Ruvubu National Park Ruvubu National Park is a wildlife national park found in Burundi. Ruvubu National Park is considered the largest national park in Burundi covering a 508 square kilometres. Ruvubu Park is located in the north eastern part of Burundi and it borders with the provinces of Karuzi, Muyinga, Gankuzo and Ruyigi. Ruvubu Park is only 216km from Bujumbura. The official name of the protected area is Parc National de la Ruvubu, and it was designated supposedly in 1980. …
Rusizi National Park Rusizi National Park is one of the most visited national parks in Burundi by international tourists as well as the locals. The park is officially known as Parc National de la Rusizi, and is found in the Rusizi plains in the north of Lake Tanganyika. Rusizi National Park is only 15km north-west of Bujumbura city. Rusizi Park is a few kilometres to the Democratic Republic of Congo border. Rusizi National Park is divided into two significant areas …
Lwiro Chimpanzee Sanctuary Lwiro Chimpanzee Sanctuary is home to a number of chimpanzees that are orphaned or rescued from poaching and animal trafficking activities in the Congo. Lwiro Chimpanzee Sanctuary is located in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the town of Bukavu. The Sanctuary is about 10km from Kahuzi Biega National Park and was established in 2002 in order to rehabilitate chimpanzees that had been orphaned by illegal hunting, poaching as well as animal trafficking. The …
Lake Kivu Lake Kivu is one of the many Great Lakes in East Africa that lies along Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Lake Kivu or Lac Kivu as is in French lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. There are about 200 small rivers that flow into Lake Kivu from various catchment areas, as it outflows to Ruzizi River that flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika. The Lake is at an elevation of 1460 metres above …
4 Days Volcanoes Gorilla Trekking & Lake Kivu tour 4 Days Volcanoes Gorilla Trekking & Lake Kivu tour: Take on this leisurely safari on the northwestern side of Rwanda visiting the mountain gorillas of Volcanoes national park and end the safari with a full day at the Lake Kivu relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the region. This 4 day safari package can be booked any day of the week and it starts and ends in Kigali. Trip highlights …
5 Days Nyungwe Forest & Akagera Wildlife Safari 5 Days Nyungwe Forest & Akagera Wildlife Safari: Visit the 2 major national parks of Rwanda the home of a thousand hills in a period of 7 days. This safari takes you to visit the Nyungwe national park for the chimpanzee trek and canopy walk and get to visit the wildlife of Rwanda in Akagera national park and also get to see a number of the 500 plus birdlife of the Akagera. …
7 Days Best of Rwanda Safari 7 Days Best of Rwanda Safari: Visit the 3 major national parks of the Rwanda the home of a thousand hills in a period of 7 days. This safari takes you to visit the Volcanoes national park, the home of the mountain gorillas, take off a few days to visit the Nyungwe national park for the chimpanzee trekking and canopy walk and get to visit the wildlife of Rwanda in Akagera national park. This package …
5 Days Volcanoes Gorilla Trekking & Akagera Wildlife Safari 5 Days Volcanoes Gorilla Trekking & Akagera Wildlife Safari: Visit the 2 major national parks of Rwanda the home of a thousand hills in a period of 5 days. This safari takes you to visit the Volcanoes national park, the home of the mountain gorillas, and also get to visit the wildlife of Rwanda in Akagera national park. This package is available for booking on a daily basis. Trip highlights of …
Required Vaccinations for DRC Congo Required vaccinations for DRC Congo travel are very important for every traveller in order to be granted access into the country. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second-largest in Africa after Algeria and the most populated country in Central Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country gifted with a lot of natural beauty and magnificent attractions that travellers from far and wide endeavour to take up a Congo safari to have …
Activities in Akagera National Park Activities in Akagera National Park are those tourist activities that travellers visiting the park can take part to explore the park as well as enjoy its abundant flora and fauna. Akagera National Park is a beautiful park that has a blend of swamps, lakes, savannah plains and rugged terrain of the neatly terraced hills. Gazetted as a national park in 1934 making it one of the oldest national parks in Africa, Akagera National Park was …
Animals in Kahuzi Biega National Park Animals in Kahuzi Biega National Park that roam the protected area freely are the reason why the park is frequently visited by most travellers on a Congo safari. Kahuzi Biega National Park is a UNESCO World heritage site located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kahuzi Biega National Park is renowned for inhabiting the eastern lowland gorillas which are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo only. Kahuzi Biega National …
Kigali City Kigali city is the capital city of the Republic of Rwanda, a landlocked country located in East Africa bordered by Uganda in the North, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the West, Burundi in the South and the Republic of Tanzania in the East. Kigali city is the largest city in Rwanda, and has since 1962 when the country got its independence from the Belgium colonial rule been the country’s economic, cultural and transport hub. Kigali city is …