Nyungwe Forest

Nyungwe Forest National Parks is found in the southwestern part of the country near Rwanda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi. This Park was established in 2004 and it covers an area of 270 sq. kilometers. The Nyungwe Forest is the largest and the oldest Montane forest in Africa dating back to the time of the last ice age.

The Forest is home to more than 200 species of trees including Bogs, Bamboo and Grasslands and has been described by some as Rwanda’s primate capital with over 13 species including the Angola Colobus, Silver monkeys, L’Hoest’s Monkeys, Dent’s Mona Monkeys, Baboons, Vervet Monkeys, Golden Monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys, Hamlyn’s Monkeys, Grey-cheeked Managabeys, chimpanzees, black and white colobus.  85 species of mammal, 120 of butterflies, 38 of reptiles and 32 of amphibians. Golden cats, Leopards, Serval cats, Mongooses, civets and stripped jackals.

This Forest is also a birding paradise with about 275 species recorded, it has an elaborate network of well-built canopy walks which allow tourists marvel at the forest and its creatures from a bird’s view.

Activities that you can do in the park; Chimpanzee trekking, Nature walks, Canopy walks,  Bird watching.