Rwanda National Parks
Best National Parks in Rwanda
National Parks and Reserves in Rwanda
Discover the best Rwanda National Parks and Rwanda National Reserves
Rwanda is known to be a premium safari destination in Africa. Rwanda is famous for being home to Silverback Gorillas and offers a more premium experience compared to Uganda or D R Congo. With its status, Rwanda has some more amazing safari National Parks and Reserves. Volcanoes and Akagera National Parks are some of the famous National Parks in Rwanda.
Combining a Rwanda Safari with any of the other East Africa Safari destinations makes it more worthwhile, and it will be rewarding as you enjoy spotting the Gorillas and the big five in the plains of Kenya and or Tanzania.
Rwanda’s national parks, including Volcanoes, Nyungwe, and Gishwati-Mukura, are primarily managed by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), a government agency that oversees development, tourism, and conservation in Rwanda.
Rwanda is home to four stunning national parks: Volcanoes, Akagera, Nyungwe Forest, and Gishwati-Mukura. Each park showcases its own distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, offering everything from majestic gorillas and the iconic Big Five to lush, sprawling forests. Notably, Gishwati-Mukura is the newest addition, established in 2015, while Akagera holds the title of the largest park.
Which are the best National Parks in Rwanda to visit?
Discover the best National Parks in Rwanda
Well, the best national parks in Rwanda are all of them, but the famous and popular national parks include the Akagera National Park, known for the big five, and Volcanoes National Park, known for gorilla trekking.
Volcanoes National Park is considered the most visited National park in the country because famously for its famous mountain gorillas, and it is recorded to be a home to about 340 endangered mountain gorilla species and around 10 habituated gorilla groups, which are always available to be trekked by tourists.
While Akagera National Park comes second in terms of the number of visits it receives. Due to its big five wildlife numbers, it’s easy to combine both Akagera and Volcanoes.
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Rwanda National Parks FAQs
Rwanda National Park FAQs
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Rwanda has four national parks: Volcanoes National Park (gorillas), Nyungwe Forest National Park (chimpanzees, canopy walks), Akagera National Park (Big Five safari), and Gishwati-Mukura National Park (chimps, forest restoration).
Volcanoes National Park is considered the most visited National park in the country because famous for its mountain gorillas.
Akagera National Park is the largest wetland national park in Rwanda is located in the east of Rwanda, covering about 1,122 sq km (433 sq mi) and featuring savannah, wetlands, mountains, and diverse wildlife, including the Big Five.
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