Here are the Gorilla Families that you can visit in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda
The Habituated Gorilla Families that Tourists can track in Mgahinga Gorilla Park in 2023
The Gorilla Families that you can track in Mgahinga Gorilla Park in 2023: In Mgahinga Gorilla Park, several gorilla families like here, but at this time, you can only k the Nyakagezi Family. Some months back, the JHirwa group dropped in to visit Mgahinga Gorilla Park from Rwanda, but the group has returned to the Rwandan side of the Virunga Volcanoes.
You can track the tone of the most famous families in Uganda, the Nyakagezi group. The Nyakagezi Family comprises five silverbacks and several females and juveniles. They are known for their playful and curious nature, often approaching visitors for a closer look.
. There are eighty-plus other Mountain Gorillas in the Park that are not habituated (getting used to humans) in the Park.
Most Gorilla Trekkers head for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where habituated Mountain Gorilla Families can be tracked. Not knowing the off-the-beaten Tourist Track is an excellent choice for those that want to trek without the crowds. Additionally, Hikers love that three volcanoes can be climbed.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park sits high in the clouds at 2,227m and 4,127m. As its name suggests, it was created to protect the rare mountain gorillas that inhabit its dense rain and bamboo forests on the sides of the Virunga Volcanoes. Here you can combine Gorilla Trekking with Golden Monkey, a reason that often Mgahinga Gorilla Park is “where the Gold meets the Silver,” referring to Golden Monkeys and Silverback Gorillas.
The Gorilla Families that you can track in Mgahinga Gorilla Park
Meet the Nyakagezi Gorilla Family
The word Nyakagezi is where the group was discovered in the Park. The gorilla family was the only one that could be
tracked in the Park. However, the Hirwa Gorilla Family decided to visit or migrate from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda to Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda.
While Bugingo was the lead Silverback, they had a “Wanderlust” case taking them to Rwanda and DR Congo. After Budingo’s retirement or forced abdication by his sons Mark and Mafia, Mark became the lead Silverback, assisted by his brother Mafia. Since then, they have remained on the Ugandan side of the Virunga Volcanoes in Mgahinga Gorilla Park, where you can meet them on a Gorilla Trek in the rainforests of the Park.
What is impressive is that the original leader of the Family remains with the group, which is a rarity in Gorilla Families. Usually, Bugingo would have become a loner roaming the Park alone. He must have a great love for his family that he could put aside his pride after losing his leadership position.
The Family includes ten members, of which five are Silverbacks. There are two adult females and three youngsters. The family members of Nyakagezi include Mark, Mafia, Rukundo, Ndugutse, and Bugingo, the silverbacks; Nshuti and Nyiramwiza, the two adult females wi three youngsters that are named Mutagamba, young Nshuti, and Fred. Fred was named after the Gorilla Doctor, Fred Nizeyimana, who treated the Family for a severe respiratory ailment.
The Mgahinga Gorilla Park Trekking Advantages:
Here are some unique Advantages of trekking the Gentle Giants in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. 
- Gorilla Permit Price: The Permit Price in Uganda, which includes Mgahnga Gorilla Park, is $700, $800 less than in neighboring Rwanda.
- Guerrilla-Free Trekking: Uganda is the only Gorilla Trekking without any Guerrilla incidents. You can trek Gorillas in DR Congo at a $400 permit price, but you have the danger of guerrillas.
- The Trekking Experience is the same as in Rwanda: You are tracking the other sides of the same volcanoes at half the price without compromising the quality of the experience.
- Small Park with many Activities: Golden Monkey Trekking, Volcano Climbs, Hiking Trails, and Birding. See the forest through the eyes of its first people, the Batwa.
- Three hours from Kigali International Airport: It is a relatively short drive from Kigali to Mgahinga Gorilla Park.
- Quality Luxury and Midrange Lodges: Stay at the luxury Mount Gahinga Lodge, Chameleon Hill Lodge, or the midrange Lake Mutanda Resort Lodge.
