Why visit volcanoes national park Rwanda? In this article we’re going to tell you some of the reason as to why you should not miss on visiting volcanoes national park in your Rwanda safari. Volcanoes national park is among the four national parks in Rwanda famously known for its fascinating endangered mountain gorillas. The park is located in Kinigi Ruhengeri in the northwestern province of Rwanda covering approximately 160 square kilometers. The park covers Rwanda’s share the Virunga conservation area and is bordered by Mgahinga Gorilla national park in Uganda and Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park is a home to 5 magnificent Virunga mountains shared along the Rwanda’s borders such as mount Bisoke, mount Karisimbi, mount Gahinga, mount Muhavura and mount Sabyinyo. Volcanoes national park is famous of hosting a worlds half of the one of the remaining endangered Mountain gorillas and golden monkey but there also others attraction that attracts most visitors in park to visit the country .the park offers a lot of captivating activities that can be seen when you visit the county and those that you can do when participating on the park activities
There are many reasons why visitors should not miss to visit this most exciting national park. Volcanoes national park has most of the captivating and fascinating creatures or activities that rewards and create everlasting memories to visitors as follows;
To trek mountain gorillas
Gorilla trekking is one of the main reason why most visitor visits volcanoes national park. Gorilla trekking in the Virunga Mountains starts in the morning and the activity is carried out in a group of a maximum of 8 individuals. These fascinating mountain gorillas can be trekked in any of the 12 habituated mountain gorilla family in the park. Volcanoes national park receives a huge number of visitors worldwide in a year coming to meet and interact with this magnificent and nice looing primates in the wild. Trekking this captivating primates is an adventurous activity done in the volcanoes national park where tourists get a chance to move in the jungles of the tropical rainforest in search for habituated mountain gorillas in their habitat. Trekking mountain gorillas inn a volcanoes national park starts in the morning with the brief guidelines about how to “malunda” in the jungles of the forest.
While on Rwanda gorilla safari at volcanoes national park , you will also get to spot others primates species , birds and once this captivating creatures are found , you will be allowed to interact with them for 1 hour , observing them as they carry out their daily activities and behaviors, playing , breast-feeding their young ones, among others. Trekking this captivating creatures are but challenging since most of the move from one place to another in hunt for food but offers rewarding nature experience.
To trek golden monkeys
Golden monkey is one of the major reason why visitors travel to volcanoes national park. The park is one of the two remaining national park in East Africa where golden monkeys are safely seen and trekked. Golden monkeys are unique creatures and endangered fascinating species. Trekking golden monkeys in a volcanoes national park is very easy because this captivating primates feed on the lower slopes of the mountains which makes the trekking, ore easy and accessible.
While on your Rwanda golden monkey trekking safari, tourist are rewarded with high chances to spot more of the wildlife that dwell in the forest by observing their behaviors in the wild, their co-existence with other primate species in the park, their diet among others. Visitors planning to trek tis captivating golden monkeys will need to move along with the valid permit that authorizes one to trek then at a cost of $ 100 and trekking this captivating creatures at the park starts at 7:00 am and can be as short as 30 minutes or longer depending on the movement of the monkeys.
Volcanoes climbing
Volcanoes national park is a home of the 5 Virunga Mountains for example mount Bisoke, mount Karisimbi, mount Muhabura, mount Gahinga and mount Sabyinyo. Among the national parks that share the Virunga Mountains include Virunga national park in Democratic republic of Congo and Mgahinga gorilla national park in Uganda. Hiking the volcanoes are the reason why most visitors opt to hike safaris in volcanoes national park, the park offers rewarding experience from the different kinds of attractions that can be seen as you climb to the different peak of the Virunga mountains to the exceptional views that cab seen. Some of the captivating views that can be seen include the views of the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo during the hike on mountain Muhabura, Lake Kivu at the hike along mount Karisimbi among others.
Bird watching
Volcanoes national park is a home to over 200 species of birds, making a true birds paradise. Bird watching in the park is one of the most exciting activities that has boasted a lot of visitors in the country mostly for bird watching adventure. The park is a houses a huge number of different kinds of species of birds, surprisingly 29 are endemic to the Albertine Rift and the 13 of these species of birds are endemic to Virunga Mountains. During Rwanda birding safari in volcanoes national park, you will be rewarded with a great opportunity to spot different kinds of birds that makes a forest their habitant such as lovely francolin, strange weavers, Rwenzori Turaco, Rwenzori double-collared sunbirds, Rwenzori batis, Archer’s ground robin, Collared Apalis, Doherty’s bush- shrike, Red-faced woodland warblers, Brown-necked parrot, Baglafecht weaver, African long-eared owl and Dusky Crimsonwing among others.
Cultural encounters
Volcanoes national park offers one of the amazing nature walks to travelers who visits the country, nature walks in the park take you to explore the beauty of the forest where travelers gets an opportunity to explore different biodiversity including fauna and flora . Volcanoes national park nature walks can also lead you to explore the communities around the national park where you will get an opportunity to interact with the local community, cultural tour around Volcanoes National Park offers visitors with a great opportunity to lean and fascinated yourself with the Rwanda traditional cultures. Visitor who visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village gets opportunity to be entertained by the traditional Intore dance team through a dancing performance, songs and folk. Visitor here gets an opportunity to get involved inn part of the traditional food preparations lessons, milking cattle’s, making products like local ghee and yogurt and also preparing local banana alcohol. The village is next to Volcanoes National Park and is visited usually after your gorilla trekking or activities in Volcanoes National Park.
