Dian Fossey hike should be among the top tourist activities in volcanoes national park that you should not miss out on for an amazing Rwanda safari which will give you the chance to observe a number of rewarding attractions as you visit volcanoes national park. Over the years, volcanoes national park has been famous for housing half of the mountain gorillas in the wild which is among the main reasons why travellers from all over the world visit the park to take part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda which will give you the chance to observe a number rewarding features of the mountain gorillas in Africa.
As you visit volcanoes national park you will get to explore a number of attractions and among which will catch your eyes is the dian Fossey grave which can be accessed ass you hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda. the grave is of great historical value and of great significance when it came to gorilla trekking in Africa.
The dian Fossey hike will lead you to the dian Fossey grave and during the hike, you will get to understand more about the history of the American primatologist and her works to save the mountain gorillas in Africa. While embarking on your Dian Fossey hike, you will get to either hike mount karisimbi or mount bisoke which will give you access to the grave where you will also get to watch a number of rewarding attractions as you make your way to the gorilla cemetery where you can find Dian Fossey grave. While hiking the dian Fossey you will come across a number of rewarding attractions like numerous attractions like the bird species for instance the blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola, you will also get to watch a number of primate species that will make your safari experience quite memorable.
The knowledgeable guide will give you all the relevant information about her history in the park for instance it was the role of dian Fossey which helped to fight against poaching in Rwanda. it should be noted that during her research in the park, dian Fossey was able to find out a number of threats the gorillas were facing including the fact that they were being poached and smuggled and dian Fossey took it upon herself to fight against poaching in Rwanda by using extreme measure to ensure the sustainability of the mountain gorillas in Africa and this included regular patrols in the park, she destroyed the poacher’s snares, burnt their houses and in the process she gained a number of enemies and it was no surprise that she was found dead in her cabin which was such a devastating time to the conservation community because they lost a pioneer that introduced gorilla habituation in Africa which made gorilla trekking in Africa quite possible. Because of dian Fossey’s research, travellers can take part in gorilla habituation in Uganda, gorilla trekking in Congo and gorilla trekking in Uganda for na amazing gorilla trekking experience in Africa all thanks to her efforts.
Other activities that you can participate in volcanoes national park include gorilla trekking in Rwanda which will give you access to the habituated gorilla families in Rwanda which you will spend one hour with observing their behaviour in the wild for an amazing gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda. in the park, you can also participate in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda which will give you the opportunity to understand more about the Albertine endemic primate species.
You can also hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda like mount gahinga, mount sabyinyo, mount karisimbi, mount bisoke and mount muhabura which will help you watch a number of attractions like rewarding views of the twin lake in Rwanda like lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo, you can also watch the largest fresh water lake in Rwanda Lake Kivu, you can also watch the primates in the wild like Hamlyn’s monkey, dent’s monkey, black and white colobus monkey, silver monkey and many other rewarding attractions for a rewarding Rwanda safari experience in the park. you can also visit the musanze caves which were used the coronation grounds for the kings of Rwanda, the caves were also used as hiding sots by the tutsis during the 194 Rwanda genocide which you can also understand by participating in the Rwanda genocide tour for a memorable experience.
