GORGE WALK IN MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK

Walking through the beautiful nature is one refreshing experience. Though nature walks in Mgahinga national park in Uganda are one of the best ways to get off the work stress and totally have a free and peaceful stay in the jungle.

Mgahinga national park is popularly known for being the only destination in Uganda where the silver meets the gold. This is the only place where tourists on Uganda safaris can both trek the mountain gorillas and the golden monkeys. Even though different trails lead to different species, but still the fact is that both the silverbacks and the golden monkeys dwell comfortably in Mgahinga national park.

Trekking through Mgahinga is undoubtedly one of the best ways to explore a whole trove of nature that the park hides, with all its smallest insights without any limitations and confines of the vehicle. Walking through the thick forest with slippery slopes, walking past waterfalls, swamps and countless wildlife species like the duikers, baboons, elephants, bushbucks and the giant forest hogs plus so many others.

Mgahinga national park management has created and maintain a number of nature walk trails that you would explore a different one on each visit. The Batwa trail, Border trail, hiking to the visitors’ information center, plus the mountain gorilla and golden monkey trekking trails, all offering unique experiences and end destinations.

However, a nature walk in Mgahinga national park that goes through the Sabinyo gorge trail is one that is exceptional. Walking through different vegetation zones all the way to the gorge, on slippery grounds with only the walking stick as your left support, having to hold onto tree branches for support to jump over the other side is all something else, simply got from the gorge walk in Mgahinga national park.

This is the most challenging trail in Mgahinga national park. It is very strenuous enjoyable hike that rewards the trekkers with views of the Bwindi impenetrable forest, Virunga volcanoes, and the neighboring communities.

Still the gorge trail is the best birding trail where travelers spot a wide array of bird species  like the Rwenzori Turaco, white necked raven, ibis, grey capped warbler, waxbills, pin –tailed whydah, paradise flycatcher, yellow vented bulbul, olive pigeon, Rwenzori nightjar, pin tailed whydah, black kite, speckled mouse birds and olive woodpecker among others.

Hiking through the gorge trail starts in the bamboo forests, heading to the thicker forest that harbors a number of birds and several wildlife species. Walk on the ridges and bridges that have been constructed to help in crossing over water streams and swamps, a surplus experience that is always not budgeted for on Uganda hiking safaris.

This walk takes about 5-6 hours wandering through the lower slopes of mountain Sabinyo, through different vegetation zones. Hikers are advised to take enough drinking water, hiking boots, rain quotes and energy giving snacks.

Note that, besides nature walks in Mgahinga national park, tourists to the park can still engage in mountain gorilla trekking, golden monkey trekking, birding, Batwa cultural encounter and several other activities. It’s one park that can never fail any adventurous traveler.