Mount Mgahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and Uganda. Mount Gahinga, also known in the local Kinyarwanda/Rufumbira dialect as “a small pile of stones”, has a swampy caldera on its peak.
The 4 Days Gorilla trekking Safari takes you to mgahinga gorillas national park, which is home to one of the gorillas family making gorilla trekking a must do activity while at the park. Mgahinga is part of the greater Bwindi forest, noted to protect like 400 individual mountain gorillas now very famous for gorilla trekking safaris and expeditions. More activities to encounter at this park include the bird watching, nature walk safaris, and the Batwa cultural performances.
While visiting Mgahinga Gorilla National ParkYou can shoot two birds with one stone by using your gorilla trekking experience to simultaneously trek golden monkeys. These primates are small and fast which makes golden monkey trekking a rather active adventure. The activity takes about 4 hours per session during which you are allowed the opportunity to view, take photos of the primates before heading back to your lodge or camp.
The habituated family of these monkeys is about 6 in number and they have due to the habituation process grown fond and less evasive of human presence in their sanctuary. The route you take to find the monkeys may be akin to that which they tread looking for young bamboo branches; a hike through the bamboo forest.
Before the area on which mgahinga gorilla national park was set aside for the purpose of being a gorilla national park, the Batwa or African pygmies lived and thrived in these forests and mountains as hunter gatherers. They were later displaced but some of them still live around the park to participate in the tourism industry as porters and guides.
They are also entitled to a portion of the tourism proceeds and a tip for their guide services will be welcome. A Batwa trail experience is an activity that takes you through their history and transition over time. The Garama Cave, a very sacred piece of Batwa history is a good place to start. It is in this cave that they were able to hide from Bantu invasion many years back. The ease with which they bustle through the forest and glide uphill is awe striking and a reminder that east or west, home is best to the Batwa.
The 4 Days Gorilla trekking Safari takes you to mgahinga gorillas national park, which is home to one of the gorillas family. Mgahinga is part of the greater Bwindi forest, noted to protect like 400 individual mountain gorillas now very famous for gorilla trekking safaris and expeditions. More activities to encounter at this park include the bird watching, nature walk safaris, and the Batwa cultural performances
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