Mgahinga Rest Camp

This beautiful camp rests on the border of Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda, on the edge of Mgahinga National Park

Mgahinga Rest Camp.  This beautiful camp rests on the border of three East African countries of Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda, on the edge of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, in the backdrop of the spectacular volcanoes of Virunga.

Mgahinga Gorilla Rest Camp is located near the park headquarters, which gives clients sleeping at the rest camp quick access to the lodge without fatigue in the jungle.

Gahinga Rest Camp is a very great Lodge with great views of Kisoro, Lake Mutunda, and  the beautiful green landscapes of rural Uganda:

Mgahinga rest camp has several cottages, which are all self-contained. Each of these cottages is En suite with warm water. Besides the built cottages, Mount Gahinga Rest Camp also provides space for clients to make their own camp tents. With self-camping, the lodge provides fire throughout the night, with security provided by the lodge to clients at night.

Tourists’ activities to do while sleeping at Mount Gahinga Rest Camp: –

Some of the tourist activities that you can do while staying at Gahinga Rest Camp include the following

Gorilla Trekking:

When staying at Mount Gahinga lodge, Gorilla trekking definitely starts right from the lodge with a direct private foot path to reach the popular gorilla trekking destination, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park: –

Golden Monkey Tracking: –

In East Africa, the Golden Monkey can be tracked in either Mgahing Gorilla National Park in Uganda from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Staying at Gahinga Rest Camp gives you close access to Golden Monkey Tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla NationalParks: –

Golden Monkeys are a very rare species to track while on a safari: they are characterized by their bright shining Golden body, tail, and cheeks with contrasting black limbs and tail end: – more interestingly, these primates are very playful and a great, satisfying adventure display to watch.

A Golden monkey experience from Mount Gahinga Rest Camp takes you from the Bamboo stands and forested gorge on the lower levels of the volcanoes to the elevated health and moorlands higher up in the Virunga ranges

Volcanic Mountain climbing

While staying at  Gahinga Rest Camp, you have the opportunity and easy access to the Virunga chain of volcanoes, which will offer you excellent and challenging hikes with rewarding views of the East African countryside.

These climbing experiences and adventure takes place along the three most stunning volcanoes, and that`s Mountain Gahinga, Mountain Muhavura, and Mountain Sabinyo. These hikes cover a full day, starting from 7:00 in the morning to 7 000 amin the evening when you return to the lodge:

Community encounters and walks

While staying at the lodge, you have the opportunity to experience a community walk and directly interact with locals, and be amazed by their interesting culture and their co-existence with the mountain gorillas:

Gahinga Rest Camp offers complementary activities like a visit to the Batwa village, where you can pay a visit to one of the oldest and surviving indigenous Batwa people.

Accessing  Gahinga Rest Camp

Gahinga Rest Camp is located in south-western Uganda. Driving time from Kampala is estimated at about 8 – 9 hours of driving through rural Uganda. Flying to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is about 1- 3 hours.

Contact us with any inquiries about booking a stay at Gahunga Rest Camp with a gorilla trekking safari to Uganda`s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Where to stay while on Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda or Rwanda:

Your choice of accommodation while on Gorilla trekking Safaris entirely depends on the destination that you choose to do gorilla trekking from, the destinations can be either Uganda or Rwanda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo: –

In Uganda gorilla trekking is done Bwindi Impenetrable National game park or from Mgahinga gorilla National game park and in Rwanda gorilla trekking is done in volcanic National game National Park.

The choice of lodging in Uganda, for example, is also dependent on which National game park you are choosing for your Gorilla trekking adventure. In case it`s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, it`s also dependent on the sector of the park you are choosing to do gorilla trekking from.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations and needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.