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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Through Uganda's smallest park covers just 38km2,it forms part of a far larger, transboundary protected area that protects wildlife and habitats on the Virunga volcanoes in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo.

Mgahinga Gorilla enjoys a magnificient setting on the northern slopes of three of the Virunga's six extinct cones;Mts Muhavura,Gahinga and Sabinyo.The park is home to two rare primates,mountain gorillas an golden monkeys,both of which can be tracked through their forest habitat.

On the lower contours,visitors can follow the Batwa trail with Batwa(Pygmy) guides to learn about traditional forest life before descending into Garama Cave