Mgahinga Gorilla National Park safari Uganda
Covering an area of roughly 33.7 square kilometers, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda’s smallest national park located in the Kisoro district in the southwest province of the nation and shares borders with the virtual national park in the democratic republic of Congo and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.
Comprising three amazing dormant volcanoes including Mount Sabyinyo, Mount Gahinga, and Mount Muhabura, the national park is situated in the Virunga Mountains. The scene of the park gains attractiveness from these amazing volcanoes. With about thirty individuals divided between one habituated group and two unhabituated groups, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is home to amazing endangered mountain gorillas. This makes this a perfect place for gorilla treking.
Apart from the amazing mountain gorilla, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park features the golden monkeys, an Albertine Rift Endemic found in a national park of volcanoes. This allows one to track an amazing golden monkey in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bamboo forests, an Albertine rift montane forest, and an alpine zone higher altitude make up Mahinga Gorilla National Park. sharing with Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and the southern section of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo its Nile River watershed areas.
Among the amazing and unique activities available in the National Park are the most sought-after mountain gorilla treks. Other pursuits include bird watching, golden monkey tracking, volcano climbing, nature walks and forest treks, Batwa community interaction.
Activities of tourists in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Golden Monkey Monitoring
One of the main activities carried out in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park among the numerous visitors is golden monkey tracking. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the only national park in Uganda that provides golden monkey tracking trips; visiting these amazing and uncommon habituated golden monkeys requires hiking along the baboon woodland of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. You will have a fantastic chance to see some of the amazing attractions that add to the beauty of the park, including bird species like the beautiful Rwenzori turaco, elegant francolin, Rwenzori batis, Kivu ground-thrush, blue-headed weaver, black-collared apalis, dusky crimsonwing, red-throated alethe, and the Regal sunbird, during this adventurous hike to the bamboo forest.
Uganda trips in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Tracking a golden monkey; gorilla walking
Usually part of a Uganda safari, gorilla trekking at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a well-known activity carried out by visitors. Any excursion to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park highlights mostly gorilla trekking. In Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, visitors can engage in exhilarating gorilla trekking to hunt for these amazing habituated mountain gorillas by foot throughout the thick rainforest. Starting in the morning with a training at the head office of Mgahinga National Park regarding the policies and expectations among others, gorilla trekking in the park starts in Depending on where the mountain gorillas are allocated, visitors are assigned an expert guide following the briefing who will lead them to the jungle in search of the gorilla family, which takes two to four hours. You will also have opportunity to discover some of the forest’s hidden jewels—birds, animals, reptiles, and other primate species—during gorilla treking. After seeing these amazing animals, you will be let to personally interact with the gorillas, seeing among other daily routines such feeding, nursing, and play. Maximum eight people aged at least 15 are permitted to walk mountain gorilla families in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park each day.
Volcanoes rising
With three of the eight extinct volcanoes, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park shares the three volcanoes with Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Mount Gahinga, Mount Syabinyo, and Mount Muhabura are among the well-known Virunga Mountains attractions in Uganda. Hiking to the top of any of the Virunga volcanoes gives visitors the chance to start their adventure experience during the Uganda safari to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, which benefits them with the added advantage of hiking to the top of any volcano, so providing breathtaking views of stunning Uganda’s landscape as well as the amazing views of neighbouring countries like Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Among other things, the hike will let you to visit mountain gorillas, golden monkeys swinging in the baboon trees, bird species, and Virunga volcanoes.
observing birds
Comprising more than 180 species of vibrant birds, Mgahinga National Park is a real bird paradise for those who enjoy birdwatching in Uganda. An experienced bird guide will accompany you on a bird-watching trip in the park and lead you over the birding areas while elucidating their various wild behavior.
Interaction in culture
Dependent on the forest for shelter, food, and medicine, Mgahinga’s thick forests housed the native Batwa hunters, gatherers, and strong fighters for millennia. For individuals who wish to study extensively about the Batwa and Bambuti, ancient dances, and rituals, visiting this village provides a lifetime experience.
Visitors of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park get the chance to engage with the Batwa people, learn about their traditional way of life and culture, and listen to their stories in the cultural contact. While in a cultural interaction with the Batwa people, visitors will have the chance to engage in various indigenous activities including traditional dance and music performances, cooking local cuisine, hunting, fruit gathering, and visiting the local doctors to learn about the value of different plants in sustaining body health, among others.
Hiking and outdoor walks
Long-life adventure experiences abound at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park through hiking and nature hikes. Two approaches to find the hidden treasures of Mgahinga’s varied ecosystems are hiking and nature walks. Hiking on the foothills of the Virunga volcanoes gives visitors access to witness the Rugezi marsh, forest birds, bamboo forest, untamed vegetation, and also breathtaking views of the nearby agricultural communities and lakes. Along with climbing to the Congo border, visitors have the opportunity to observe calderas at the height of the Gisozi hill, where Bunagana and Kisoro town will also be seen as well as Lake Mutanda through varied beautiful vegetation zones.
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