Our Gallery – The North Face Tours Travels Rwanda

It is one of the only three lakes in the world that occasionally experiences eruptions of carbon dioxide from its depths – A phenomenon known as “exploding lake”. No worrying eruption has been recorded recently and visitors should expect to see the stunning beaches, green vegetation, islands, fishing villages and ports like Rubavu. Touring Lake Kivu while on a road trip in Rwanda comes with opportunities to go hiking, bird watching, nature walks, chimpanzee tracking or boat riding.

Game driving at the Akagera National Park Biking along The Congo Nile Trail Bird watching in Rwanda – Nyungwe forest and Lake Kivu Cultural and community visits to places like the Iby’iwacu cultural village for traditional dances Visiting the genocide memorial centers like Gisozi, Murambi, Nyamata, Bisesero and Ntarama Hiking Mount Karisimbi and Bisoke. Visiting the grave of Dian Fossey

The museum includes a replica of the traditional palace, exhibits detailing the Rwandan monarchy, and the Inyambo cattle, a breed traditionally associated with the royal family.

and covers over 1000 square kilometers of savanna similar to those found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The park is close to Kigali and is home to a large collection of Africa’s mammals that gather at its numerous water points like the Akagera River and Lake Shakani.

The most popular activity in Akagera National Park is to take a game drive to spot hyenas, jackals, antelopes, giraffe, baboons, zebras, buffalos, leopards and elephants among others. Lions and black rhinos are being introduced in the park so that visitors can have a full package of Africa’s big five. Bird watchers should expect to Spot over 500 species while on a 3 Days wildlife safari in Akagera including the shoebill Storks. If you are planning to visit the park, you might be interested in an article about the cost of a safari in Akagera National Park.

Nyungwe forest is a vast tropical forest with over 1000 plant species and is a good reflection of Rwanda’s exciting biodiversity. After tracking mountain gorillas, the forest chimpanzee while on a Rwanda tour. There are over 240 species of birds found in the forest tour. There are over 240 species of birds found in the forest making it a birders paradise.

Apart from chimpanzee trekking and birding, visitors should expect to spot baboons, golden monkeys, colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and other primates. A Nyungwe forest canopy walk is a must for bird lovers and those who have come to track chimpanzees in Rwanda.

and 10 habituated gorilla families The park is characterized by thick forest and mountainous terrain that can make gorilla tracking strenuous but OBJ adventurous.

Since Dian Fossy pitched camp in the Volcanoes national park, the country became a leader in global mountain gorilla conservation and research efforts – Visitors can arrange to see the former Dian Fossey research station and grave. Whereas mountain gorilla tracking is the main activity in the volcanoes national park, visitors can also spot forest elephants, forest hogs, golden monkeys, buffalo, birds, and several species of butterfly during a their Rwanda Wildlife tour. The species of butterfly during a their Rwanda Wildlife tour. The park has several volcanoes and mountains that are suitable for hiking like Bisoke, Sabyinyo and Karisimbi. Combining a gorilla safari in Rwanda with hiking one of the mountains is tiring but worth pursuing for the adventurous type. Find out more about what to pack for a trip to Rwanda.

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