When you visit Uganda for a gorilla safari, one of the things you should add to your list is golden monkey tracking, an adventure that can only be taken in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Southwestern Uganda. Golden Monkeys might not be very popular primates like the mountain gorillas, yet they are indubitably very elusive and convivial creatures worth the attention of visitors. These riveting creatures are unique and endemic to the Virunga Mountains of Central Africa. The Virunga Region spans Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and it is one of the richest biodiversity areas in the world.

The less known Mgahinga National Park is the exclusive national park where tourists can track these primates while in Uganda. There are about 3000 to 4000 of these individuals that live in the Virunga massif. Although there are only 42-60 habituated golden monkeys in Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park, tracking the golden monkeys is an adventure that you should not miss. Elsewhere these monkeys can only be seen in the Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda. The bamboo forests of Mgahinga National Park provide the most treasured habitat for these endangered primate species.

Much as Golden Monkey tracking is not as popular as mountain gorilla trekking, it is all the same exciting adventure that you can experience on the African continent. These photogenic creatures are always arboreal! They have been habituated for tourist visits and therefore not timid to see human beings in their territory. Meeting these playful primates will always captivate the tourists who hike to the high peaks of the park to see these fascinating animals in their natural habitat.