Rwanda Dian fossey & gorilla tracking safari – Volcanoes National park Rwanda – Guaranteed Gorilla permits
Rwanda Dian fossey & gorilla tracking safari – Rwanda’s volcanoes national park is what was a home to the former primatologist Dian fossey who took a journey to save the endangered mountain gorillas from facing extinction.
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Who is Dian fossey?
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups in Rwanda’s volcanoes national park from 1966 to 1985.
Why was she killed?
It is widely believed that she was killed in connection with her lifelong crusade against poaching.
Who killed her?
Dian Fossey was hacked to death by the poachers but her murder mystery still remains unresolved up today.
After her death what Dian fossey Gorilla Fund international was set up in her honour and it continues to fund the operations carried out conserving the mountain gorillas in Karisoke Research center.
Gorilla tracking in volcanoes national park.
Rwanda is a home to four major national parks of volcanoes national park, Nyungwe forest national park, Akagera national park and Gishwati national park respectively.
Volcanoes National Park is named after the chain of dormant volcanoes making up the Virunga Massif: Karisimbi – the highest at 4,507m, Bisoke with its verdant Crater Lake, Sabinyo, Gahinga and Muhavura.
How many gorillas are there in Volcanoes national park Rwanda?
Rwanda’s volcanoes national park has an estimated number of more than 300 mountain gorillas roaming freely in the tropical rain forests of the Virunga Mountains of Muhavura, Gahinga, sabyinyo, karisimbi and bisoke.
It’s where endangered mountain gorillas through the mysterious intimacy of the rain forest and chattering of the rare Golden monkey are found.
Best time to visit Rwanda
Rwanda is open for tourism all year round but the best months to visit are the dry months of June-August and December to February which has seen less rain fall compared to the wet months of March-May and September-November.
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