Rwanda gorilla trekking
Rwanda Gorilla trekking: Like any of the other 2 countries where Mountain Gorillas are found, Rwanda gorilla trekking is is an exceptional activity. Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda are found in Volcanoes national park known as Parc National Des Volcans in French. The locals also call the park as Pariki Y’Ibirunga. The park is located along the extension of the volcanos that stretches up to Virunga national park in Democratic republic of Congo. Volcanos national park is found in the Northwestern part of the capital Kigali in Musanze Village. It borders Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga national park and Mgahinga national park in Uganda.
The land of thousand hills has the greatest record of the oldest national park in Africa. Thanks to Dina Fossey who worked tirelessly in the research of the primates in Africa. Gorilla trekking Rwanda is one of the key activities that generate the highest income in Rwanda. The activity is done in the Africa’s oldest national park that is Volcanoes national park. Rwanda is among the smallest countries in Africa and not much gifted with minerals but gifted with beauty of nature. With limited national parks most of the tourism relies on the mountain Gorillas. The country homes more than half of the world’s remaining mountain Gorillas.
The three national parks found in Rwanda are Nyungwe forest national park, Akagera national park and Volcanoes national park. However a visit to the other two minus visiting the volcanoes makes your Rwandan safari cut short. Its only in Volcanoes national park in Rwanda that offers more than one activity to the guests. One can do Gorilla trekking, Golden monkey tracking, hiking, birding and others.
Rwanda has 15 Gorilla families fully habituated which are all found in Volcanoes national park. Rwanda is among the 3 countries in the world that homes the Mountain Gorillas with other two countries include: Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The country is covered by the rolling hills which gave the country its nickname “the land of 1000 hills” Due to the short distance from Kigali international airport to volcanoes national park which is about 3 hours drive make Rwanda one of the countries where gorilla trekking can be done in one day.
Gorilla trekking Rwanda needs some reasonable fitness level with hiking to the mountains of the volcanoes. The trekking is done in the remote hills of the volcanoes national park. The Gorilla trekking Rwanda starts with briefing of the guests very early in the morning at 7:00am. The guests briefing is done at the park headquarters in Kinigi by the park rangers. Like all other countries, the guests are divided in to groups with only 8 people per group. In Rwanda only Gorilla trekking is done they donot have gorilla habituation. Every group is given a park ranger as a group leader or guide who will brief you more on the details of the gorilla family your going to track. All the necessary information like name of the Gorilla family, number of the gorilla family members, meaning of the name of the gorilla family, number of the Silverbacks in the family and expectations are shared with the guests before entering to the forest. Unlike Bwindi impenetrable forest Volcanoes national park is dominated by the bamboo forest. Each group of 8 people are assigned one gorilla family. The Gorilla trekking Rwanda takes between 1 hour to 9
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