TOP TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK 2021

Top Tourism Activities in Volcanoes National Park 2021 : Volcanoes national park is home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas that are one of the most rewarding activities Rwanda that have attracted a number of tourists from all over the world to visit Rwanda in order to see the habituated gorilla families.  Because Rwanda is among the safe countries in Africa that can be visited amidst the covid-19 global pandemic because of the different safety pre-cautions and a number of standard operating procedures at the different destinations in the country.

Some of the safety measures that are carried out include; tourists are advised to maintain a safe distance of 2 metres away,  tourists are advised to use a hand sanitizer while taking part in the different activities in the country, tourists are also advised to fill in their passenger locator slip which will help to locate them in case of outbreaks, before accessing the country, tourists are also advised to present their covid-19 vaccination certificates and their  negative covid-19 tests in case they are not fully vaccinated and also second covid-19 tests upon arrival are carried out to  ensure that tourists are protected against the virus and the local people in general and many other safety measures that have allowed tourists to take part in a number of activities in volcanoes national park 2021 on a Rwanda Safari

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is the most famous Top Tourism Activities in Volcanoes National Park 2021 that tourists interested in visiting the land of 1000 hills participate in because of the rewarding experiences they get to live while spending time with the endangered mountain gorillas. It should be noted that the activity gives you an hour to spend with the species observing their rewarding features in the wild like how they harvest fruit, you will get to see how the young adults in the group groom one another, how the adult females take care of the infants of the group and the dominant male of the group also known as the silver back and many other interesting features of the species making it quite memorable.

For tourists to access the habituated gorilla families, they have to participate in the virunga mountains hike where you will get to hike mount Gahinga, mount Muhabura, mount sabyinyo, mount karisimbi and mount Bisoke in order to access the habituated gorilla families which will give you the chance to see a number of rewarding attractions like the numerous bird species 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 Primates like the vervet monkey, the black and white colobus monkey, dent’s monkey, Angola colobus and the  among other species.

Golden monkey trekking

Just like gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park, tourists that are interested in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda, can access the habituated golden monkey troops by hiking the virunga mountains in Rwanda because the species are found in the bamboo trees along the slopes of the different mountains. once you get to the habituated golden monkey troops you will observe their behaviour in the park and with the help of the guide will ensure that you have an amazing time in the park where you will get to know more about the primates for instance their feeding patterns like how they feed on small creature like termites, caterpillars, they can also be seen eating bamboo shoots, they can also be seen eating edible leaves and roots and many other interesting features  about the albertine rift endemic species.

Dian fossey hike

Understand more about the mountain gorillas in Rwanda and the woman behind their existence, dian fossey who risked her life fighting against the poachers that were wiping away the number of gorillas in the park. Dian fossey lost her life and was buried at the Karisoke gorilla cemetery which she established herself to remember her gorilla friends that lost their lives as a result of poaching. Her legacy still lives on because of the gorilla go fund me that was established to commemorate her life and dedication to protecting the gorillas which is the reason why Rwanda has a high concentration of gorillas among other national parks where mountain gorillas can be found that is mgahinga national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park and Virunga national park in Congo.

Birding in Rwanda

Birders are also not left out if they are interested in taking part in birding which is among the different Top tourism activities in volcanoes national park 2021 this is because the park is home to over 350 bird species and on a birding adventure, tourists can get to see at least 100 bird species which is quite a remarkable number for birding in Rwanda on a Rwanda Safari. A mong the different bird species that can be seen during the activity include; 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 0726209654+