if the first trek is a short one, the second almost always feels like a bonus.
Price by group size
| Travellers | Per person (twin) | Single supp. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 traveller | USD 4,480 | — |
| 2–3 travellers | USD 3,090 | USD 400 |
| 4–6 travellers | USD 2,780 | USD 400 |
| 7–8 travellers | USD 2,600 | USD 400 |
Keep looking
The direct route: forest-edge lodge, one dawn trek, out again. For tight windows done right.
The quieter park. One gorilla family, plus a troop of golden monkeys in the bamboo.
Four hours with a semi-habituated group and the research team. Limited permits, USD 1,500.