Things To Do In Mgahinga Gorilla National Park : Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is such a wonderful national park in Uganda whelmed with the cocktail of the rainforests that inhabits the great wildlife especially the primates that includes the mountain gorillas, golden monkeys and among many others. The park stands in the amidst of the breathtaking three of the Virunga Volcanoes. Mgahinga Gorilla national park is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda, the park is such incredible with unique primates the golden monkeys, which are trekked from there in the entire country. Another national park with the golden monkeys includes Volcanoes national park in Rwanda.
Things to do in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Gorilla trekking.
Gorilla trekking is attractive safari activity that is done in Mgahinga gorilla national park. Also on a Uganda safari during gorilla trekking it can also be done in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga gorilla national park is done in different phases that starts with a briefing about the rules and regulations to follow while carrying out gorilla trekking. After you can be grouped 8 members per group, and the people below the age 15 are not allowed to do gorilla trekking.
Gorilla trekking is done with the presence of the park guides or rangers who takes the travelers in the deep forest inside the park while following the right gorilla trekking trails on foot, this takes a period of 30 minutes to four hours while looking for the presence of the gorillas in the park. As they can be displaced in the various areas of the park while looking for their food. Travelers are rewarded with the various presence of the biodiversity while looking for the gorillas in the park. After finding the gorillas the travelers are given one hour to be with the presence of the gorillas in the park while observing their living behaviors, how they feed and hunt, how they groom their young ones, taking pictures with them of using cameras of less flash and among many others.
Golden monkey trekking.
Visiting Mgahinga gorilla national park is like killing two birds at ago because this is exceptional. Travelers do carry out golden monkey trekking with the gorilla trekking experience. Golden monkey trekking is such amazing which makes the tourists to enjoy the experience, as the golden monkeys are such fast and small. During the golden monkey trekking the travelers can be able to spot various bird species, tree species, primates and among others. When the golden monkeys are spotted the travelers are given one hour to be with the presence of the golden monkeys in their habitants while watching them play, jumping from tree to tree, observing their behaviors, taking pictures and videos, which makes golden monkey trekking perfect.
Batwa trail experience.
A safari can never be complete minus experiencing the batwa. Batwa pygmies used to live in these forests and the mountains as the hunters, later when the park was gazetted the batwa were displaced to stay in the places outside the park though others are still staying inside the park has the porters and guides. Batwa trail experience is the awesome and interesting safari activity where tourists enjoy their history and transition over time, their ways of living, and the tourists enjoy various songs and dances of the Batwa people and many others.
Travelers visit the Garama cave which is the historical home of the former king of the batwa, the cave has a good history of the Batwa people thus making the travelers to enjoy their time in Mgahiga gorilla national park.
Mountain climbing or Volcano hiking.
Mgahinga gorilla national park has got the most beautiful landscape with the three volcanoes. As these are part of Virunga ranges found in Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and also Uganda. These include Mount Gahinga is 3,474 meters above the sea level that takes 6 to 8 hours round trip when you reach the top you can view the crater lake, Mount Sabinyo is 3669 meters above the sea level and takes 8 to 10 hours to round trip and when you reach at its top you can be standing in three countries that is Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, Mount Muhavura is 4,127 meters above the sea level and takes travelers 8 to 10 hours to round trip. Volcano hiking is the most charming one, as during the activity the travelers can be spotting various animal species like the chimpanzees, golden monkeys, baboons, various plant species and without forgetting the bird species.
Bird watching.
Mgahinga gorilla national park is a birding haven where the park consists of over 180 bird species including the 12 Albertine rift endemics, migratory birds and forest birds. Travelers enjoy bird watching in the park between Mount Sabinyo and Mount Gahinga as the best spotting point and among other points with the presence of the experienced guides who helps you to spot the variety of the bird species. The bird species to be spotted in Mgahinga gorilla national park includes Ibis, Black kite, White-necked raven, Pin-tailed whydah, Waxbills, Yellow-Vented Bulbul, Kivu ground-thrush, Olive pigeon, Rwenzori batis and among many others.
