What Are Activities In Nyungwe National Park? Nyungwe national park is located in Southwestern region of Rwanda and it considered among the best Rwanda safari destination in the country and it was established as a national park in 2004 considered it to be among the newest game parks in the country which stands at an elevated area of about 160 meters and 2950 meters above the sea level and it is considered to be among the smallest game parks in the country which covers a total surface area of about 300 square kilometers as it shares boarders with other countries like; the Democratic Republic of Congo. More so, Nyungwe national park is surrounded with a good vegetation cover and other beautiful physical feature such as; montane forests, bamboo forests, savannah grasslands, swamps which also act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species.
and this park is recommended to be among the best destinations where one can travel to while planning to go on an adventurous safari in Rwanda due to the fact that it is a home to over 75 mammal species and some of these include; impalas, mongoose, black fronted duiker, blotched serval, bush pigs, leopards, giant forest hog, bush bucks among others. and apart from that, it also has around 15 reptiles, 120 butterflies, 12 amphibian species, 1068 plant species, 13 primate species such as; golden monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, 140 0rchids and many others. Nyungwe national park is also seen as good birding destination due to the fact that it harbours around many bird species that are always available around the park for the bird lovers to see. Touring around this national park gives you capture classic views of attractions and get opportunities to embark onto many activities, which include the following below;
Activities done in Nyungwe national park.
Bird watching.
Tourists exploring within Nyungwe national park can opt to go for bird watching, which is best done during morning hours when the birds are always so active moving around the park as they sing. More so, during an activity bird lovers are always accompanied by a bird guide because they always tend to have enough knowledge about all kinds of birds therefore, they are always there to help answer any questions that any individual would love to understand better. And some of the birds that tourists can see include; Rockefellers sunbird, handsome spur fowl, stripe breasted tit, dusky crimsonwing, grauer’s swamp warbler, yellow-eyed black flycatcher, red-faced woodland warbler, mountain masked apalis, blue-headed sunbird, Albertine owlet, purple breasted sunbird, regal sunbird, dwarf honeyguide, Abyssinian ground thrush, kungwe apalis, strange weaver and many others.
Wildlife viewing.
Tourists can also go for drives where they get to explore and move through different areas of the park where they get chances to sight see at many wildlife species which ranks their safari a successful one. Therefore, some of these species include; chimpanzees, leopards, gorillas, monkeys, golden monkeys, l’hoest monkey, red-tailed monkey, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, baboons, grey-cheeked mangabey, blue monkey, dent’s mona monkey, mantled guereza, Angola colobus, silver monkey, wild cat, Rwenzori colobus, dusky bush baby and many others.
Canopy walk.
Canopy walks are considered to be the most commonly done activity within the park and these walks always begin from the visitors centre and goes for about 2 hours as individuals walk through the Nyungwe forest. And for tourists who plan on embarking onto this activity should note that these walks involve you to walk through different trails as you are being accompanied by the park guide whose role is to lead tourists through due to the fact they are so familiar with many parts of the park. more so, the interesting to know about these trails is that each of them is named according to the tree species such as; Igishigishi trail which is surrounded by the fern trees and it is considered to be the main trail, the Umuvoye trail which is surrounded by mahogany trees and there other trails like; Isumo trail and Karamba trail among others. more so, tourists should be aware that these canopy walks are being divided into three walking sections such as; the longest one covers about 90 meters while the second one stretches up to 45 meters, and the shortest one covers only about 25 meters.
And apart from the above mentioned activities, there are more other things that tourists can do while they explore more around the park such as; Monkey trekking because this park is known to be a home to over 300 monkeys, chimpanzee trekking which always takes individuals about 2 to 3 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located, community visits and cultural encounters, guided nature walks, hiking and many others.
Contact our trusted tour operators for more information about what things are there to do in Nyungwe National park and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Achieve Global Safaris who offer the best tour packages while on their safari in Rwanda.
