Rwanda is an amazing lovely destination it is also known as the land of a thousand hills due to its vast hilly land scape. There are so many intriguing things that can be done while in the country, it may seem like there is not so much to do here but the vast protected conservation areas never cease to amaze travelers more so those that love nature, visits reach out to the Volcanoes National Park in the northern part of Rwanda. This is home to highlight primates of Rwanda mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, Akagera National Park for wildlife views the park faced a lot of depletion during the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Nyungwe Forest National Park offers 2 great experiences of the primates and the canopy walk. Top and popular safari experiences of Rwanda are as below.
Mountain Gorilla Trekking, this is done in the Volcanoes National Park, the primates live within the park freely without being captivated, it is an amazing thing to do and most sought of on a Rwanda safari, this begins at the park headquarters with a morning briefing from the guide rangers, they will tell you on how to conduct yourself while with the primates, they are gentle characterized by their gentleness, brown eyes and are the world’s largest living primates, hikes are done in groups of eight per family, there are 10 habituated gorilla families in the volcanoes national park, each of these has been ,made to get used to human presence, it takes 2-8 hours or even the whole day depending on how far the gorilla families have moved , other park activities include Hiking the Dian Fossey, Golden monkey tracking and guided nature walks.
Chimpanzee Tracking in the Nyungwe Forest National Park Chimpanzees are said to have been scientifically proven to share up to 98% of the human DNA, they live in troops of up to 100 members led by a male Alpha, encountering the chimpanzee will lead you to one of the best places in the world the forest is said to originate the source of the Nile one of the world’s longest rivers Nile, the primates love to nest up in the tree canopies, these live within the forest area freely and amicably together with other forest creatures characterized by their social behavior, intelligent with the ability to use tools like sticks to collect insects from ant hills, chimpanzee tracking in the park begins early in the morning from the park Uwinka Visitor Center at 6:30 am East African time, the morning time is the most active of the wilderness, the walk through the forest is very rewarding. Chimpanzee are loud creatures and messy eaters searching for them will not be very challenging as you will be able to find food remains of the primates. Canopy walk in the Nyungwe Forest National Park is not to miss while in the national protected area.
Wildlife Game Drives in the Akagera National Park, these are conducted in search of the so called big five of the wilderness, they live within the country’s only savannah national park, through the expanse of the ecosystem game drives are conducted early in the morning, afternoon and evening times, it is one of the few places where doing nigh game drives is allowed besides the drives, boat cruise experiences can be done along the beautiful Lake Ihema.