BEST TIME TO VISIT RWANDA

Best Time to Visit Rwanda : Are you Interested in visiting Rwanda for an amazing adventure but you’re not certain of the best time to visit the country? Think no more cause the country is among the few countries in Africa that you can visit all year throughout because of its reliable climate and its political stability.  The best time to visit Rwanda is dependent on the activities you’re interested in taking part in for a memorable safari in the country and the weather which can directly or indirectly affect your activities which can affect or make your experience during your Rwanda safari.

 As you plan for your Rwanda wildlife safari, you should consider putting in mind the weather patterns during your time of travel in order to have an amazing experience, important to note about the weather of the country is the fact that it is characterized by two seasons that is the dry and the wet season, the dry season has two seasons and so does the wet season.

The two wet seasons are s in the months of mid-February to May and from mid-September to mid-December and the rest of the months are a combination little or no rains. The dry season in the country is in the months of June to mid-September therefore before planning your trip you should put into consideration the time of travel and the weather to have an amazing experience, some of the activities that can be carried out and the best time to take part in them include;

Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is among the most rewarding tourism activities in Rwanda that you should not miss out on for an amazing experience. Tourists interested in participating in gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park, they can take part in the activity all year throughout however during the dry months, trekking through the forests is quite easy compared to the wet months when the slopes of the Virunga mountains where you can access the habituated gorilla families are quite slippery however during the dry month food tends to be scarce which causes the gorilla families to move more looking for food  but during the wet season, food is readily available limiting their movement  and there is perfect lighting in the month of July for filming of the gentle giants.

From June- mid September and during the month of December, you can also participate in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda when the slopes are not slippery which can cause accidents. However, with the aid of walking sticks and the best travel gear like the best hiking boots, hiking clothes, you won’t have any hindrances during the wet season where the slopes tend to be wet.

 If you’re interested in carrying out cultural tours in Rwanda therefore you should consider visiting the country in its dry months which will give you the chance to take on foot tours visiting a number of communities and villages in the country. You can take part in activities like Rwanda genocide tour where you will visit a number of genocide memorial museums like the Kigali genocide museum, Murambi genocide museum, communities like the Bugesera reconciliation camp, Humure refugee camp, and many other interesting activities in the country.

For nature lovers interested in taking part in Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda, you can take part in the activity in the month dry and the wet season because just like gorilla trekking it can be carried out at any given time of the year but during the wet season, food is readily available which limits movement of the primates which can help you to easily access the habituated chimpanzee troops. Other activities in Nyungwe national park like birding, canopy walk, hiking the trails in Nyungwe national park are best carried out during the dry months.

For summer travellers running away from the winter conditions, the country has a number of activities that will make you winter break quite rewarding because of the sunshine that favors a number of activities to be carried out in the month of December characterized by sunshine that favors a number of outdoor activities.   You should consider visiting the country during the festive holidays in the month of December which is a dry month that will give you the chance to participate in a number of outdoor activities to make you activity quite rewarding. Some of the different activities that you can participate in include visiting the beaches in the country and resorts, participating in golfing, hiking mount Kigali, visiting museums where you will understand about the culture of the people of Rwanda as you enjoy an amazing experience in the country.