Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is famous for the trans-border gorilla family called Nyakagyezi made up of 10 members of which 4 are Silverbacks. Occasionally but not often, gorilla families from Rwanda cross the border and join Nyakagyezi to reside in this great habitat.

The park is also decorated by the 3 extinct Volcanic Mountains standing tall in its backyard. The 3 Volcanoes namely Mt. Gahinga, Mt. Sabinyo and Mt. Muhavura can be climbed by all seasoned and casual climbers.

Other activities include experiencing the Batwa culture. The Batwa are a group of indigenous pygmies’ former inhabitants of the forest that was later gazetted into a national park. They were self-sufficient hunters and gatherers roaming this forest.

Tracking Golden Monkeys is the other popular activity in this National Park. The endangered Golden Monkeys scientific name Cercopithecus Kandati are found in the Virunga Massif made up of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Volcan National Park, Virunga National Park and Kahuzi Biega National Park.