Rwanda is one of the top three countries in Africa with Gorilla trekking Safaris. Volcanoes National Park on the eastern rig of Virunga Mountains hosts these endangered apes. Volcanoes are popularly known for habituating the World’s most wanted, rarely-seen species of Gorillas. Rwanda “The land of a thousand hills” in the Eastern part of Africa receives a huge percentage of tourists from different countries of the World per year because of the shy endangered ground-dwelling herbivores Mountain Gorillas, although other major key attracting factors appear.
Volcanoes National Park is one of the most exciting African safari reserves in Rwanda. The park is home to the dramatic landscape dominated by the six Virunga volcanoes and protected rainforests. It is best known to the outside world as the place where Dian Fossey did her pioneering work. In the past four decades, Gorilla trekking has played a big part in increasing the mountain Gorilla population. Coming across the Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park while they are going about their everyday life is a very awe-inspiring experience. Gorilla tours in Rwanda are important because they generate revenues for the park and the country.