TRIP HIGHLIGHTS.
- Gorilla trekking
- Bird watching
- Community visit
- Hiking
- Canoeing
TRIP OVER VIEW
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the south western Uganda in Kisoro district bordering Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the south, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. The Park makes up part of the larger Virunga conservation area that straddles three countries. It was gazzeted in 1991 and it is the smallest national park in Uganda. The park hugs three extinct Virunga volcanoes that is to say, Muhavura, Gahinga, and Mountain Sabinyo.
The park is defined by a variety of fauna and flora including the tropical slopes of the extinct volcanoes, montane woodland and forest, bamboo, and the Ericaceous zone which contains giant tree heathers.
Mgahinga gorilla national park is one of the two places in Uganda that provides a habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorillas. Local attractions in and around the park include gorilla trekking, nature walks, mountain climbing, birding and cultural excursions.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in Bufumbira county of the Kisoro district, just 15 kilometers from the small town of Kisoro. It is advisable to use a 4WD vehicle at all times especially during wet season. International travelers will fly into Entebbe international airport in Kampala, which is approximately 500 kilometers from national park and there also domestic flights available from Entebbe airport to Kisoro.
After your lunch, you will go with an expert birder as you embark on your bird watching expedition in Mgahinga. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is an excellent birding location with at least 12 Albertine endemics including the Blue-headed Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Rwenzori batis, Handsome francolin, and Rwenzori Turaco. Other birds include the White-naped raven, Pin-tailed whydahs, the bronze sunbird, and the black-headed waxbill, and during this exercise, you will have the opportunity to see some of these bird species. You will spend 2 – 3 hours during this exercise and after it, you will head back to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight sleep.
Meal plan(s): Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 
Mount Muhavura with its crater lake is the highest of the three volcanoes.
Meal plan(s): Breakfast, lunch, dinner. 
After your lunch time relaxation, you will head for the Batwa community visit whereby this journey down memory lane will bring you closer to the lives of ancient forest hunter-gatherers, who for thousands of years inhabited this area of the country and depended on this rich forest for their shelter, medicine, and food. The Batwa trail is a cultural experience led by Batwa guides who will take you through the park to reveal to you some of the secrets of the forest that kept them going for millennia. This tour will climax in visiting the Garama cave and then some traditional music, an invitation where you will put on your dancing shoes and join in with the celebration. After this wonderful social experience, you will head back to your hotel room for overnight activities.
Meal plan(s); breakfast, lunch, supper. 
No Review
Accommodation0
Transport0
Comfort0
Hospitality0
Food0