Reasons for Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda : Gorilla trekking in Rwanda has gained popularity over the years with a number marketing strategies that are carried out to ensure that the activity is known all over the world with a number of international partnerships that have been carried out with football teams like the 3 year tourism deal with arsenal football club to help in the brand visibility, Rwanda has yet again partnered with the French football club Paris Saint Germain which is also to help in creating awareness about the mountain gorillas in the country.
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is carried out in volcanoes national park one of the most rewarding national parks in Rwanda that have a number of rewarding attractions that can be seen when you participate in the activity for the most memorable gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda. During gorilla trekking in the park, you will get the opportunity to see a number of attractions like the golden monkeys, the black and white colobus monkeys, you will also have the chance to see numerous bird species as you hike the five Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount muhabura, mount gahinga, mount bisoke mount sabyinyo and mount karisimbi that can be seen when you make your way to the habituated gorilla families in Rwanda
Although there are a number of gorilla trekking destinations in Africa where you can take part in tracking the gorillas in the wild, here are some of the reasons you should participate in gorilla trekking in Rwanda;
The park is easily accessible
Compared to a number of destinations where gorilla trekking in Africa can be carried out to access the mountain gorillas for instance gorilla trekking in Virunga national park, gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park, gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park, gorilla trekking in Rwanda is the most memorable because it is the easiest for tourists to access in the shortest time in the park. from Kigali international airport or Kigali city to volcanoes national park is 120 kilometres which will take you about 2 hours and a 30 minutes to participate in gorilla trekking. From Kampala city to Mgahinga national park, it takes tourists around 8- 9 hours to access the national park and for tourists to access Virunga national park to take part in gorilla trekking in Congo, they will have to go through the Goma border through Rwanda which is time consuming making gorilla trekking in Rwanda quite accessible in the shortest time.
Has more gorillas than other destinations in Africa
Interesting about gorilla trekking and one of the main reasons for gorilla trekking in Rwanda is the fact that Rwanda has more gorilla than any other national parks where you will have the chance to access the mountain gorillas in Africa. Rwanda has more habituated gorilla families than Uganda and Congo which gives tourists more chances to participate in gorilla trekking in Rwanda and gives you more gorilla trekking permits in Rwanda which will give you the chance to have an amazing experience in the park observing the behaviour of the primates in the wild like how they co-exist with one another, their feeding patterns, the gorillas can be seen picking and harvesting wild fruits like berries eating invertebrates like the caterpillar, the centipedes, you will also get to see them feeding on bamboo shoots, you will see the adult females of the gorilla family breast feeding the gorillas among other interesting features of the primates in the wild.
Dian Fossey’s grave
For tourists interested in having the most rewarding safari experiences, one of the main reasons for gorilla trekking in Rwanda will give you the opportunity to watch dian Fossey’s grave and the karisoke research station. It should be noted that dian Fossey was an American primatologist who dedicated her time to make research on gorillas and with the findings, she was able to habituate the gorillas which involves training the gorilla families in the park to get accustomed to human presence and this is the reason for gorilla habituation in Uganda, dian Fossey also established the gorilla cemetery where a number of poached gorillas in the park were buried including Dian Fossey’s favourite gorilla digit was buried and also Dian Fossey after she was found dead in her cabin. Therefor the gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda will give you the opportunity to understand more about the works of dian Fossey and her impact to gorilla trekking in rwanda.
Interesting about gorilla trekking in Rwanda is the fact that you will get to see a number of rewarding attractions like he numerous primate species for instance the dent’ monkey, Mona monkey, silver monkey, black and white colobus monkey, Hamlyn’s monkey, bird species like the migratory bird species, Albertine endemic bird species like the Pockefellers’s sun bird, Chapin’s flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, strange weaver, red throated alethe among other amazing attractions that make gorilla trekking in Rwanda quite memorable. Other activities you should carry out to make your Rwanda safaris quite memorable include; golden monkey trekking which will give you the chance to understand more about the endangered golden monkeys in the park, chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park, in the park you can also participate in the canopy walk which will give you amazing aerial views watching a number of attractions in the park for rewarding experiences.
