Reasons To Visit Mgahinga National Park

Reasons to visit Mgahinga national park : Mgahinga national park is among the different national parks in Uganda that are furthest away from the capital city but among the most rewarding with the different attractions that can be se seen when you make your way to the country to participate on the wildlife safaris in Uganda. Make your way to Mgahinga national park and get to explore all the hidden gems in the country for a rewarding safari experience in the wild for a memorable safari experience.

Mountain gorillas

One of the reasons to visit Mgahinga national park is to watch the mountain gorillas in the wild and watch how they co-exist in their natural habitat. Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park will lead you to the Virunga mountains in Uganda which will lead you to the habituated gorilla families. With gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park you will first obtain a gorilla trekking permit in Uganda that can be obtained at a price of 700USD which will give you access to the gorilla families on Uganda for an hour. Interesting about gorilla trekking although you will have access to the species for one hour the activity will take you about 7-08 hours and this will lead you to a number of attractions in the wild like the primate species like the different monkey species like the Hamlyn’s monkey, Mona monkey, vervet monkey, silver monkey and many other rewarding attractions in the wild for a memorable safari experience, you will also get to watch numerous bird species for an amazing safari experience.

Golden monkeys

Another reason travellers can visit Mgahinga national park where you will get the chance to watch the golden monkeys in Uganda which are the among the Albertine endemic species that can be seen while you visit the Mgahinga national park which will give you the opportunity to access a number of different features of the species in the wild for a memorable safari experience. Just like the gorillas in Mgahinga national park, you will also have to hike the Virunga mountains in Uganda to access the species in the wild and it is also important to note that the golden monkeys are found in higher elevations compared to the mountain gorillas therefore travellers should consider training to get accustomed to hiking long distance. A golden monkey trekking permit in Uganda can be obtained at a price of 60USD.

Virunga mountains

Another reason to visit Mgahinga national park is the fact that it will give you access to three Virunga mountains in Uganda which will lead you to a number of attractions in the wild. Among the notable mountains that can be seen include; mount muhabura, mount sabyinyo and mount gahinga all of which have a number of different attractions that they have to office among the notable attractions that can be seen include the numerous bird species for travellers interested in birding in Uganda, you will get to watch a number of primates, numerous animal species like the buffaloes, forest elephants and many other attractions

Birding

For travellers interested in birding in Uganda, you will get to watch numerous bird species like the bird species from the guinea Congo biome, a number of Albertine endemic bird species and many other attractions while they make their way to the country for a rewarding safari experience. some of the bird species that can be seen include; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola and many other attractions.

Batwa trail experience

The Batwa trail experience in Mgahinga national park will give you and insight of the formerly forest people and their daily lives after being evacuated from the forest that they depended on. The safari experience will lead you to the Batwa communities where you will be entertained by their cultural dances, you will also get to watch how they prepare cultural dishes and many other features of the primates for a memorable safari experience.