Rwanda Wildlife Encounters
Welcome to Rwanda, the Land of a Thousand Hills, where luxury meets ecstasy. A place with warm and friendly people and amazing natural wonders.
Rwanda is blessed with remarkable biodiversity, including magnificent wildlife living all over its volcanoes, montane rainforest and endless savannah. The beautiful Volcanoes National Park is home to the endangered elusive mountain gorilla whose population has increased because of the conservation efforts that Dian Fossey started. Seeing these captivating primates through the forest is a demanding adventure but beyond life-changing.
Whereas gorilla tracking in Rwanda is the most famous tourist attraction there, there is much more to see and experience: The translucent blue waters of Lake Kivu and its shores offer a pleasant relaxing environment for the visitors. At the lake, happy fishermen sing as one as they sail across. In the neighbouring villages, pastoralists are proud of their herds of Ankole long-horned cattle, and the cleanliness of the streets makes Rwanda the cleanest country in Africa. Please keep in mind that Rwanda is a plastic-free country, therefore, don’t bring polythene bags.
When to Visit Rwanda
Rwanda has two seasons, the dry and wet seasons, however, there are two rainy seasons in a year, from mid-February to May and mid-September to mid-December.
The best time to visit Rwanda depends on the purpose of your visit. The country is good to visit at any time of the year however, June to September is the best time to visit for gorilla tracking because the conditions are best for hiking.
Activities in Rwanda
Some of Africa’s most amazing experiences and scenery are in Volcanoes National Park; Rwanda’s top highlight. Every traveller dreams of visiting this magnificent jungle to see the gentle giant mountain gorillas. Visitors trek into the dense forests, elevated at a high altitude, in the lead of the trained and experienced rangers. The rangers help locate the 18 fully habituated gorilla families with which visitors spend an hour observing their behaviour and taking pictures and videos from a respectful distance.
Explore central Africa’s largest protected wetland and Rwanda’s savannah refuge Akagera National Park. See the Big Five African wild animals including the lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, and buffalo alongside other species like giraffes, baboons, zebras, hyena, side-striped jackal, topi, waterbuck, roan antelope, eland, oribi, duiker, impala, among others.
Rwanda has 703 bird species registered 29 of them Albertine Rift Endemics, distributed in diverse habitats such as Nyungwe National Park, Akagera National Park, Volcanoes National Park, Gishwati – Mukura National Park and Lake Kivu.
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