Nationale parken in Rwanda

National Parks & Nature

Rwanda’s natural landscape is defined by the Albertine Rift and a dramatic collection of volcanic peaks. This list features the high-altitude rainforest of Nyungwe, home to chimpanzees and a canopy walkway, and the savannah of Akagera National Park, where the Big Five reside. The Virunga Mountains dominate the northern skyline with five major dormant and active volcanoes, including Mount Karisimbi, the highest point in the country. Additional sites include the Rusumo Falls on the Tanzanian border and the secluded waterfalls of the western highlands.

National Parks & Nature — Kaart

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Nyungwe National Park

One of Africa’s oldest montane rainforests, this park protects 13 primate species, including chimpanzees and Ruwenzori colobus monkeys. It features a 160-meter-long canopy walkway suspended 70 meters above the ravine and over 1,000 plant species.

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Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park is a protected area in eastern Rwanda covering 1,122 km2 along the international border with Tanzania.

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Mount Karisimbi

Mount Karisimbi a stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Didier Descouens / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mount Muhabura

Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border.

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Mount Bisoke

Mount Bisoke is an active volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.

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Rusumo Falls

Rusumo Falls is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania, part of the most distant headwaters of…

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Mount Sabyinyo

Mount Sabyinyo is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains. Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range.

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Mount Gahinga

Mount Gahinga is a dormant/extinct volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border.

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Mount Sabyinyo 1st Peak

Mount Sabyinyo is an extinct volcano in eastern Africa in the Virunga Mountains. Mount Sabyinyo is the oldest volcano of the range.

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Cyimbiri water falls

Located near the shores of Lake Kivu along the Congo Nile Trail, these falls are situated within a coffee-growing region and are accessible via hiking paths from the Cyimbiri Bay area.

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Isumo

A 17-meter-high waterfall located within Nyungwe National Park, reached via a trail that descends through tea plantations and dense tree ferns into a deep, misty ravine.