Activities in Volcanoes National Park

Activities in Volcanoes National Park: Have the most exhilarating adventure during your Rwanda safari by taking part in the most rewarding activities in volcanoes national park that will ensure you have an amazing adventure on your safari.  Volcanoes national park is one of the most visited tourism destinations in Rwanda because of a number of rewarding attractions that can be seen from the primate species like the endangered mountain gorillas, golden monkeys to the Virunga Mountains, a number of animals and bird species that can all be seen during the safari. Interesting about the activities in volcanoes national park is the fact that they will be safe and in a safe environment amidst the covid-19 global pandemic this is because the country has put in place a number of safety precautions to avoid the spread of the virus to the locals and tourists that visit the country to take part in the Rwanda safari. Some of the safety measures carried out include; taking  a covid test before visiting the country, putting on a a face mask while in the country, maintaining social distance when you take part in the different activities to avoid  having an unpleasant time during your safari.

GORILLA TREKKING

Gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park is the most rewarding activity in Rwanda that you will give you the opportunity to spend one hour with the gorillas observing their amazing features in their wild setting. Gorilla trekking in the park is carried along the slopes of the Virunga Mountains that is mount sabyinyo, Gahinga, Bisoke, karisimbi, Muhabura and Gahinga that will not only give you the chance to see the primates but also get to see rewarding views like the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo, a number of bird species. When you get to the habituated gorilla families, you will get to see how they co-exist with one another, their feeding patterns as you will get to see them feeding on small invertebrates, you will see them feeding on fruits,  you will see how they establish their nests among other rewarding characteristics if the primates.

GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING

Golden monkey trekking is among the memorable activities in volcanoes national park that will also give you the chance to understand more about the endangered black and golden fur primates that can be seen swinging in the tree branches spending most of their time eating bamboo shoots and fruits and interesting about the activity is the fact that you will spend one hour with them observing their characteristics in the wild for an amazing experience. Just like the mountain gorillas, the golden monkeys can be found along the different slopes of the virunga mountains in the  bamboo trees.  you will get to see the are unique creatures playing and swinging from one tree branch to another, feeding on bamboo stems which is also a source of food to them and you can also see them eating fruits when it is available for quite a mesmerizing activity.  

Hiking the Virunga Mountains

You can also choose to hike the Virunga Mountains as part of the different activities in volcanoes national park for a rewarding Rwanda safari. Volcanoes national park is a home to five virunga mountains namely mount Gahinga, mount Muhabura, mount sabyinyo mount Bisoke, mountain karisimbi all of which are a home to a number of rewarding attractions that you will get to see while hiking the virunga mountains in Rwanda. you will have the chance to see the Karisoke research station that was established by dian fossey while hiking mount Bisoke, while hiking mount Muhabura get ready to see the exhilarating views of the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo. Also during the hike along the mountains if you’re lucky enough you will come across some of the habituated gorilla families in the park, you will see numerous bird species like the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler that will make your activity quite rewarding despite the corona virus global pandemic.

BIRDING

Volcanoes national park is a birder’s paradise because the park is home to over 300 bird species that can be seen in the dense vegetation of the park.  during birding in Rwanda you will get to see a number of migratory species, albertine rift endemic species in volcanoes national park which is quite exciting for the tourists and the different bird species that can be seen in the park include; the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler for an amazing experience.