Volcanoes National Park

• Chimpanzee
• Wildlife

For many people, gorilla trekking is the driving force of coming to Rwanda, however, there is a lot to do more than that and you can see a lot in this country than just the famous mountain gorillas.

The park is located within the Virunga mountain ranges and is home to about 400 mountain gorillas and 10 habituated gorilla families. The park is characterized by thick forest and mountainous terrain that can make gorilla tracking strenuous but adventurous. Since DianFossy pitched camp in the Volcanoes national park, the country became a leader in global mountain gorilla  and research efforts – Visitors can arrange to see Dian Fosseys former research station and grave. Whereas mountain gorilla tracking is the main activity in the volcanoes visitor  can also spot forest elephants, forest hogs, golden monkeys, buffalo, birds, and several 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.