Rwanda is a landlocked which lies along the East and West
rift valleys of central east Africa. It is neighbored by Tanzania to the east,
Uganda to the North, Democratic Republic of Congo to the west and Burundi to
the South. The country is one of the smallest in Africa covering an area of
around 26,338 km². Kigali is the capital city but a lot of people live on the
small farm lands spread across the well-known ‘’land of a thousand hills’’.
Rwanda is relatively hilly with beautiful savannah and montane forest
landscape.
The remarkable Rwanda has a lot to offer to her visitors who intend
to take tours within its tropical jungles, Bamboo forests, volcanoes and
savannahs. A wildlife tour in Rwanda is
not complete without visiting the renowned endangered Mountain gorillas, viewing
at least 11 money species, chimpanzees, lions, Giraffes, Elephants and numerous
bird species.
Nyungwe forest national park is the only park in Rwanda where
one can spot man’s closest relative, the chimpanzees and it has got other 13
primate species including the handsome L’hoest’s monkey plus over 250 species
of birds. Nyungwe national park has 15 well maintained trails teeming with
flora and fauna which offers spectacular views of afro montane forests, deep
valleys and mountain ridges. The forest is one of the largest montane forests
in East Africa and the most ancient dating back before the last ice age and it
is found in the majestic hills of the southern Rwanda. It has a unique rich
center of flora and it has more than 200 different species of trees and
colorful orchids, many other flowering plants including the famous giant
lobelia.
Akagera national park has the best amazing scenery which is
comprised of plains, valleys, hills and wetlands. During a safari to Rwanda, travelers that visit Akagera get opportunities to
explore riverine vegetation, thick forests, open grassland and many others.
Within Akagera National Park there are 6 lakes and they accommodate reptiles
like the giant crocodiles and over 50 water birds and school of hippos. It has
abundant wildlife including the one of the biggest antelopes in the world, the Eland
and roan antelopes and others which include the African elephants, Burchelli’s
zebras, Masaai giraffe, cape buffalos and many others. Travelers can be lucky
and spot the leopard, hyena and wild cat or lion hunting. Every tourist interested in wildlife tours in Rwanda, Akagera national
park is the perfect option.
Volcanoes national park is extremely impressive with a group of
five volcanoes spanning from mount Gahinga to mount Karisimbi covered with rich
green rainforest vegetation. This park is one of the oldest parks on the
African continent and it is found in the far northwestern region of Rwanda. It
is the only park in Rwanda that shelters the rare mountain gorillas and home to
gorilla safaris in Rwanda. However it also accommodates other wildlife such as
Forest Elephants, Golden monkeys,
Duikers, buffaloes and porcupines.
Though gorilla
trekking in Volcanoes national park remains the highlight activity, the
park has several other activities that include mountain climbing, nature walks,
Dian Fossey tomb visit, golden monkey trekking and many others.
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