At the extreme southwestern tip of Uganda on the borders with Rwanda and The Democratic Republic of Congo lies Uganda’s smallest national park covering 33.7 square kilometers. The Park was established in 1991 is also one of Uganda’s newest national parks. It is an integral part of the Virunga Conservation Area and is contiguous with Parc National Des Volcans in Rwanda and Parc National Des Virunga in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Three extinct volcanoes lie within the park: Mount Muhabura at 4,127 meters; Mount Gahinga at 3,475 meters; and Mount Sanbinyo at 3,645 whose peak lies along Uganda’s border with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mgahinga is an afro montane tropical rainforest and the vegetation is typical of this terrain, with a montane forest belt, a bamboo zone, and an alpine zone.  The park is surrounded by the terraced fields of the Batwa and Bafumbira people. The Batwa lived in the forest as hunters and gatherers but have since resorted to farming.

How to book your Gorilla Permit in Uganda

For anyone fascinated with trekking mountain gorillas in Mgahinga Gorillas National Park you are required to have a gorilla permit which costs USD 600 for foreign non-residents, USD 500 for foreign residents and 250,000 Uganda Shillings for the East Africa Residents gorilla price noted above is for per person per trek for one hour encounter with the gorillas once you find them on your trek, this permit as well is valid for one day trek. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has two gorilla families open for tracking namely Nyakagezi gorilla family and Hirwa gorilla family, this designates 16 permits that are available every day and only 16 people are allowed to trek every day. These permits are sold on first, come first substratum meaning for you to book your space for the gorilla trek, you will require to secure your permit in advance months afore the day of your trek. Adyeri Creations we are impeccable at the booking process for gorilla permits and once you send us an inquiry with date/month and year for your gorilla trek contact us for details we will check for availability there and then tell you on how many permits are available and then we book for you the permits, once you substantiate and make the payment we will purchase it for you from the head gorilla permits reservation office in Kampala-Uganda Wildlife Authority in advance and send you a scanned copy for your records and perusal.

Hirwa Gorilla Family Migrates to Uganda

Great news for Uganda as the country receives 1 gorilla family consisting of 20 mountain gorillas migrating from Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park into Uganda's Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southwestern Uganda. Hirwa gorilla family was one of the favorite gorilla families in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, the family moved to Uganda last year in October in search for pasture and fruits which are abundant in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Just like the Hirwa gorilla family, the Nyakagezi gorilla family used to migrate within the two parks years until the group decided to settle in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Best time of the year to see Mountain Gorillas

The best time to visit mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat is June to September and December to February, forest trails in these months are drier making Gorilla tracking encounter delectable and more facile compared to visiting in the wet months of March to May and September to November when the weather is characterized ponderous rainfall, making the forest trails bushy and slippery. In Uganda it is hard to soothsay when it is going to rain or not simply because the country is crossed by the Equator, thus experiencing an equatorial climate and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the Western Rift Valley with a good terrain for trekkers who would like to see the gentle giants in their natural habitat. In conclusion, Gorilla Safaris in Uganda can be visited throughout the year. Kind contact Adyeri Creation for more information about tailored gorilla tours in the Pearl of Africa.