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Uganda Destinations
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Mgahinga Safari
Mgahinga is Uganda's smallest national park. It was established to
protect the mountain gorillas of the Ugandan sector of the Virunga Volcanoes
that straddle Rwanda and the DRC. Of the 600 mountain gorillas left in the
world, 300 are found in the Virunga Volcanoes, whilst the other 300 are
in the nearby Bwindi National
Park.
Although it is only 35 sq km, its volcanic landscapes are
breathtaking and it harbours a wealth of animals and birds. No mountain gorillas
live in Mgahinga permanently, but several troops move freely between the park
and those in Rwanda and the Congo.
Mgahinga is a dense tropical rainforest on the lower slopes of
the volcanoes where the vegetation includes bamboo and lots of lichens and
mosses: delicacies to a mountain gorilla. There is only one group
of mountain gorillas in Mgahinga that is habituated to humans. Known as
the Nyakagezi group, these gorillas can be visited on a gorilla
track.
An Mgahinga Safari will take you to the richly forested
Virunga Volcanoes for an audience with a mountain gorilla.
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