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Rwanda Wildlife Tours
Despite its legacy, these days Rwanda is a country of hope, beauty and prosperity. The likelihood is that if you’re on holiday here, it’s to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the most exciting encounters of my life,” for many this is the ultimate wildlife experience. Indeed, little else is comparable to standing a few meters from these magnificent yet peaceful primates
Rwanda provides exceptional wildlife safaris where guests get to see the big 5 animals which are the lions, African leopards, African bush elephant, African buffalo and rhinos. The nation’s wildlife areas are made up of smaller wild creatures in addition to the Big 5. Make reservations for your once-in-a-lifetime safari to Rwanda’s wildlife parks.
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Rwanda is endowed with a wealth of wildlife, which may be found in its four national parks: Akagera National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Gishwati Mukura National Park, and Nyungwe Forest National Park. Great wildlife attractions can be found in each of these national parks.
Volcanoes national park.
The most popular national park is the Volcanoes National Park, which is conveniently accessible from Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali, about two hours away. The Volcanoes National Park is spread across 160 square kilometres, or around 62 square miles, and is home to a wide variety of plant and animal species that are flourishing in their natural habitats. Volcanoes National Park is well-known for harboring several hundred of the world’s few surviving mountain gorillas. Visitors to the National Park of Volcanoes may opt to trek with the mountain gorillas; a permit costs $1,500 USD for this day in the wild.
When going on an excursion around the park, you can also see other types of monkeys, such as golden monkeys, in addition to the mountain gorillas. To trek the golden monkeys, you must pay $100 USD for a permit. In the Volcanoes National Park, spotted hyenas have also been sighted.
In addition, there have been sightings of forest elephants and bush bucks, whose numbers are believed to be between 1,760 and 7,000. Although they are uncommon sightings, visitors to the park who are fortunate enough may be able to see them.
Nyungwe forest national park.
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One of Rwanda’s most biologically varied locations is the Nyungwe Forest National Park, which is situated within the Nyungwe Forest. Near the land borders of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lies the southern region of Rwanda, home to the Nyungwe Forest National Park. Chimpanzees live in the Nyungwe forest, and most visitors seeking to see wildlife in this region of the nation opt to do chimpanzee trekking safari, for which a permit costs ninety dollars per person. Situated across an estimated 970 square kilometres, Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to 13 additional species of primates, roughly 85 animals, 38 species of reptiles, and roughly 32 species of amphibians a far greater variety of fauna than one might often find in a park of this size.
When visiting the Nyungwe Forest National Park, you may see chimpanzees, grey-cheeked mangabeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, and Angola colobus, to name a few wildlife species. As one of Africa’s hotspots for conservation, the Nyungwe forest is a highly prioritized area. A family of chimpanzees lives in the nearby Gishwati Mukura national park, which is adjacent to the Nyungwe forest. In this 34 square kilometer national park, you can also see golden, L’Hoest’s, and blue monkeys.
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Best time for Rwanda wildlife safari.
The dry season, which spans from mid-December to February and again from June to September, is the ideal time to go on a wildlife safari in Rwanda. Because there is less rivalry and fewer tourists during these months, the rainy months are especially excellent for travelers who would rather have unrestricted access to resources. Get in touch and let us plan your ideal Rwanda wildlife safari.
Akagera national park.
Akagera national park is the solely savannah national park of the country and is sited on an area of 2,500 square kilometers and is situated near to the land border of Tanzania and Rwanda and provides ideal safari game drives. Visitors to the Akagera national park have access to all five of the Big Five there.
Among the many wild species that call the Akagera National Park home are lions, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes, and elephants. During a game drive in the Akagera, visitors can see more wildlife, including many antelope species like the cape eland, which is the largest of them all, kobs, oribis, and topis. During a boat cruise at the Akagera national park’s Lake Ihema, visitors can see a large number of hippos and crocodiles in their natural habitat.
Gishwati Mukura National Park.
Gishwati Mukura, Rwanda’s fourth national park, spans 34 square kilometres and includes a buffer zone. It is composed of two distinct forests, the larger Gishwati and the smaller Mukura. The forests are located in the highly biodiverse Albertine Rift in the west of the country, on the ridge that separates the water catchment zones of the Congo and the Nile. It is composed of sixty different species of trees, including bamboo and native hardwoods.
Gishwati is dwelling to a group of 20 chimpanzees which live alongside golden monkeys, L’Hoest’s and Blue Monkeys. There is also a good representation of birds; 232 species have been observed at Gishwati and 163 in Mukura. These include species that are endemic to the Albertine Rift and forest specialists. In 2019, the park opened for guided nature hikes, guided chimpanzee and monkey tracking, bird watching, and waterfall visits.
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