Uganda’s smallest park is South of Bwindi, the Virunga Volcanoes form a roller-coaster horizon along Uganda – Rwanda – Congo border. On the Ugandan slopes of Mountains Muhavura, Gahinga, and Sabinyo, the tiny Mgahinga National Park protects rare fauna and flora, including mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.

Signature Experiences

Golden monkey trekking & Habituation:

Look for the rare golden monrekey in the bamboo forests

The volcanoes are the last stronghold of the ra golden monkey which can be tracked through its bamboo habitat on the slopes of Mt Mgahinga. As with gorillas, contact time during normal trekking with this rare primate is limited to an hour. Visitors who sign up for the ‘habituation’ experience, however, can spend upto 4 hours following this striking orange-coated monkey in the company of researchers.

Birding watching

Keen birders can seek rare Albertine Rift endemics and other forest birds in a range of scenic locations that include th Sabinyo Gorge (prime habitat for the beautiful Rwenzori Turaco); the saddle between Mounts Gahinga and Sabinyo and the Boundary Trail at Ntebeko with its incomparable volcanic backdrop.