Despite of the past histories concerning the 1994 Rwandan genocide that claimed the lives of many people, Rwanda is so far the best destination that every traveler should reach and experience the true beauty of the land of a thousand hills. It is a country of volcanoes, thickly forested mountain ranges, lakes and rivers, its position on the Albertine Rift Valley puts it at the heart of one of the most bio-diverse environments in the world, much of Rwanda’s hill country and grasslands have been turned over to terraced agriculture and the country’s large animals are restricted to its three reserves.
Rwanda can be visited throughout the year yet it experiences dry and rainy seasons all the year around. For example November and march and April are rainy months whereas June and August are dry seasons good for tourism in the country, the rainfall stops and the dry season is in full swing during this time. The different tourism site in Rwanda that travelers can visit in June include among others
Volcanoes national park
The park is one of the four national parks in the whole world which still have the rare mountain gorillas alongside Virunga National Park in the democratic republic of Congo, Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga Gorilla national park. The park is only 2 hour drive from the international airport of Kigali which allows one to go for gorilla trekking on the day of arrival.
More still, in the national park are different volcanic mountains and travelers here can participate in hiking some of these volcanoes for example the Karisimbi volcano (3,800 m), Visit to Dian Fossey’s grave site and also the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Bulera among others. All these are within the volcanoes national park and are so much interesting to the travelers.
Nyungwe forest national park
From the volcanoes national park for the mountain gorillas, travelers connect to the tropical rain forest of Nyungwe Forest National park which protects the largest single tract of montane forest in East and Central Africa. A magnificent rainforest full is a home for the chimpanzees the other closest relatives to human beings violable and habituated for chimpanzees trekking in the country; the national also has a variety of birds, butterflies and orchids among others which make the park their permanent home.
Akagera national park
The African tropical rain forest of Akagera is located in low lying eastern Rwanda, giving way to the dry savannahs of East Africa. With an appealing mix of wetlands and rolling wooded grasslands, Akagera National Park is the best site for spotting classic African animals including elephant, buffalo, hippo, giraffe, leopard and many antelope species the larger predators leopard, hyena, side-striped jackal and lion, and the black rhinos which were reintroduced in the national.
It is an important ornithological site with nearly 500 bird species, the rare and elusive shoebill shares the papyrus with other rarities such as the exquisite papyrus gonolek and countless other water birds that inhabit the wetlands in large numbers make the national park of great interest to travelers there giving them a memorable experience.
The genocide memorial sites
These genocide memorial sites consist of the remaining of the people in form of skeletons; preserved dead body displays as well as mass graves where people were buried. The major genocide memorials in Rwanda include the Gisozi genocide memorial, the Murambi genocide memorial, the Nyamata genocide memorial, the Ntarama genocide memorial and many others.
They consist of the remaining of the people in form of skeletons; preserved dead body displays as well as mass graves where people were buried. The country was in 1993 devastated by a deadly genocide where most people lost their lives and lots of property destroyed. Many innocent people irrespective of their age were brutally murdered using killer weapons like machetes, hand grenades and many others in a period of about three months. Today, genocide memorials sites have been developed in the major areas where people were killed and are actual sites that tourists should not miss.
Conclusively, August is the best times to visit Rwanda, the national parks, historical sites, cultural and religious sites are all accessible, traveler’s should ensure to visit these places in this August for a great memorable experience. You can book directly with Rwanda Development Board or through us at Africa Adventure Safaris