Top Tourism Activities in Rwanda 2021
TOP TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN RWANDA 2021
Top Tourism Activities in Rwanda 2021 : Rwanda is the epitome of beauty in Africa for tourists interested in having an amazing adventure during their trip in Africa. The country is characterized with a number of physical attractions from the wildlife that can be seen in the different national parks in Rwanda, a number of unique historical sites that holds a lot of the country’s history that you will find thrilling and also educative while visiting them to their unique culture that you will get to observe by visiting a number of cultural groups, restaurants where you will get to taste the different local cuisines for an amazing time during your Rwanda safari.
Important to note about the country is the fact that the country has some of the most unfortunate events in the world that lead to the 1994 Rwanda genocide that you can also get to learn when you participate in the Rwanda genocide tour where you will visit a number of genocide sites like the Kigali genocide memorial museum, the country is among the safest countries in the Africa with a great government system that has ensured that tourists are welcome in a politically stable environment in order to have a safe experience in the country.
Another important aspect about tourism in Rwanda is the fact that the country is among the African countries that has been successful in implementing a number of covid-19 safety precautions and operating procedures to ensure that tourists are also safe from the virus that has claimed a number of lives worldwide and with this it is among the top African countries that are safe for travel during covid-19 and this has encouraged a number of travelers to take part in the top tourism activities in Rwanda 2021.
Gorilla trekking
For the best spots of gorilla trekking in Africa, Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is among the top tourism activities in Rwanda 2021 that should do not be missed out on because of a number of rewarding attractions and views you will get o experience. Gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park in Rwanda involves a number of tourists hiking the different Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount Gahinga, mount sabyinyo, mount karisimbi, Mount Gahinga and mount Bisoke it should be noted that the numbers were decreased from 8 to 6 people per gorilla family as a way to allow social distance during the activity to avoid the spread of the virus in case one of the trackers might have exposed themselves to the virus. While hiking the virunga mountains, you will get to see a number of attractions like bird species for instance; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola primate species like the vervet monkey, the colobus monkey rewarding views of the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo and when you get to the gorilla families get ready to be amused as you observe the different features and behavior of the gentle giants in the park.
Golden monkey trekking
Still in volcanoes national park, tourists interested in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda can visit the park in order to understand more about the endangered species that are endemic to the Albertine rift and the rest of the golden monkeys can be seen in Mgahinga national park which is also a famous park for gorilla trekking in Uganda. In order to access the habituated troops, you will also get to participate in the Virunga mountains hike because the golden monkeys are also found along the different mountains in the bamboo trees which applies to the mountain gorillas and if you’re lucky enough you can see a habituated gorilla families which is quite rare if you’re not taking part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda. while you spend one hour with the golden monkeys, you will understand their behavior in the park by observing how they carry out their daily activities, you will take pictures of them and the take part in other activities in volcanoes national park
Genocide tour
Learn more about the Rwanda genocide by participating in the Rwanda genocide tour as part of the top tourism activities in Rwanda 2021 where you will get to understand the events that lead to the 1994 Rwanda genocide which changed the history of Rwanda. the genocide was a mass killing of the Tutsis who were becoming political rivals to them because they believed the Tutsis were the lesser Rwandans and because of their political rivalries. After the then president of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana a Hutu and his government felt threatened by the uprising opposition group the Rwanda patriotic front spearheaded by the Tutsi that was against their rule.
They began a number of campaigns to wipe out the Tutsis and when the president was assassinated by an unknown person, the blame was put on the Tutsis which led to the mass killing of the Tutsi, Batwa and the Hutus that helped out the Tutsi which led to the dark times in the country but with the rising of the Rwanda patriotic front, it enabled to control and stop the mass killing but a number of people had lost their lives and this can be seen by visiting a number of genocide memorial museums in Rwanda like the Kigali genocide museum, Murambi genocide museum where you will get to see a number of people that were killed with evidence of their remains, confessions from killers that you will find heat breaking but at the end of the tour you will see how the country has developed and moved on from the dark times with the country being stronger than before and being safe for tourist to visit.
Chimpanzee trekking
Chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park should not be missed out on during the top tourism activities in Rwanda 2021 because of the fact that the park because of the rewarding experiences as you spend one hour with the chimpanzee observing their behavior in wild. It should be noted that chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda safari is one of the most sought after activities that have attracted a number of tourists therefore if you’re interested in it you should book in advance in order not to miss out on the amazing adventure other activities in Nyungwe national park that you can also participate in include; participate in the canopy walk, it should also be noted that Nyungwe national park is the perfect spot for birding in Rwanda because of the different bird species you will get to see like; the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola.
Game drives in Rwanda
Participate in the game drives in Akagera national park the home to the big five animals in Rwanda that will give you the chance to see a number of wild animals during the different game drives in Rwanda. during the morning game drives, you will have to see a number of early risers in the park catching their first bite of the day as the park comes to life with a number of species come from their hiding spots as they make their way to the plains. During your evening game drives you will get to see a number of carnivores in the park like the hyenas, lions, bat eared fox catching their prey for dinner and many other rewarding attractions.
