Rwanda safaris will take you around one of the most eye-catching places in East Africa!the evident rolling beautiful hills placed all over the country conclude the name the land of a thousand hills, it is a magnificent small landlocked country in east and central Africa, safaris to the country will have you create memories to keep for a lifetime from indulging into the culture of the people of Rwanda, wildlife to the many primates of the country. Rwanda is neighbours with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the democratic republic of Congo. The country’s economy is one of the fastest growing kinds more so in the tourism and hospitality sector, following the tragedies of the 1994 Genocide Rwanda has faced challenges over the years but also has strongly emerged to a winning point. Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda, a busy hub business centre, and yet the safest town you can ever be in, it is rated the cleanest city in East Africa.
Rwanda safaris will give you a chance to explore the many attractions present within the protected conservation areas of Volcanoes National Park, Akagera National Park, Nyungwe Forest National Park, and the Gishwati Mukura National Park, a visit to the Volcanoes National Park is perfect for experiencing endemics of the great Virunga ecosystem(Mountain Gorillas and Golden monkeys),it is within the park that you find 5 of the volcanic mountains(mountain Karisimbi, Mountain Gahinga, Mountain Sabinyo,Mountain Bisoke and Mountain Muhabura) some of these are shared with the neighboring countries, the main resident of the famous mountain gorillas species these are a subspecies of the eastern Gorilla Beringei, there are a few of these left within the wilderness and have been recorded critically endangered according to the IUCN red list they live freely in the national park without being captivated thanks to the Rwandan government for the continued support in conservation of the animal species.
During Rwanda safaris, it is possible to see the so-called big five of the wilderness( Lions, leopards, African Buffaloes,African elephants, and Rhinos) in the Akagera National Park, this is the only Savannah national park of the angelic country, through the well-distributed trails of the park you will experience wildlife, some of the parkareasare covered in water where boat cruise safaris are conducted, the parks protected areas was largely affected due to the political instabilities, however, the government has managed to keep the region safe throughout the challenges the recent reintroductions of animal species in the park has by far increased on the animal count.
Many travellers who come to Rwanda safaris consider trekking Mountain gorillas on their number one top list of priorities to the country, there is a lot more to the animal species including the Nyungwe forest Chimpanzee tracking to theadventurous Canopy walk which is done only here in the whole of East Africa. The best time to do Rwanda safaris depends on the interest of travellers, as the country can be visited anytime, the primary thing to do is the mountain gorillas best done during the dry seasonin December -February and June -September.
Rwanda safaris will soak you into the culture of the people, and historical happenings over the years, it is a heartfelt history more so when you visit the Rwanda genocide memorial, it is where the souls of the many people who were murdered during the 1994 tribal war between the Tutsi and Hutu were put to rest, the items they used have been carefully kept here, the safari trips got to the market areas as well as other genocide centres, for example, the Nyamata church.