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Things to do in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Tourist Places in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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This volcano, together with Mount Muhavura and Mount Sabinyo, are the three northernmost peaks of the Virunga chain. The...
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This volcano, together with Mount Muhavura and Mount Sabinyo, are the three northernmost peaks of the Virunga chain. The entire area is home to rare mountain gorillas.
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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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"This was one of my favorite hikes ever, maybe the best.
The scenery was just so dramatic; it felt like the Africa I'd always dreamed of as a kid. The other reviewer's description in pretty accurate. It was a tough climb for me and at a few points I was actually really worried I wasn't going to ..."make it, which made me crazy. I had to rest a lot and went very slowly - it's very steep. But we made it on time in the end.
Coming down was worse, as we also had rain and hail and my knees were in excruciating pain by the time we were off that hill! (But I always have serious knee issues on long down hills).
I'd suggest staying near the mountain (at either the community camp or the volcanoes lodge) because the last thing I wanted to do after that hike, covered in mud, was drive that horrible road back to town!
There are huge elephant food prints and piles of buffalo poop along the way...pretty cool.
A great trip.
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"Its amazing to experience the batwa trail of mgahinga national park on mt muhavura.The trail begins with a brief history on how they became forest people.Herem is the part of the story
''long long ago,there was aman called gihanga.He had two sons.Gahutu,Gatwa and Gatutsi.One day he wanted to to dis..."cover different talents they had.He gave a test to all by giving each full cup of milk to hold till morning.Early in the morning,he paraded all.RESULTS.Gahutu had drunk half of the milk,Gatutsi had the cup full. Gatwa had drunk all the milk.The ruling was that,Gahutu who had drunk a half was to till land,Gatutsi to be a cattle keeper because of his patience and Gatwa was to live forest life because he drunk all the milk.''Through t the trail they show how the different herbal medicines.their habitat,how they made traps in case they needed meat.Finally the trail ends at Ngarama cave with traditional dance by Batwa.The amazing one!.The word''Ngarama'' means sleeping facing up.Here you tour the...
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"This is the most beautiful lake of Uganda. The view over the Virunga volcanoes is amazing! The tranquillity, crested cranes soaring over, pied crows shouting and from the top of the hills next to to them a view that you will never forget!
A Must see when in southern Uganda."
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