This 4 Days Culture and Hiking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park offer you an immersive experience combining cultural encounters with exhilarating hikes in the stunning surroundings of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. You delve into the rich culture of the Batwa people, gaining insights into their traditional way of life through interactions and cultural activities. Alongside, they embark on captivating hikes through lush forests, encountering diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery, including the awe-inspiring Virunga Volcanoes. This unique itinerary provides a harmonious blend of cultural exploration and outdoor adventure, offering travelers a memorable and enriching journey in one of Africa's most captivating destinations.
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Our professional guide will welcome you and transfer you to Kisoro Uganda at the base of the Virunga Volcanoes after a briefing on your trip. Enjoy winding roads of the ‘thousand hills’ and magnificent views of the Volcanoes from your lodge in Uganda.
Today you spend the day in Mgahinga gorilla national park experiencing the beautiful Batwa culture. The Batwa culture trail in the park gives you an opportunity to learn about their unique cultural heritage as the forest indigenous inhabitants. The Batwa Elders will accompany you and share amazing information about their culture and lifestyle while they lived in the forest – they will demonstrate their hunting skills and vast knowledge of medicinal plants. They will share how they co-existed with the animals in this forest before it was taken over by the cultivators and later gazetted to be a national park. The highlight of this experience is the Ngarama cave and traditional music and dance.
Mgahinga gorilla national park is home to three of the Virunga volcanoes that have great hiking trails.Gahinga in the local dialect means ‘pile of stones’ offers a gentler hike compared to the other two through the bamboo forest and marshy craters at the peak. The lower slopes are rich with forest birds and the marshes near the summit are home to the bushbuck, buffaloes, forest elephants and elusive duiker.muhavuraMuhabura is the most challenging peak in the park. In the local dialect it known as ‘Muhabura’ which means ‘the guide’. The hike will take most of the day, but the adventurous are rewarded with great sense of accomplishment and on a good day spectacular views of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo.Sabyinyo volcano is a hike taken by those who are physically fit and quite adventurous. ‘Sabyinyo’ is translated ‘old man teeth’ because of its formation. It is a one day hike with its summit being the border of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. In fact once at the summit you will be in all three countries at one go offering great views of all three countries.
