Which Is The Smallest National Park In Uganda?
Which Is The Smallest National Park In Uganda? Mgahinga Gorilla national park is the known to be the smallest national park in Uganda compared to all other nine national parks and it covers a total surface area of about 34 square kilometers. This national park is located in the Southwestern region of Uganda in Kisoro district. Mgahinga Gorilla national park was established as a national park in 1991 and it is being managed by a government agency programme, which is known as the Uganda Wildlife Authority whose role is conserve, and protect all the national parks in the country.
Mgahinga Gorilla national park is known another top destination that is best for Gorilla trekking activities due to fact that it is home to over 300 mountain gorilla species apart from Bwindi Impenetrable national park, which is also well known to be a home to over 800 endangered mountain gorilla species. Therefore, many tourists travel from all over different parts of the world to visit this park with an aim of trekking the endangered mountain gorilla species and this has also contributed a lot towards the development of the tourism industry of the country. This national park stands at an elevation with an altitude, which ranges between 2,227 and 4,127 meters above the sea level. More so, Mgahinga Gorilla national park is surrounded by dense forests, swamp vegetation that acts a good natural habitat for these endangered mountain gorilla species.
Apart from the 300 endangered mountain gorilla species which act as the main tourists attraction, Mgahinga Gorilla national park has many other attractions that pull the attention of many tourists to visit and these include; caves such as the bat caves and the Gramma caves that are considered to be the commonly visited caves in the park, the Ntebeko visitors centre where many activities always begin from. More so, this national park is known as a good destination for bird lovers to visit because it is a home to over 180 bird species such as; the Rwenzori Batis, Cape robin chat, Paradise flycatcher and also it harbours around 76 mammal species that attract many tourists such as; forest elephants, bush bucks, golden monkeys, buffalos, giant forest hogs and many others. Mgahinga gorilla national park is also known to share borders with national parks, which are located in different countries for example; Volcanoes national park in Rwanda and Virunga national park that is situated within the Democratic Republic of Congo. More so, Mgahinga national park has around eight volcanoes, which also share boarders with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo such as; Virunga Massif and many others.
Activities done in Mgahinga national park.
Tourists exploring within Mgahinga National park are always granted great opportunities to engage in many exciting activities where they gain new experiences such as; gorilla trekking which is considered to be the main activity that is commonly done in this park and tourists interested in participating in this activity are always charged a fee of about 700 Usd per person, bird watching where tourists are able to sight see bird species like; Olive thrush, Bronze sunbird, the brown crowned tchagra, the regal sunbird, the blue headed sunbird and this activity only requires to pay a fee of about 30 USD per person, volcano climbing whereby this national park has around three volcanoes such as; Mount Gahinga, Mount Sabinyo and Mount Muhavura and it is charged at a fee of about 80 USD, hiking and guided nature walks, community visits, game viewing and cultural encounters among others. Getting opportunities to participate in most of these activities, makes tourists feel that their safari within Mgahinga National park is worth it.
Accommodation facilities offered at Mgahinga Gorilla National park.
Mgahinga Gorilla national park has many comfortable and affordable accommodation facilities that are always available for the guests. However, these lodging facilities in this park are ranged and put in different classes such as; mid-range, budget and luxury hence helping out the guests to choose where to stay according to their preferences and where it matches with their budget. more so, these lodging facilities include; Bird nest Bunyonyi rest, Gahinga safari lodge, Bunyonyi overland resort, Countryside guest house, Kisoro travelers rest hotel, Amajambere Lwacu camp, Mount Gorilla safari lodge and many others.
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