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Mgahinga's single gorilla family can occasionally roam across the border, so the park sometimes has no gorilla trekking available — we check before committing. For golden monkeys and volcano hikes it is reliably superb.
One habituated family ranges the slopes — trekking here is quieter and less crowded than Bwindi.
A bright, bamboo-dwelling monkey unique to the Virungas — a separate, rewarding trek.
Hikes up Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo, to crater lakes and the borders of three nations.
Mgahinga's single gorilla family can occasionally roam across the border, so the park sometimes has no gorilla trekking available — we check before committing. For golden monkeys and volcano hikes it is reliably superb.
Mgahinga's wildlife belongs to a single Virunga ecosystem shared across three countries, and its one gorilla family moves with no regard for the lines on the map — a reminder that this landscape is bigger than any one park.
Protecting it depends on cooperation between Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC, and on the communities at the foot of the volcanoes — the Batwa, the forest's original people, among them — having a stake in its future.
We check the gorilla family's availability before we commit, and build Mgahinga around what it does best — golden monkeys, volcano hikes and quiet trekking.
Quieter trekking to the park's habituated family, when it is in Uganda.
A separate trek for the bright, bamboo-dwelling monkey unique to the Virungas.
Climbs up Muhabura, Gahinga or Sabyinyo to crater lakes and three-country views.
We secure the gorilla, chimp and park permits directly and early — the scarce thing everything else hangs on — so your trek is locked in, not left to chance.
Mgahinga is small and centred on Kisoro, and its single gorilla family can cross borders. We base you near the park, confirm the trekking is on, and lean into the golden monkeys and the volcanoes.
Our guides and the park rangers work the forest and the plains for real encounters — they would rather earn you one great sighting than rush a list.
Mgahinga offers gorillas, golden monkeys and volcano hikes in Uganda's scenic southwestern tip. We pair it with Bwindi for the fullest gorilla-country trip.
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