Breathtaking, if you were to associate one word with this forested National park it would be breathtaking. Nyungwe national Park is a phenomenon of nature with beautiful diverse species of plants and flowers covering its many slopes. With 1,068 plant species and 140 orchids the park’s beauty is beyond compare.

The Park also boast around 12 primate species including 400 habituated Ruwenzori white and black colobus, chimpanzees that are in the mountain ranges are the park’s huge draw as it tops many tourists’ lists. Other animals in the park, large mammals to be precise are cerval cat, clawless otter, mangoose and leopaards however rare their sightings might be.

Activities

You may hike in Nyungwe and track the primates, this is on top of many travelers’ lists who make it here. There are 15 trails through the beautiful green forest on your way to the Chimpanzees destination, however chimps are not the only primate attraction in Africa’s most diverse primate destination, on your way you will spot the L’Hoest monkeys and owl faced monkeys endemic to the Albertine rift, impressive and fascinating creatures in their own right.

A memorable and photogenic experience in Nyungwe will be walking up the magnificent Lsumo waterfall and a walk along the canopy walkway on a suspension bridge 60 meters above the park. Being on the only canopy walk way in whole of East Africa is very exhilarating more so is looking down at the giant trees and thick forest together with its wildlife beneath you.

The park’s 322 birds makes Nyungwe another fascinating area with incredible bird life. Bird watchers really enjoy the trees and the birds living in them very much.