Rwanda Gorilla trekking Safaris
Rwanda Gorilla trekking safaris are by far one of the leading encounters one can go for on a safari holiday in either Uganda or Rwanda. In the whole world, you can only see the mountain gorillas ( Gorilla Berengei Berengei) in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. In Rwanda, these primates can be seen in the Volcanoes National Park, Parc Nationale Des Volcans.
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa.
The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, from 95–99% depending on what is counted, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the bonobo and chimpanzee.
The closest relatives of gorillas are chimpanzees and humans, all of the Hominidae having diverged from a common ancestor about 7 million years ago.
Until recently, there was considered to be a single gorilla species, with three subspecies: the western lowland gorilla, the eastern lowland gorilla and the mountain gorilla. There is now agreement that there are two species with two subspecies each. More recently it has been claimed that a third subspecies exists in one of the species. The separate species and subspecies developed from a single type of gorilla during the Ice Age, when their forest habitats shrank and became isolated from each other.
[cz_image id=”cz_19608″ image=”1876″][/cz_image]
[cz_title id=”cz_12749″ cz_title=””]
GORILLA TREKKING SAFARIS IN RWANDA
Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda can be found in , Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, and Virunga National Park that is shared by Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
[/cz_title]
[pt_view id=”db7de88u91″]
[cz_gap][cz_content_box type=”1″ id=”cz_99990″][cz_title id=”cz_92267″]
Gorilla Trekking in Virunga National Park.
Virunga massif extends into Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the habitat for Mountain gorillas on earth. Mountain gorilla trekking safaris to Virunga are the most popular of tourism activities in DR Congo. There are not so many Mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park despite the large size of the habitat and six families are open for tourism activities. Kabirizi family is the popular to many travelers on gorilla trekking safari to DR Congo. Kabirizi is a dominant polygamist silverback with the largest of the gorilla family that has close to three dozen members.
How to access Virunga National park
Virunga National Park is located in Eastern DR Congo. Travel by road to Virunga is challenging in some way from the rest of DR Congo except Goma Town 32km close. Many travelers to Virunga National Park fly to Kigali International Airport, connect by road through Gisenyi town, and cross to Goma in DR Congo by dirt road. From Gisenyi it is average 2-hour drive to reach the park headquarters at Bukima. Travelers from Uganda side cross at Bunagana border post in Kisoro town and take an hour drive to Bukima the Mountain gorilla trek starting point. Ethiopian Airways operates single flights each week to Goma. The park arranges private transport for travelers arriving by air at Goma Airport. Seek guidance from Virunga National Park on the best way to travel into the park. Travelers may need ranger escorts at times to guide them on the best way to make it to the tourism zones.[/cz_title][/cz_content_box]
[cz_gallery layout=”cz_metro_6 cz_grid_c3″ id=”cz_58725″ images=”1891,1890,1889,1888,1885,1887″][cz_gallery layout=”cz_grid_c2″ icon=”” id=”cz_92307″ images=”1890,1889″]