Things to do in Mgahinga National Park  : Mgahinga national park is among the different destinations for gorilla trekking in Africa that you can get to observe the mountain gorillas in Africa which makes Uganda home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas which can also be seen in Bwindi impenetrable national park. While you visit Mgahinga national park you will get to observe a number of rewarding attractions in the park from the different bird species, the animals species, primate species, the Virunga mountains and many other attractions that can be seen when you participate in rewarding wildlife safaris in the country.

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Gorilla trekking

For your gorilla trekking experience in Uganda, gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park will give you the chance to spend one hour with the gorillas observing a number of rewarding features of the mountain gorillas in Africa. In Mgahinga national park, while participating in gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park, you will get to hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount gahinga, mount sabyinyo and mount Karisimbi which will give you the chance to access the habituated gorilla families in Uganda.  Once you get to spend one hour with the gorillas in the wild, you will get to observe a number of rewarding attractions and features of the primates in the wild. Some of the rewarding features you will get to observe include the dominant silverback being the general overseer of the group, you will also get to watch the juveniles grooming one another, you will also get to watch the adult females in the group breastfeeding the infants to make the safari quite memorable.

Things to do in Mgahinga National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

Hiking the Virunga mountains

For the Virunga mountains in Africa that can be found in Virunga national park, volcanoes national park and Mgahinga national park. you will have an amazing wildlife experience hiking the Virunga mountains in Uganda as part of Activities. While participating in hiking the Virunga mountains that is mount gahinga, mount muhabura and mount sabyinyo that can lead you to a number of rewarding attractions.  while hiking the Virunga mountains you will get to watch a number of rewarding attractions like the numerous Albertine endemic bird species, you will get to see the numerous primate species in the park along the slopes of the mountains for instance; you will get to watch the Hamlyn’s monkey, silver monkey, Mona monkey, dent’s monkey, vervet monkey, black and white colobus monkey among other rewarding attractions in the park for a rewarding safari experience.

Birding

For birders interested in birding in Uganda, you should consider visiting Mgahinga national park where you will have an amazing experience taking part in birding which will give you access  to numerous bird species like the Albertine endemic species like; the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler, Pockefellers’s sun bird, Chapin’s flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, strange weaver, red throated alethe, you will also get to watch a  number of bird species from the Guinea-Congo biome which will give you the chance to understand more about the numerous bird species.

Things to do in Mgahinga National Park
Birding in Mgahinga

Golden monkey trekking

For the most rewarding primate safaris in Uganda, you will have the to participate in golden monkey trekking as part of the top things to do in Mgahinga national park. the golden monkeys are among the Albertine endemic species that can be seen when you visit Mgahinga national park.  In order to access the habituated golden monkeys in the park, you will get to hike the Virunga mountains in Mgahinga national park to access the troops. Interesting about the troops is the fact that you can access them in the bamboo trees which are their main source of food and if you’re lucky enough you will also get to watch the mountain gorilla and the different monkey species. when you get to the golden monkey troops, you should not miss out on taking their pictures, you will also get to observe how the golden monkeys co-exist with one another, how they construct the nests and other rewarding safari experiences.

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