Located 510km far southwest of Kampala City (Uganda’s capital),
in the district of Kisoro rests Uganda’s smallest but profoundly biome-diverse
National Park. Mgahinga is one of two Uganda Gorilla Safaris destinations where
tourists can physically say Jambo (hello) to the world’s remaining
population of endangered Mountain Gorillas.
Its three (3) volcanic peaks of Sabinyo (3,669m), Gahinga
(3,474m) and Muhavura (4,127m) link with five (5) other volcanoes which all
together form the Virunga Conservation Area (VCA) shared among the countries of
Uganda, Rwanda and Congo DR. Its varied altitudes give rise to different
species of flora and fauna, some of which cannot be seen anywhere else in
Uganda
The
park offers opportunities to birders to do what they love best, with a bird
list ranging between 179 and 184 species including the Rwenzori Turaco and the
White-starred Robin. Safaris and Tours to Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park also
present opportunities to meet a number of uncommonly seen species like the giant
forest hogs, and the spikey South African Porcupines
But
the park’s horn is sounded louder by its only habituated mountain gorilla
family called Nyakagezi. Led by an alpha silverback called Mark, who personally
loves to travel, the Nyakagezi mountain gorilla family makes seasonal
excursions to the neighboring countries of Congo DR and Rwanda. But
fortunately, of recent, the family seems to enjoy their Ugandan home more and
can therefore support successful Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda. Its
unsettled nature has forced the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to sell gorilla
permits for this mountain gorilla family right at the National Park.
MountainGorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park is a less tedious process if
compared to its sister National Park, Bwindi. Like in Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park, a maximum of eight (8) tourists are permitted to visit this
gorilla family per day. And once the treasure hunt is done tourists can enjoy a
full hour with the Nyakagezi family. The family’s two blackbacks (Rukundo and
Ndungutse) often win the hearts of visitors with their high sense of humor and
their photogenic nature. It has become their thing to pose for the camera and
they’ll probably pose for yours as well.
Today
the family has 10 members including an aging Bugiingo who is the father to most
members of this mountain gorilla family including Mark and Marfia the other two
silverbacks.
Embark on a Safari to trek Mountain Gorillas in
Mgahinga National Park and you will win yourself an experience of a lifetime
decorated in awesome views of the true African montane forests sheltering an
abundant number of mammalian and bird species; not forgetting the bonus of
intermingling with the legendary Batwa community; one of the world’s few
remaining highly disregarded and marginalized groups of people. With the Park’s
“gold and silver”, you will depart highly illuminated; nice and shiny. Welcome
to Mgahinga!
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