Mgahinga National Park (Uganda, Africa) 2018 - cchungww
Mgahinga National Park
Uganda, Africa
3-9 September 2018
Mgahinga Gorilla National park
Found in the south west, bordering Rwanda and Congo. Mgahinga comprises 3 extinct volcanoes and 3 extensive swamps. At 33.7km2, it is Uganda’s smallest National Park. It is situated in Kisoro in south western Uganda about 540 km from Kampala (Uganda’s capital city) .
Mgahinga is one of two locations in Uganda in which mountain gorillas can be found; the other being Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park takes its name from “Gahinga” – the local word for the piles of volcanic stones cleared from farmland at the foot of the volcanoes.
The park has one habituated gorilla group, although this group sometimes crosses the border into Rwanda, which means Mgahinga is not a reliable spot for viewing gorillas.
There are 76 mammal species recorded, including buffaloes, elephants, bushbucks, golden monkeys. 115 bird species have been recorded, including Rwenzori turaco, crowned hornbill, yellow-billed kite and grey crowned crane. Mgahinga hosts a population of golden monkeys and a few families of mountains gorillas.
This park was once a home to the mountain gorillas but then they migrated to Rwanda in the Volcanoes.
As well as being important for wildlife, the park also has a huge cultural significance, in particular for the indigenous Batwa pygmies. This tribe of hunter-gatherers was the forest’s “first people”.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, is part of the part of the bigger Virunga Conservation Area, now jointly protected area with Congo and Rwanda.
The national park also covers three of the eight Virunga volcanoes: Mount Muhabura, Mount Gahinga and Mount Sabyinyo, all of which lie on the Uganda/Rwanda border. Any of these can be climbed in one day from the park headquarters.
It is an 8 hour drive via Kabale. For those without private transport, there are daily bus transport services, which set off at 0700 hours. Once in Kisoro town, tourists can hike or take a special hire vehicle to the park gate. It is also possible to fly to Kisoro. Flights can be arranged with Eagle Air, which has flights on Mondays and Fridays from Entebbe to Kisoro.
Uganda - Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Wildlife Photography HD
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park in the far south-west of Uganda near the town of Kisoro.
The park is located in the Virunga Mountains and is contiguous with the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the smallest national park in Uganda. It is very important, as it is one of the only two parks in Uganda that offer habitat for the endangered Mountain gorilla. Mgahinga is one of two locations in Uganda in which mountain gorillas can be found. the other being Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park has one habituated gorilla group, although this group sometimes crosses the border into Rwanda, which means Mgahinga is not a reliable spot for viewing gorillas.
Photography by L.Delhaye & S.Franck
Editing by G.Delhaye
Special thanks for the Canadian tourists for giving us some footage.
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Pictures taken : August 2014
Camera: Canon EOS 600D + Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Animals shot on camera
0:05 Mountain Gorilla
6:15 Chameleon (don't know wich species)
I got the music from this video. I created a link to the orginal video to give this person some credit.
Hiking Mount sabyinyo in Mgahinga gorilla national park
Kisoro
Participatory 3D Modelling - Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks, Uganda
Uganda's first Participatory Three-Dimensional Modelling Project was organised in 2011 in Kisoro by the Batwa, former hunter-gatherers who were evicted from two national parks 20 years ago.
The project was prepared by the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda, helped by ERMIS Africa and supported by the Arcus Foundation, Wood Tiger Fund, Forest Peoples Programme and Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation.
Uganda trip Mar '13
Our 2013 BIG TRIP holiday took us to Uganda. Another thing on my bucket list I was able to tick off was being able to see the silver back gorillas and chimpanzees in the wild and being able to be inches from them. This trip was one of the most amazing trips I have EVER taken and I know my husband was completely blown away as well.
Nothing left to do but save for the next amazing trip.
The Batwa of Mgahinga
To celebrate the building of the Gahinga Batwa Village, a film entitled The Batwa of Mgahinga has been launched. Video by Black Bean Productions
Batwa Dance at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Silverback and Gorillas with young in the jungle (Uganda, Kisoro, 2009)
Found them after a walk through the rainforest. Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) watched from very nearby in August/September 2009 at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park near Kisoro (Uganda at the Border with Rwanda and Congo)
Mgahinga and Virunga Wild Life Videos
This video is for Muhabura Culture and Arts foundation.
OUGANDA 2012 (9) Kisoro, Mgahinga Park, Lake Bunyonni
OUGANDA 2012 (9) Kisoro, Mgahinga Park, Lake Bunyonni
Gorilla Birth in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
New gorilla born in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park as a Tourist Watches
Sabinyo Gorge in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorilla Highlands)
For more please see the Gorilla Highlands Video Map (
Sabyinyo Exploration
They say Sabyinyo Volcano, where Rwanda, DRCongo, and Uganda meet, has never been climbed from the Rwandan side as it is too steep and dangerous. A Frenchman fell to his death in 1982 trying to reach the first peak from Rurambo Ridge. After 4 days of blazing trails, trying different routes, some rappelling (abseiling) climbing and rope ascending but mostly scrambling, 4 of us reached the highest of the 3 prominent peaks of Sabyinyo; myself, my son Daniel, and 2 Rwandan colleagues, Kambogo and Emmanuel. Keep your eye on the Volcanos Park website for when this gem will be open for tourists to climb it for the most beautiful climb in East Africa. or
Volcano Climbing in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorilla Highlands)
For more please see the Gorilla Highlands Video Map (
The Batwa Trail Mgahinga June 7, 2011.mp4
The Batwa Trail was officially launched by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kisoro local government, and the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda on June 7th, 2011. This is a little taste of that day's activities. The Batwa Trail is a complete cultural experience.
Welcome to Kisoro - Uganda
Located in south western Uganda, Kisoro district is one of the most beautiful places any adventurous person cannot miss to visit. The common attractions in the region include; mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Golden monkeys in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Lake Mutanda and the Virunga mountains.
Exploring Kisoro's Batwa trail
The Batwa Trail in Mgahinga National Park in Kisoro District has proved to be one of the outstanding tourism products for Uganda expected to boost the volume of tourists destined in the country.
NTV reporter Ivan Kimuli Kigozi had a 4 hour excursion into the lives of the Batwa.
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Ascending Mt Sabinyo, 3,645m, from Uganda side.
On the final ascent of Mount Sabinyo's third peak, the fragile peat and vegetation is protected by walk-ways - nothing unusual in that, except here, the slopes are so steep, the walkways are effectively ladders made of giant heath branches nailed together and hammered into the turf. We climbed carefully, clinging on in hail and freezing rain, without slipping or leaning outwards, while the thunder rolled around us - leaving me to wonder whether this was the best place to be carrying a metal panga...!
Sabinyo (or Sabyinyo or Sabinio) means 'Old Man's Teeth' and this is on the third and highest 'tooth', 3,645m above sea level - though the T-shirts sold in the Mgahinga National Park shop (and lots of travel brochures) claim it is 3,669m.