​User Reviews – Mgahinga Gorilla NP

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Jean-Pierre Visited: December 2009 Reviewed: Sep 10, 2011

An amazing experience
Overall rating
5/5

The permits are expensive, but I feel that the experience is definitely worth it. After hiking through rural villages and into the rain forest, our guides were able to locate a family of gorillas. For the next hour we observed them from only a few feet away. One got up on his hind legs to beat his chest and an infant poked its head out from time to time from the protection of his mother. We got soaked from the rain on the hike back, so I recommend bringing a raincoat and rain pants.

GreenDK   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: August 2009 Reviewed: Sep 8, 2011

20-35 years of age

Overall rating
5/5

Great scenery, on the border with Rwanda and the DRC! One can go see gorillas and probably birding is great there too. I went for the scenery and for a dive in the (perfect) crater lake on top of the volcano! For this specific trip all is not too polished. I guess that (for the price) a gorilla visit should be a lot smoother...

Levi Jacob Morris   –  
United States US
Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Apr 22, 2024

Email Levi Jacob Morris  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

The roads leading to this park are extremely rugged. The park itself is really nice, unfortunately my time here was too short to get a good feel of everything this park has to offer. That said the golden monkey trek was really good in-spite of all the rain.

RedCany0n Visited: September 2013 Reviewed: May 14, 2015

Overall rating
4/5

The golden monkeys were delightful, and the guides seemed to respect them and be very conservation minded.

gipukan   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: July 2010 Reviewed: Sep 6, 2011

Email gipukan  |  35-50 years of age

Overall rating
4/5

Comparable to bwindi with less accommodation but still interesting to visit

Average User Rating

  • 4.8/5
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  • Scenery
  • Bush Vibe
  • Birding

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