Rwanda
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Why visit Rwanda
Small, beautiful and easy to travel around, Rwanda has dealt with her tragic past and prides in offering intrepid world travelers a lot on the beauty the wild has to offer. Rwanda safaris
Dubbed the land of a thousand hills, the country lies just south of the equator in the heart of Africa with Rwanda safaris especially gorilla trekking safaris to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda is host to several wildlife species with Mountain Gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking safaris, bird watching, cultural tours and canopy walks are the top Rwanda safari activities.
Many tourists visit Rwanda in most cases as an add on safari activity especially by tourists on safaris in the surrounding countries but yet the beautiful land of a thousand hills can be discovered on short or long Rwanda safaris.
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Mountain Gorilla tracking – Rwanda Gorilla safaris
Mountain Gorilla trekking is majorly described as a lifetime experience, hosted within the Virunga massifs’ Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda gorilla trekking safaris are definitely the main draw card for any Rwanda tour.
Mountain Gorillas are only still existent in three of the world countries being Rwanda, Uganda and Congo offering trekkers unique experiences not comparable to any other trip.
Mountain Gorilla trekking is the most expensive of the Rwanda safari activities just because Rwanda is a high-end safari destination but also the popularity of the activity worldwide.
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Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk
Nyungwe Forest National Park is with no doubt one of the key reasons why Rwanda is a top tourist destination.
This is the largest protected mountain forest in Africa that covers about 1600 and 2000sq meters, a great place for relaxation and adventure. Nyungwe forest is host to a 200m canopy walk way that offers the best of the experience that can’t be compared to any kind of canopy walk in East Africa.
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BIRDING TOURS
Bird species in Uganda
On birding safaris Rwanda, birders can expect to sight bird species like the Common Quail, Blue Quail, Fulvous Whistling Duck, White-backed Duck, Egyptian Goose, Yellow-billed Duck, Spur winged Goose, Common Teal, Hottentot Teal, Greater Honeyguide, Lesser Honeyguide, Dwarf Honeyguide, Buff spotted Woodpecker, Nubian Woodpecker, Helmeted Guinea fowl, Southern Pochard, Black-rumped Buttonquail, Northern Pintail and many more.
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Golden Monkey trekking
Rwanda is blessed to be one of the countries where the rare golden monkeys can be spotted. Golden monkeys also known as the Cercopithecus Mitis Kandti is a local sub species of the Sykes monkey also known as the Blue, found in Rwanda too. Golden monkeys are a beautiful specie ranging from their long tail, coat to their playful and intrusive character known to be endemic to the high-altitude forests of the Virunga massif.
Golden monkey trekking is popularly undertaken by safari Rwanda tourists as a combined activity to Rwanda gorilla safaris since they coexist with the gentle Mountain Gorillas. Golden monkeys move in groups comprising of around 80-100 members and in Volcanoes National Park, there are two habituated golden monkey groups.
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