Nyungwe forest national park

Authentic Guide to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nyungwe forest national park is found in the south west corner of the republic of Rwanda and the park has undamaged rain-forest that is filled with exciting biodiversity. Nyungwe forest national park is one of the world’s beautiful and unsoiled rain-forest mountain and the park covers over 1000 square kilometers. The Park Forest is accounted as one of Africa’s oldest forest which has leaved ever green vegetation for ages now.

The park is home to many variety animals, 75 species of mammals and over 300 bird species are found in the park.  Actually the park is home of Habituate chimpanzees and also home to 12 other primates’ species which include400 strong troop of habituate Rwenzori black and white colobus. Some of the mammals at the park include chimpanzees, silver monkey, and golden monkey, owl-faced, olive baboon to mention the few. The bird species include regal sun-birds, chestnut-throated, Archer’s Robin chat, white-bellied Robin chat to mention the few.

Top things to do from Nyungwe forest national park

Chimpanzees trekking

Nyungwe forest national park is home to 400 species of chimpanzees and the best park for chimpanzees tracking. The trekking starts in the morning and visitors spend one hour with the chimpanzees just like mountain gorillas. The number of trackers allowed to visit the chimpanzee’s family is maximum of 8 trackers per chimpanzee family. Visitors should carry packed lunch, enough drinking water and they have to bring long trousers, long sleeved shirt, rain jacket, hiking hat and hiking rubber boots shoes. Our visitors who go for trekking in Nyungwe forest national park have advantage that chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest national park are habituate that means there are already used to people and you will have chance of taking photos with them and best time with the chimps.

Monkey Tracking

Nyungwe forest national park is home of many animals species which include monkeys also, the park has habituation center for monkeys having more than 200 monkeys. At Nyungwe forest our visitors will also trek the grey cheeked mangabeys and the Ruwenzori colobus monkeys.

Bird Watching in Nyungwe forest national park

Nyungwe forest national parks is home of over 300 species of birds and 27 of them endemics and are found in the Albertine rift. Our visitors will see different kinds of birds and not only will they see birds but will also see others primates during that time of bird watching in Nyungwe forest.

Canopy walk and hike at Nyungwe forest.

Nyungwe forest canopy walk is the first tree top forest canopy walk in east Africa and the third in Africa. The visitors can enjoy the 60 metres about the forest floor between the giant trees and towers of the forest using the canopy walkway viewing wildlife and nature. When visiting Rwanda don’t miss visiting Nyungwe forest national park tour.

Hiking the trails

The park has many trials which lead you to the park. Our visitors will have nature walks using different trials while viewing different things like the mammals, the lush ever green vegetation and bird species in the forest. Hiking Nyungwe forest national park takes 4 hours to 3 days, Nyungwe national park has trails which are 130km and our visitors can spend ever three days hiking these trials in Nyungwe forest national park.

BODY SOOTHING KAMPALA WEATHER DEFIES SEASONS

Bright sun light at noon in Kampala. Photo credit; Patrick Tusiime

Whenever we travel some outstanding things catch our eye and grab our attention. On safaris to Uganda many travelers get mesmerized by the large herds of mammals, overwhelmingly large swarms of beautiful birds in rainbow colors making the skies look just out of this world. In Bwindi Impenetrable forest and Mgahinga Gorilla NationalParks nucleus families of Mountain gorillas silently chew the bamboo twigs and treefoliage.  The ultra red eyed giant silverback sits a few steps near from the rest patronizing and keeping a keen eye just in case an intruder with bad intentions surfaces.

Sunset over Kampala city. Photo credit; Patrick Tusiime

In Kampala, Ugandan capital city there are many attractions each in its own form but it’s the calming weather that in many ways makes the city an amazing place to tour at all year round. The Kampala weather very often defies expected season's characteristics and the forecasters’ predictions. Many times the exact opposite of what is predicted is what actually happens. At times when heavy down pour with thunderstorms and temperatures assumed to drastically reduce towards the tens is expected just light drizzles with warm temperatures are actually received. Many times the sun seems to be so bright and hitting hard and the temperatures expected to be extremely hot, the cooling effect of Lake Victoria breezes just a stone throw near smartly tame the irritating heat calming the temperatures. For travelers in search of outdoorfun, whether in need of upscale entertainment, beach games, clubbing and wildurban nightlife, office retreat, corporate excursions, romance and honeymoon,Kampala is a peaceful city with service centres open any time of the day and trust us weather can never be an impediment to your individual or group expectations.

SIMPLE, UNIQUE SIGHTINGS MAKE AN ASTOUNDING AFRICAN WILDLIFE SAFARI

A herd of buffalos grazing communally with zebras in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda

Many travelers to Africa for whatever reason quite often spare a few hours of their limited time or even extend their stay after fulfilling all their assignments to engage in wildlife safari. Each wildlife safari is quite unique in its own way. Even when the places to visit are the same, attractions the same, means of transport the same and facilities the same, very often the satisfaction one acquires from the safari differs from each other depending on some factors; time of visit a scene (day or night), weather at the time of visit (rainy or hot), the character and experience of the safari guide and other factors. These and other factors determine the moods and behaviors of wildlife in any case giving you maximum opportunities to enjoy sighting them, offering you just a glimpse on them or missing them out all together. But be informed this is habitat for wildlife and not seeing them does not take away the fact that they are still there and in big numbers. 

    

Many travelers already have an idea of expect on any wildlife safaris; sometimes vague, unrealistic or reasonable. Many think of big herds of mammals trotting the plain savannah grassland,large swarms of colorful birds twitching sweet sounds and an eye catching landscapewith lush vegetation that seem to touch the horizons. Correct as expected there are there. However, it’s the other unique and at times quite odd events on wildlife safaris that take you by surprise, are eye catching, bring extra excitement and make your safari astounding. Take an example of meeting up with a host of different mammal species grazing side by side in close proximity and seeming free and at ease with each other.  These attract your attention and a high sense of reasoning. What brings about this? Why don’t the larger in size and more energetic species just chase off the smaller ones and have the entire beautiful wilderness for themselves? The simple logic is common understanding of the game of surviving the harsh wilderness conditions; living amicably with each other in a helpful and less antagonistic ways.  

What a sight! A herd of hartebeests, Elands, Uganda kobs and Zebras "captured" in one location

Some wildlife species live in herds to evenly spread odds of predator attacks onto each other. Unity is strength and in most cases a herd may chase off even a pride of cats of potential enemy or in many ways reduce on the number of would be casualties. Each species has some senses that are more accurate than another species. Different wildlife species have different enemies in all shapes and sizes that predate on them. Therefore mammals grazing together make a balanced mix of each others’ body advantages (height, size, speed) with flying birds putting their unique sensual organs to maximum use to alert each other of an impending attack from an enemy lurking somewhere.

The African wilderness is fullbeautiful attractions and a very vibrant wildlife. Many travelers never have enough of what they see, quite often keep coming back to similar areas and recommend their friends to get similar experiences.  As earlier stated each wilderness safari has unique attractions with equally special excitement from other safaris.