Best Places to Trek Golden Monkeys in Africa- Rwanda Safari

The golden monkeys are very common in 3 countries that include Rwanda, Congo and Uganda. They are very amazing, quite small in size, and beautiful monkeys with a golden color coat more so on their back thus the reason they are called the golden monkeys. Golden monkey tracking is not as famous a tourism activity as gorilla tracking but it is for sure a very amazing primate to watch therefore so worth visiting. These are some of the creatures that every one should include on their Uganda primates safari only to make the trip more interesting. They were declared as an endangered species following an increasing rate at which they were reducing I number in both countries.

Golden monkeys in East Africa are found in both Uganda and Rwanda, there are about 5000 individual golden monkeys living in the Virunga forest chain shared by both countries and the habituated groups of monkeys are accessible to both the researchers who are giving them a lot of attention and the tourists.

In Uganda

Golden monkey trek is done in Mgahinga national park which is located in the south western corner of the country. Tracking these primates in the bamboos is a lot easier than tracking the gorillas and it takes maximum of 4 hours. When you have an opportunity to go for the Golden Monkey trek, you will be given an hour to stay in the jungle watching these beautiful Golden Monkeys interacting with each other. You can also tag along with the researchers or the habituation group and then you can spend like four hours learning more about these monkeys. The ranger guide will be there to offer all the information that you may wish to know about these primates.

Golden monkey tracking costs $100 and this includes the park entry fees and a maximum of 6 people are allowed to visit a particular group at a time. You will be briefed before you start the adventure and you will have a ranger to guide you around while on the walk in the bamboo forest. Golden monkey trek is a really an amazing adventure, one that no one should ever miss.

In Rwanda

On your Safari in Rwanda, golden monkeys can best be seen in volcanoes National park. In Rwanda, there are 2 groups of golden monkeys that are open to tourists but Rwanda does not offer the golden monkey habituation experience. You will have an hour with them just as the case is in Uganda and it will be worthwhile in every sense especially. This is the only chance you get to see them playing around, feeding, care for one another, it is just amazing.

To enjoy the golden monkey trekking adventure, you need to address even the small issues that might spoil the fun. You should dress for the occasion; you need things like the long sleeved shirts, trousers, hiking boots, cameras and anything that you may need take pictures for your memories. If you will be tagging along the researchers or the habituating tea, you may as well carry packed lunch and drinks because you will be staying in the forest longer than the ordinary trek takes.

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