volcanoes NP
Volcanoes National park is potentially the best place in the world to see endangered mountain gorillas. Decades ago in these gentle paints this is where Dian Fossel started her work. Other activities in the park in golden golden monkey tracking, a hike to Dian Fossey’s former camp, and several strenuous climbs to the volcanic peaks.
Wildlife
Apart from mountain gorillas, you can track habituated troops of Golden monkeys, one of which numbers up to a hundred individuals. The Albertine Rift endemic are the endangered animal species. Buffalo and elephants are slightly common in the forest, but they skittish and rarely seen. Smaller animals aren’t absent include bushbuck, bush pig, giant forest hog, black-fronted duiker and side-striped jackals.
Scenery
Rwanda in Volcanoes NP sector of the Virunga Mountains, a range of for dormant and active volcanoes that straddle the Ugandan and Congolese border. The marked scenery involes of a chain of freestanding mountains, connected by forested saddles. The gorilla always found along the saddles , in enormous groves of bamboo.
ACTIVITIES
In Rwanda the most popular activity to do in Volcanoes NP is gorilla trekking, which gets you to and near to gorillas most iconic wild creates. Wildlife enthusiasts can also trak golden monkey in the bamboo zone. Other day hikes including the walk to zDian Fossey`s grave at the abandoned Karisoke is Research Center and scenic lake atop Mt Bisoke. Activities are all guided and and undertaken as day excursions from outside the park.
Best Time To Visit
Gorilla trekking is considered throughout the year. Seeing a no weather dependent is almost guaranteed. No matter how, from June to August and September is the less drier month and the best month for hiking and other months of the year for gorilla tracking and you can not seeing weather. other hiking trips in the in volcanoes. January and February are responsibly dry too. The trails can be slippery over the years and good hiking shoes are recommended.
