How many National Parks are in Rwanda?
How many National Parks are in Rwanda? Rwanda has four national parks that can be visited all year throughout because of the favourable climate in Rwanda. While visiting the different national park, you will get the chance to take part in a number of different tourism activities and have the chance to see a number of diverse attractions because of the fact that the different national parks have different attractions you can get to see therefore putting all the national parks on your bucket list will give you the most rewarding Rwanda safari exploring a number of different features. Among the different National parks that can be visited in Rwanda include; volcanoes national park that is famous for half of the mountain gorillas in Africa, Akagera national park famous for housing the big five animals in Rwanda and Nyungwe National Park famous for being the primate hub in Rwanda where you will get to see a number of primate species and Gishwati Mukura national park where you will get to see the different primates in the wild. While visiting the different national parks in Rwanda there are a number of activities that will give you access to a number of rewarding attractions that you should not miss out on and these include;
Volcanoes national park
The most famous activity in volcanoes national park is gorilla trekking in Rwanda which will give you access to the habituated gorilla families in Rwanda. during your gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park, you will hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda which will give you access to habituated families that you will spend an hour with observing a number of rewarding features in the wild as you also take their pictures to make your gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda quite memorable
Still in volcanoes national park you can track the endangered golden monkeys in Rwanda which can also be accessed as you hike the Virunga mountains that is mount muhabura, mount gahinga, mount sabyinyo, mount bisoke and mount karisimbi which will give you the opportunity to see a number of rewarding views like rewarding Albertine endemic species, you will get to see the rewarding views of the twin lakes in Rwanda, Lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo, you will also have the chance to watch a number of primate species like the black and white colobus monkey, dent’s monkey, vervet monkey, silver monkey, Hamlyn’s monkey among other rewarding attractions that volcanoes national park in Rwanda one of the most rewarding national parks that you should not miss out during your Rwanda tour. When you get to the habituated golden monkey troops, you will spend an hour with them observing their rewarding features in the wild for amazing primate safaris in Rwanda.
Among the different activities in volcanoes national park that you should not miss out on, visiting the musanze caves which are of significant historical value in Rwanda which were used as the coronation grounds for the kings in Rwanda, the caves were also used as a hiding spot for the tutsis during the Rwanda genocide more about the Rwanda genocide can be unravelled when you participate in the Rwanda genocide tour where you will visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum.
Nyungwe national park
Nyungwe national park is famous for chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda which will give you the opportunity to watch the chimpanzee troops in the wild carrying out their daily activities. During your safari you will get to spend one hour with them observing their playful nature in the wild for an amazing primate experience in Rwanda. it should be noted that the chimpanzees are the dominant primate species in Nyungwe national park but you can also get to see a number of other primate species that you can also watch a number of monkey species like the Hamlyn’s monkey, dent’s monkey, silver monkey, black and white colobus among other monkey species that you can see when you participate in monkey trekking/ primate trekking.
Participate in the Isumo waterfalls hike which will lead you to the Isumo waterfalls, you can also participate in the hiking trails in Nyungwe national like the kamiranzovu trail that will lead you to the largest marsh in Rwanda kamiranzovu swamp. In Nyungwe national park you can participate in the canopy walk in Rwanda which will give you an amazing aerial view of the park as you also watch a number of animal and bird species for an amazing experience.
Akagera national park
Akagera national park is famous for its big five animals in Rwanda that you can see when you participate in the game drives in Akagera national park by either opting in either the morning and afternoon game drives, interesting about the park is the fact that you can participate in the nocturnal game drives in the park to help you explore the park at night and get to see how the carnivores in the park hunt for their prey in the park. You can also participate in the boat cruise on Lake Ihema which will give you the chance to watch a number of rewarding attractions like the endangered shoe bill stork with its amazing facts, you will see a number of water birds like African Darter, African Wattled Lapwing, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Squacco Heron, Crowned Lap wing, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Great Egret and many other activities in Akagera national park.
Gishwati Mukura national park
Gishwati Mukura national Park is the newest park compared to other parks in Rwanda as it was established in 2016 as a way to conserve the primate species that were under a threat by the poachers in Rwanda. at the park you can participate in a number of activities like chimpanzee and primate trekking and also birding given the fact that the park is home to a number bird species like that can be seen when you participate in birding in Rwanda specifically Gishwati Mukura national park.
