Map of Nyungwe National Park : Nyungwe is famous for being the primate hub of Rwanda where you will get the chance to watch a diversity of primate species within the lush green forests in the park. the park is among the most rewarding national park in Rwanda alongside volcanoes national park, Akagera national park and Gishwati Mukura national park which will give you the opportunity to participate in the wildlife safaris in Rwanda. in Nyungwe national park you will be able to watch the chimpanzees, the Isumo waterfalls, kamiranzovu swamp, the canopy walkway among the most rewarding attractions that you will get to see when you visit Nyungwe national park.
MAP OF NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK
If you’re interested in visiting Nyungwe national park, you can make your way to the park by either using road transport or air transport. By using road transport, you will land at Kigali international airport and make your way to Nyungwe national park, south west of Rwanda south of lake Kivu in the district of Rusizi the home to the large number of chimpanzees in Rwanda. from Kigali city to Nyungwe national park is just about 5-6 hours to access the park.
You can also use air transport to access Nyungwe national park which will give you the chance to visit the park in the shortest time to avoid spending more time on the road accessing the park premises. You can use Rwandair which will offer the best domestic flights 9 flights a week to Kamembe airport from where you will use road transport means to Nyungwe national park which will give you rewarding views of the rolling hills of Rwanda, you will get the chance to watch the tea plantations for an amazing experience in the park.
Interesting about the journey to Nyungwe forest is the fact that you can also access the park by using water transport from Rubavu or Karongi to Kamembe then Nyungwe National Park, you will get to explore lake kivu as the mode of transport which will give you rewarding views of the largest fresh water lake in Rwanda, you will have the chance to watch a number of bird species like the numerous water birds for instance; Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet and many other rewarding attractions as you make your way to Nyungwe national park.
THE MAP OF NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK
ACTIVITIES IN NYUNGWE NATIONAL PARK
There are a number of rewarding activities that you should not miss out on missing out on while you visit Nyungwe national park and these include activities like;
Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda is carried out in either cyamudongo forest or Nyungwe forest were you will get to access the habituated chimpanzee troops in the wild which will give you the opportunity to watch the behaviour of the primates in the wild. interesting about the active the behaviour of the primates in the wild among which include the fact that the primates in the wild for instance you will get to observe the females during ovulation getting red swelling which signifies that they are ready for mating, you will also get the chance to watch their social hierarchy, you will get to watch the playful primates swinging from one tree branch to another for an amazing experience in the wild.
There are a number of hiking trails in the Nyungwe national park where you will get to watch a number of attractions when you embark on the hiking trails in Nyungwe for instance as you hike the igishigishigi trail which will give you access to the canopy walkway which you can also embark on by participating in the canopy walk in Rwanda. other trails include the karamba birding trail which will give you the chance to watch a number of bird species like; Chapin’s flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, strange weaver, red throated alethe the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola and many other bird species that make the park one of the best spots for birding in Rwanda.