Project Description
Nyungwe Forest National Park is a tropical forest with a high canopy which is located south of Lake Kivu on the border of Rwanda with Burundi. This Forest Park was established in 2004 and it is known to be the largest swathe of Montane Forest left in both Central and East Africa sitting on an estimated area of about 970 km² of rain forest, bamboo, grassland, and swamps. The forest is a home to approximately 15 primate species, 78 species of mammals, and about 277 species of birds.
The forest park has quite a number of activities that tourists can enjoy. The prime activity is chimpanzee tracking which registers the most tourists on daily basis. The other main activity is the search for Ruwenzori colobus monkeys which are countless in the forest. There are numerous primates you can find in the forest which include; Golden Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, the common chimpanzees, Vervet Monkey, Adolf Friedrich’s Angola Colobus, L’hoest Monkey, the Silver Monkey, Hamlyn’s Monkey, Dents Mona Monkey, Olive Baboon and Grey-cheeked Mangabey and others. The tourists can also engage in Birding, Forest walks, and Photography within the forest.
