Mgahinga National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, located in the southwestern corner of Uganda is the preferred primate destination worth adding onto your Uganda safari.
Mgahinga National Park offers refuge to 76 mammal species including the rare mountain gorillas that make up part of 1004 individuals that still thrive on earth today.
Besides, there are also elephants, buffaloes, golden monkeys, spotted hyenas, black fronted duikers, giant fronted hogs, bushbuck and not to forget over 115 bird species. It was gazetted in 1991 and has the land area coverage of 33.7sq.km, lying not far from Kisoro town.
En-route to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, there are chances of enjoying exceptional views of Mt. Muhabura, Echuya Forest and Lake Bunyonyi, etc.
Gorilla Trekking
If you are interested in less crowded gorilla treks, Mgahinga National Park is incredibly the best option.
It is Uganda’s second gorilla destination where mountain gorilla tracking is conducted.
A gorilla safari in this park begins at Ntebeko with a morning briefing on dos and don’ts to be followed while in the forest searching for a group of mountain gorillas.
For visitor experiences, Nyakagezi is the only group that has been habituated and readily set for tourism purposes. Like other destinations, only 8 visitors are allowed to track these creatures in Mgahinga National Park.
Volcano Hiking
The hike starts from the Mgahinga National Park visitor’s centre, located about a 10 minute drive from Kisoro.
There are several places in Uganda where hiking can be done. If you planning to take on a hiking safari in Uganda, Mgahinga is one of the places you should not miss!
There are 3 volcanoes in Mgahinga that you can access from this park therefore the choice is always yours depending to the fitness and the amount of time you have. Hiking the Virunga Volcanies in Mgahinga can be fun and really rewarding because there are lots of attractions you will meet during your hike.
Garama Cave Exploration
This is one of the caves were once upon a time the crafty Batwa warriors lived and fought their neighbors, the Bantu.
It is set in the former farmland zone but in earlier times, the cave forest when it was occupied periodically by Batwa who used it as a council chamber and a retreat.
The distance to the cave front entrance from the park headquarters is just 3 km and takes about 4 hours.
Your guide will acquaint you with the Batwa history and show you how they lived and fought out of the cave. The cave, 342m in length and 14m deep are at present occupied by bats.
