MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK

The fact that it is the smallest Ugandan National Park, doesn’t take away from the fact that how spectacular it is! It is amongst the most scenic Uganda tourist places that protect almost 300 mountain gorillas, Golden monkeys, bush pigs, side-striped jackals, etc.

Amidst its vast Albertine Rift montane and bamboo forests, it also houses hundreds of bird species like Handsome spurfowl, Regal Sunbird, Strange Weaver, Montane nightjar, etc. One of the most striking features here is the three extinct conical volcanoes in the Virunga range.

Location: Kisoro District, South-western Uganda.

Timing: June-September for Gorilla safaris.