Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda-owned and based in Kabale beside Lake Bunyonyi, an hour from the forest. Small-group treks and tailor-made safaris across Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo, arranged personally by the guide who leads them.
Drag and sweep through him. He doesn't mind
Trek through dense montane forest to spend an hour with a habituated family of mountain gorillas. Permits, guiding and lodging arranged around your dates.
Gorillas and rare golden monkeys on the Virunga volcanoes, where Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo meet. Big scenery and far fewer visitors than Bwindi.
Follow habituated chimpanzee communities through Kibale, the primate capital of East Africa, or the mahogany forest of Budongo above Murchison Falls.
Classic savannah safaris for elephant, buffalo, giraffe and lion, with boat cruises below Murchison Falls and along the Kazinga Channel.
Uganda holds over half of Africa's bird species. Bunyonyi means place of many little birds, and the swamps and forests nearby are among the richest birding on the continent.
Itineraries paced for photographers: golden-hour positioning, patient time at sightings, and vehicles and hides chosen for clear lines of sight.
Multi-country journeys combining Uganda's parks with Volcanoes in Rwanda and the eastern Congo, including lowland gorillas at Kahuzi-Biega.
Trek the Mountains of the Moon, the highest range in Africa, climbing through glacial valleys and giant heather towards the snow line on Margherita Peak.
Time with Batwa families who once lived as hunter-gatherers inside the forest, and with Bakiga villages around Lake Bunyonyi, hosted by people from those communities.
Menga Gorilla Safaris is a Ugandan-owned tour operator based in Kabale, beside Lake Bunyonyi in the south-west of the country, roughly an hour from the gorilla forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga. Being local is the whole point: we know the trails, the rangers, the lodge owners and the communities, and we live with the results of getting your trip right.
In the local Runyankole and Rukiga languages, a gorilla is engagi. We arrange gorilla and primate tracking, wildlife and birding safaris, photography trips and multi-country journeys through Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo, from budget to luxury, for solo travellers, families and small groups. Airport transfers and multi-day tailor-made itineraries are arranged on request.
Born and raised in south-west Uganda. Our guides know the trails, the gorilla families and the communities around them.
Every itinerary is built around your dates, your interests and your budget. There are no fixed departures to squeeze into.
Gorilla permits are limited and sell out in high season. We book yours in advance so your place is held.
You deal directly with the person planning and guiding your trip, by WhatsApp, from first question to farewell.
We work with lodges around Lake Bunyonyi and close to the gorilla parks, from simple and friendly to genuinely luxurious. Tell us your budget and we'll match you. Current rates come with your quote.
Cottages and floating cottages at the water's edge, with a swimming dock and boats for tours out to the lake's islands.
Hillside views across the lake, with ziplining, quad biking and Batwa cultural visits arranged on site.
Upscale lake-view cottages, chef-led dining and guided day and night boat cruises. The most polished option on the lake.
We also book Keije Resort, Birdnest Bunyonyi, Wycliffe Eco Lodge, Overland Resort and Safaris Resort. Ask and we'll match one to your budget.
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