Rwanda Habituated Gorilla Families.

Rwanda has numerous sites with threatened species, but among them only one site with global population of Mountain Gorilla. Rwanda habituated gorilla families.

Volcanoes National Park in Northwestern Rwanda’s northwest borders Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in the south-west of Uganda and Virunga national park in Congo.

Covering a 160 square kilometer area, Volcanoes National Park is the oldest and biggest park Bamboo forest, which is home for Rwanda’s Gorilla families and other types of animals, covers half of the territory.

Five to eight groupings of volcanoes in Volcanoes National Park—Gahinga, Sabyinyo, Virunga mountain, karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura—are in mountain gorilla habitat. Golden monkeys and the threatened Mountain Gorillas call the park home.

Mountain Gorillas and Volcanoes National Park numbers

Originally a modest area to save more than 400 Mountain Gorillas in bamboo forest and montane woodland, Volcanoes National Park was proclaimed in 1925. On a low land area of 160sqaure kilometer, the park is the best location for gorilla trekking safari and tour in Rwanda; it is home to world-class Rwanda habituated Gorilla families.

One of the most well-known activities that visitors most engage in is gorilla trekking; mountain gorillas are the most threatened primate species worldwide and the finest activity available all year long.

Eight tourist per group per day, gorilla trekking allows visitors to see other species such golden monkeys, animals including bush bush, and 178 types of birds while combing the woods for this magnificent ape.

While tourists are hiking for mountain gorillas, Volcanoes National Park is a forest reserve providing their natural environment. In bamboo forest, they may see rare golden monkeys and other animals, thereby providing fascinating views in all directions.

The social lives of mountain Gorillas

The social life of Mountain Gorillas is quite fascinating, where each visitor would like to monitor gorilla troops led by the dominant known as silverback, due of the swath of silver hair or dark fur and this troops can be led in groups such young male, young female and their off-sprays.

Since they are in habits in the woods they like climbing trees, dangling from branches, the commanders who plans this soldiers activities may do in orders such nesting on leaves, feeding, chasing one another.

Usually peaceful until disturbed, mountain gorillas travel in groups and may be seen on the ground in populations of up to thirty individual gorillas. Following almost nine months of pregnancy, female gorillas produce one baby.

With so many mountain gorillas in the park, Rwanda has become the top selling country in East Africa and UNESCO world heritage site not only but also serves as home for the worldwide community under government administration.

Gorilla allows only USD 1500 per person.

From mountain gorilla nest lodge, Le bambu Gorilla lodge, villa gorilla camp, La paillote Gorillas camp site, Sabyinyo silver back lodge, Gorillas volcanoes hotel, La palace hotel, mountain gorilla view lodge, five volcanoes boutique hotels and many more other lodges depending on the tourist budget.

Road from Kigali international airport to volcanoes National Park allows two hours’ driving access. Visiting volcanoes National Park ideal during the dry season, spanning February, March, June, August, September, to December.Click to get more information about Rwanda gorilla permits.