With over 280 bird and 13 primate
species and spreading over 1000 square kilometres, Nyungwe National Park is one
of the most acclaimed biodiversity rainforests in Africa. The park also boasts
a diverse ecosystem from rainforest, bamboo, grassland, swamps, rivers,
butterflies, moths and insects.
This park will offer you a thrilling
adventure, walking down the hills and crossing valleys trekking for monkeys and
chimpanzees and visiting other wildlife attractions. A variety of hiking and
walking trails crisscross the Park, leading to its varied attractions. "Nyungwe
is a hotspot for biodiversity," Louis Rugerinyange, the Chief Park Warden
at Nyungwe who led our party along the forests trails, says. You will take a
long tracking adventure as you look for the white and black colobus monkeys-one
of the many primate species in Nyungwe Park. You will walk on a sloppy ground
for about one hour through the jungle. The park has about 600 white and black
colobus monkeys in Nyungwe Park, which live together in groups.
These colobus monkeys are one of the
many species of primates found in Nyungwe. Watching their gymnastic and
flexible movements within the jungle, can make one feel relaxed from the pain
of the long walk to reach this place.
Canopy
walkway
Nyungwe's magnet does not end on
chimpanzees and monkeys as the Park offers a wide variety of other attractions.
The Kamiranzovu waterfalls is located deep in the forest, in the middle of two
elevated hills and is reached after approximately one and half hours foot walk.
And the park's various trails give an opportunity to explore the different
spectacular aspects of the jungle, observing birds, mammals, trees, orchids and
other wildlife plant species, among other exciting attractions. The forest
walks are excellent and last from one to eight hours and a one to three days
overnight hike, according to officials.
Notwithstanding the various attractions
in the park, the Canopy Walkway remains one of the best places to experience as
it offers a magnificent view of the canopy and it gives a great site for
bird-watching. The walkway is constructed on the Igishigishigi trail and is
reached after about a one hour stride from the Uwinka visitor centre. The
Canopy walk is suspended at a height of about 60m above the ground and goes
over giant trees. The director of Tourism in Nyungwe Park, says the 150 meters
walkway is the first in East Africa and the third in Africa. "While on the
walkway, tourists have a good view of the park." The silver Canopy Walkway
is narrow and shaky as a result of its altitude and as tourists move on it, one
hears things cracking. Its shaky nature makes many tourists fear for their
safety, though officials here affirm it is very safe. The canopy can carry a
total of four tonnes at a time, according to Rugerinyange. "It is safe, no
one can fall," assures Juarez, a Brazilian who is part of the team who set
up the pathway. While the beauty of Nyungwe National Park remains unknown to
many, efforts are being made to attract many tourists.
For Dr James Seyler, the Chief of Party
of Nyungwe Nziza Project, which seeks to strengthen ecotourism in Nyungwe Park,
there is a reason to visit the Park. "The place (Nyungwe) is beautiful and
there are a lot of things to see and a lot of things to do," he says. What
you need is just to be in Nyungwe and witness the beauty of Rwanda.
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