Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is located in the southwestern corner of Uganda.. The Park covers the northern slopes of the three northernmost Virunga Volcanoes: Mt. Muhavura 13,540 ft. (4,127 m), Mt. Gahinga at 11,400 ft. (3,474 m), and Mt. Sabinyo at 11,960 ft. (3,645 m). The Park is about 6 miles (10 km south) of Kisoro and is bordered to the south by the Republic of Rwanda and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each of these countries protects its own portion of the Virungas, in the Parc National des Volcans and Parc National des Virunga respectively. The three parks together form the 434-sq. km. 'Virunga Conservation Area' or VCA. Mgahinga covers just 8% of the combined reserve. Often on Gorilla Treks you will access areas of the park in Rwanda and DRC, returning to Uganda for lodging.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park covers 21 sq. miles (33.7 sq. km) and consists of the partly forested slopes of three extinct volcanoes. From far away, the huge cones of the Virunga.

Volcanoes dominate the landscape. When you reach the park you can get a great overview of the area by walking up the viewpoint, just 15 minutes from Ntebeko Gate. Mgahinga Park has great biological importance because throughout the climatic changes of the Pleistocene ice ages, mountains such as these provided a refuge for mountain plants and animals, which moved up or down the slopes as climate became warmer or cooler. The Virungas are home to a large variety of wildlife, including about half the world's critically endangered mountain gorillas.

About 350 mountain gorillas make their home in these afro-montane forests. On the Ugandan side there is one gorilla family that is habituated. You can climb a volcano, go birding, visit the emerald waters of Lake Mutanda or just take in one of the most breathtaking landscapes of Africa. In Parc National des Volcans on the Rwandan side, where Dian Fossey worked, there are four habituated gorilla families.