What makes Volcanoes National Park special?
4-Day Tour of Gorillas and Golden Monkeys in Rwanda
What makes Volcanoes National Park special? Volcanoes National Park is the largest national park in East Africa and in all of Africa. It is home to endangered mountain gorillas, which attract tourists looking for exciting gorilla tours in Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park is located on the border between Mgahinga National Park in Uganda and Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Volcanoes National Park is famous for being home to rare mountain gorillas. These amazing animals live in the green rainforest on the sides of the Virunga mountains. Visitors can walk through the forest and see these friendly giants up close. In addition to mountain gorillas, the park is home to the golden monkey, which is also a rare type of monkey. Watching these fun and bright monkeys is a special experience. Other mammals include black-fronted durkers, hyenas, bushbucks, and buffaloes, among others.
Volcanoes National Park is home to five of the eight Virunga Mountains: Mount Karisimbi, Mount Bisoke, Mount Gahinga, Mount Muhabura, and Mount Sabyinyo. It is the smallest national park in Rwanda, covering about 160 square kilometers of jungle and bamboo. Volcanoes National Park has many special features and fun events, but you need to join in to enjoy them.
The park is home to rare mountain gorillas.
One special thing about Volcanoes National Park is that it is home to the rare and amazing threatened mountain gorillas, which can be seen on the slopes of the Virunga Mountains. You will need to hike various mountains in Volcanoes National Park, including Mount Muhabura, Mount Sabyinyo, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Bisoke, and Mount Gahinga, to see different gorilla species. These gorillas live on the slopes of these mountains, especially in bamboo forests, as they eat bamboo. Hiking in the Virunga mountains is an amazing experience that offers unforgettable adventures. While hiking to see gorillas, you can also spot various types of monkeys, like red-tailed monkeys, Mona monkeys, vervet monkeys, and black and white colobus monkeys. You might even see golden monkeys and a variety of birds.
Volcanoes National Park has five beautiful Virunga mountains.
Volcanoes National Park is home to five of the eight Virunga Mountains: Mount Bisoke, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Sabyinyo, Mount Gahinga, and Mount Muhabura. Most surprising facts about this magnificent volcanoes is, they are homes to about 13 gorilla families that can be spotted in a daily basis by both the tourist and researchers such as the Susa gorilla family, Karisimbi gorilla family, Amahoro gorilla family, Titus gorilla family, Kirwa gorilla family, Kwitonda gorilla family, Sabyinyo gorilla family, Umubano gorilla family, Agashya gorilla family, Ugenda gorilla family and Bwenge gorilla family
Volcanoes National Park is where you can find rare golden monkeys.
Volcanoes National Park is the only place in Rwanda where you can see rare golden monkeys. You can go golden monkey trekking in Rwanda, mainly in the designated park. Some golden monkeys have also been seen in Nyungwe National Park, where you can also walk to see chimpanzees. Endangered golden monkeys are native to endangered mountain gorillas and can be only found in Virunga Mountains in Rwanda. Trekking to see these amazing primates in a volcano national park costs $100 per person. It starts early in the morning, and the rules for trekking are the same as those for gorilla trekking, which tourists need to follow.
Volcanoes National Park has great hiking opportunities.
Hiking in Volcanoes National Park provides an amazing camping experience for visitors.During your hike in Volcanoes National Park, you’ll see amazing sights like golden monkeys in the bamboo forest and the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. You will see different gorilla groups and many types of birds, including the archer’s ground robin, collared apalis, Ruwenzori Turaco, handsome francolin, red-faced woodland warbler, and strange weaver, among others. You will also visit Dian Fossey’s gorilla grave in Volcanoes National Park, where many gorillas, including her favorite named Digit, were killed by poachers. Dian Fossey was buried at this gorilla cemetery, close to her gorilla friends, after she was found dead in her house.
What makes Volcanoes National Park special?
Hiking in Volcanoes National Park
This is the site of Dian Fossey’s grave.
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist who risked her life to ensure the protection of mountain gorillas and other primates. Dian Fossey worked hard to protect rare mountain gorillas from poachers. She patrolled the area every day and burned down the homes of poachers. Dian Fossey used the media to alert poachers about the harm they were causing to different gorilla groups.
Homes for more than 200 bird types.
Volcanoes National Park is a great place for bird watching. The park has many different types of plants, which create a home for over 200 bird species. Interestingly, 29 of these bird species are only found in the Albertine Rift, and 13 are unique to the Virunga Mountains. During Rwandan birding tours in volcanoes national park you will have an opportunity to see some of the different kinds of birds such as Red faced Barbet, Miombo Wren-warblers, woodpecker Genolek, red faced barbet, shoebill stork, yellow eyed black flycatcher, Rwenzori double collared, Masked mountain Apalis, Grauer’s rush, Rwenzori hill babbler and stripe breasted tit among others, as well as enjoy the sweet melodies of birds, which sing continually up in the trees.
