Mgahinga National Park in Uganda is located in the great Virunga Conservation area with two families of Mountain Gorillas whereby one is available for tracking and the other is still under habituation. The park has also Golden Monkeys available for visitors to watch on the bamboo slopes of the Muhabura mountains. The Park is the smallest in Uganda and is known for short trips and budget safaris from Rwanda, and here tourists can have a day tour from Kigali and then back with Gorilla tours.
What you should note about Mgahinga National Park is that it is one of the parks with challenging access roads, especially during the rainy season. A 4×4 is always required to drive up. Accommodation options can be available in the nearby Kisoro Town, about a 30-minute drive, with basic options.
You can have a Mgahinga one-day tour to Gorillas or golden monkeys from Kigali. The trip can be self-driven (sometimes tricky) or a guided tour — more flexible, and it starts at 4 am in Kigali and 6:30 am from Musanze. This is so because the border in Cyanika from closes and opens at 7 am.
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Self-drive tours to Mgahinga National Park
Self-driving safaris in Rwanda and Uganda allow you to track these mountain gorillas on a low budget. Once you book a vehicle from us and would like to track the Gorillas of Mgahinga, we will secure a Gorilla permit from Kampala at the headquarters, and you will have it in Kigali once you pick up the car. Our team will give you a briefing on how you should conduct the whole session so that you have a memorable safari trip on a self-drive.
Other activities in Mgahinga include Golden Monkey tracking in Muhabura mountains – part of the Mgahinga Mountains. Mgahinga boasts over 76 types of mammals, which include elephants, giant forest hogs, bush pigs, and bush back. A bird checklist of over 180 species, including the 14 endemic Albertine rift species, notably the Kivu ground thrush and turaco.
Activities in Mgahinga National Park include;
- Gorilla Trekking Tour
- Golden Monkey Tracking.
- Volcano Hiking/Mountain Climbing
- Bird watching for endemic species
- Batwa Trail Experience