Rwanda
Nyungwe Forest National Park
It's a biodiversity hotspot, particularly famous for its primate populations and exceptional birdlife.
Introducing: Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest National Park, located in southwestern Rwanda, is a magnificent and ancient montane rainforest, often considered one of the oldest and best-preserved forests in Africa. It's a biodiversity hotspot, particularly famous for its primate populations and exceptional birdlife. Unlike Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park which is focused on gorillas, Nyungwe offers a diverse range of forest activities, including chimpanzee trekking and a thrilling canopy walk. Nyungwe Forest National Park is home to a significant population of chimpanzees, and tracking them through the dense forest is an exhilarating experience. There are two habituated groups, with the larger one usually found deeper in the forest and a smaller, more easily accessible group in the Cyamudongo Forest enclave
Experience the Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe National Park protects the largest highland rainforest in East Africa. Even from the main road, you’ll be blown away by the endless views over layers of steep jungle-clad mountains. It provides an opportunity to see an amazing variety of monkeys and birds. It’s also a prime chimpanzee trekking destination and notable for its thrilling 70m-/230ft-high canopy walk.
The scenery is nothing less than spectacular. Even a drive on the main road will offer incredible views of the pristine rainforest canopy stretching over endless hills toward the Burundi border. A hike to a forest waterfall or to the vast open swamp area offers different glimpses into the stunning range of habitats.
Chimpanzees at the Nyungwe Forest National Park 
Canopy Walk at the Nyungwe Forest National Park Locate the Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest National Park Wildlife
In this beautiful green forest – one of the oldest rainforests in Africa – rushing streams, sun-starved valleys, tree-filled mountains, dappled savannahs and extensive swamps create a home for myriad species. Nyungwe is a wonderful option for visitors wanting to see some of Rwanda’s spectacular endemics, its 13 primate species, and of course, to experience a chimpanzee trek to view one of its semi-habituated troops. It is also a place of active adventure, with hiking and cycling trails, exciting Canopy Walkway, and the enchanting Ndambarare and Kamiranozu waterfalls.
Two groups of Chimpanzees are being habituated in Nyungwe national park: one found at Uwinka and other big group found at Cyamudongo as fragmented forest. Chimpanzees trekking in Cyamudongo forest distance, altitude gain and estimated time will depend on where the chimpanzees are located and the terrain of the forest area being trekked. The round trip walk for the chimpanzee trekking of this hike takes about 4.2km with a total altitude gain of about 240m. This represented roughly an hour of walking and three hours of looking through treetops mainly to look out for chimps, monkeys and birds.
Nyungwe Forest National Park Birdlife
Nyungwe Forest National Park is a top birding destination in Rwanda. Over 300 bird species are recorded in the park, of which 27 are the Albertine Rift Endemics. The forest trails make it an accessible birding destination. Some of the birds include dusky crimson wing, Shelley’s Crimsonwing, Kivu ground thrush, Neumann’s warbler, Albertine owlet, Ruwenzori batis, purple-breasted sunbird, handsome francolin, Ruwenzori Turaco, Ruwenzori nightjar, Kungwe Apalis, Archer’s ground robin, stripped breasted tit, dwarf honey guide, yellow-eyed black flycatcher, mountain masked apalis, red -collared babbler among others.
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