If you are after the life changing Gorilla trekking Safari in Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park is the only place to go.
Located in the Eastern part of Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park covers a total area of 160 square kilometers.
It is home to five of the eight Virunga Volcanoes namely: Mount Karisimbi, Mount Gahinga, Mount Muhabura, Bisoke and Mount Sabyinyo.
It started as a small area around Bisoke, Mikeno and Karisimbi volcanoes established to house the species of Gorillas which were facing threat of extinction.
Later this protected area was extended to Rwanda in 1929 under the management of Belgian king.
In 1967 a great American zoologist “Dian Fossey” withdrew from doing Mountain Gorilla research in DR Congo and focused on Rwanda’s Gorillas in Volcanoes.
With an aim to raise the conservation campaigns towards saving life of the Gorillas, Dian Fossey established a research center “Karisoke” in the Park.
Other than Mountain Gorillas, Volcanoes is home to the 178 species of birds, reptiles, amphibians, insect species and Golden Monkeys that inhabit the bamboo forested areas.
Wild animals like buffaloes, elephants, bush bucks, black fronted duiker, spotted hyenas exist but rarely seen.
