3 Days Congo Gorilla Safari from Kigali City Rwanda Ultimate (Virunga National Park) Tour 2021/22

Background Information of the 3 Days Congo Gorilla Safari from Kigali City Rwanda

Virunga National Park

Formerly Albert National Park, is in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa). Created in 1925, it has an area of some 3,050 square miles (7,900 square km) and contains a vast diversity of habitats.

The park’s southern tip rests on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, a short distance from the town of Goma to the east.

The Virunga mountains lie between lakes Kivu and Edward and extends into Rwanda and Uganda.

The great volcanoes of this range, clothed in cloud forests, include the dormant Mikeno, Karisimbi, Visoke, and Sabinio (sabinyo), as well as the active Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira. Farther north is Rutsushuru falls and Mai Ya Moto Sulfur springs.

Much of the park’s central region is occupied by Lake Edward. To the northeast the Ruwenzori Range soars to more than 16,000 feet (4,880M)

Elevations, climate, and habitats vary notably in Virunga National Park. Both the highest and lowest recorded rainfall in the republic occur within the park’s boundaries:

While annual rainfall at lake Edward is some 20 inches (500 mm), the west slope of mount Rwenzori, less than 47 miles (75 km) away, receives more than 118 inches (3,000 mm).

some of the Rwenzori Mountains are permanently snow-capped, and glaciers exists at high elevations.

The park also encompasses savannas, peat bogs, marshes, lava plains, eastern steppe vegetation, and various types of forests, including tropical rainforest and bamboo

The park is home to abundant wildlife including elephants, whose numbers began decreasing in the late 20^th century, and lions, which also face various threats.

Hippopotamuses, rare mountain Gorillas, Okapis, antelopes, warthogs, and pelicans all lives in Virunga as well

The human population there, which was negligible when the park was established, increased considerably during the late 20^th century.

UNESCO designated the park a World Heritage Site in 1979, and was placed on the list of world heritage in danger in 1994, because of the growth of permanent settlements within the park and the influx of a great number of refugees’ war in neighboring Rwanda.

The increased human population contributed to deforestation and poaching and some natural animal migration patterns have been seriously disrupted

Adventure the Presidential Museum on the 3 Days Congo Gorilla Safari from Kigali City Rwanda

This palace, now known to be a museum, is located in the outskirts of Kigali city; in the eastern side.

It was known to be the residence of the Rwandan president before the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Prior to this tragedy, the palace had housed two Rwandan presidents plus their families

A visit to this historically noteworthy palace you an insight into the tragedy happened on April 6^th 1994, when president juvenal Habyarimana’s plane was gunned down.

Unfortunately, he was in the company of the Burundian president, who did not survive either

It contains debris from this catastrophic occurrence which gave impetus to the already mentioned 1994 stain in Rwanda’s history, whereby the embittered Tutsi and Hutus wielded pangas plus other deadly tools at each other, massacring everyone who crossed their path; young or old, male or female, innocent or guilty

Besides the alluring history behind this palace, there are some features about it that are worth seeing.

These include the various fruit trees in the compound, the art piece that was gifted to the then president, plus the lavish nature of this democide which has become a much sought-after museum for most history lover.

A tour guide on site is position to give visitors all details denoting to all the rooms of this building, plus any other mementos one may be curious about

King’s Palace Museum

Situated in Nyanza ya Butare district, presently known as Huye, this history laden site was constructed in 1932.

It is a traditional stead with an unmistakable tinge of modernism to it, and a blend of these makes this place a must visit place for all tour enthusiast

According to www.visitrwanda.com it is a reconstruction of the traditional royal residence, and the King’s palace is a beautifully-crafted thatched dwelling shaped like a beehive

This ethnographic museum encapsulates a great deal of Rwandan monarchial history; which sort of rule was abolished after Rwanda’s independence from their colonial masters.

In its backyard, the cattle that formerly belonged to the monarchy are tended to, and their lineage has been maintained even after the abolishment of the kingdom that rewarded them as a great source of prestige

These cattle, which have a striking resemblance plus some genes of the famous Ankole long-horned cattle of Uganda, have one intriguing attribute.

From the time they are mere calves, they are nurtured to listen to their voice of their herdsmen, and these sing them soothing songs and take care of them like the precious jewels they are.

While at the palace, therefore, one gets to experience all the aforementioned plus some royal regalia like the symbol of power, mats and chairs, all made in a peculiar way