Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Uganda’s smallest National Park
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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, at just under 34 square kilometers (13 square miles), is the country’s smallest national park, but it shares a border with Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga National Park, and it contains some of the country’s most important wildlife.
The area is home to the rare mountain gorilla, as the name implies, with one habituated family spending time here and occasionally crossing the border. There are also endangered golden monkeys, blue monkeys, elephants, buffalo, and numerous bird species to be found here.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, at just under 34 square kilometers (13 square miles), is the country’s smallest national park, but it shares a border with Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga National Park, and it contains some of the country’s most important wildlife.
Best time to visit:
Mgahinga National Park is open all year, but the best time for gorilla trekking is during the dry season, which runs from late May to early October and December to February, because the forest trails are not muddy and slippery.
Things to do at the park:
1. Gorilla Trekking
2. Bird watching
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