Wishing to visit Rwanda for a safari, find out few facts about this country, the land of thousand hills, and the home of the rare and endangered mountain gorillas. Gorilla Expeditions Ltd is the best, trusted, and reliable tour company to help you get all the information you may need about the country.
Rwanda officially known as the Republic of Rwanda is among the top 10 best travel destinations in Africa and it is among the top developing destinations in Africa. Rwanda is a landlocked country found in East Africa and bordered by nations, for example, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, and Burundi to the south.
The major tourist attraction in the country is there rare and endangered mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park located in the northwestern part of the country on the border of DRC and Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda. Trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda is the most enthralling safari tourists can enjoy in their lifetime in this simple African country. It is the valuable homeland to the world’s most endangered species, the mountain gorillas which is a goldmine for tourism in the country.
A gorilla tour in Rwanda which enables you to spend a full hour with these wonderful species of primates can turn into the best highlight for any African safari. Given the chance to go gorilla for trekking in volcanoes national park, you’re guaranteed to have a direct encounter with these incredible animals. In order to partake in a gorilla trekking, a gorilla permit must be obtained in time, and they are restricted in number, so booking in advance is vital to guarantee that your gorilla permit can be obtained. The mountain gorilla is perhaps the World’s most endangered primates, with roughly 700 gorillas, and they are just found in a small part of the protected afro-montane forest in northwestern Rwanda, southwestern Uganda, and the eastern DR.Congo.
Gorilla trekking is regulated and tightly controlled for the wellbeing of the tourists and critically for the security of these rare and endangered gorillas. A maximum of 8 tourists are allowed to visit every habituated Gorilla group every day; this reduces the behavioral change of the mountain gorillas and the danger of their exposure to human diseases. When you go on this sort of safari you will get the opportunity to see various gorilla groups that are extremely rare. The skilled and experienced tour guide will show you all about the various gorilla groups.
Whether you are going for 3 days, 4 days or 5 days safari in Rwanda, you won’t be staying close to the mountain gorillas. Gorillas move freely in the jungle so they must be tracked. Once found visitors can only get as close as 12 feet and can just take photographs without flash. There are several safari packages available for all types of a different budget, so everybody can get a safari package that suits his/her budget to go on! One can likewise visit numerous cultural centers, genocide memorial centers, and the delightful twin lakes of Bulero, Ruhundo, and the amazing Nyungwe Forest the home to different primates including chimpanzees. You can see the big herds of elephants and buffalos in the Akagera National Park, Most of the popular tours in Rwanda encompass on the gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park.
