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Rwanda:
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There
are only 650 mountain gorillas remaining in
their natural habitat.
These
habitats are in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo.
Presently, Rwanda not only enjoys the best security
in the region but also has the easiest access
routes for visiting the mountain gorilla.
We
organize thrilling treks to visit these gentle
giants in their misty mountain home, also known
as the virunga mountains (a chain of' volcanoes
with altitudinal ranges of 3500m-4507m). Mountain
Gorillas are found in the high altitude forests
surrounding these volcanoes.
There
are currently 4 habituated gorilla families
that can be visited.
Rwanda
is a landlocked country surrounded by Uganda in
the north, Tanzania in the east, Burundi in the
south, and Zaire to its west and northwest.
Rwanda lies on the East African plateau, with
the divide between the water systems of the Nile
and Zaire rivers passing in a north-south direction
through the western part of the country. To the
west of the divide, the land drops sharply to
Lae Kivu in the Great African Rift Valley; to
the east, the land falls gradually across the
central plateau - its grassy highlands are the
core areas of settlement of Rwanda's population
- to the swamps and lakes on the country's eastern
border.
Most
of Rwanda is 3,000 ft above sea level, with
much of the central plateau being higher than
4,700 ft. In the northwest, on the border with
Zaire, are the volcanic Virunga Mountains; the
highest peak, Mount Karisimbi (14,870 ft) is
snowcapped. Lake Kivu, 4,700 feet above sea
level, drains into Lake Tanganyika, through
the sharply descending Ruzizi River. The Kagera
River, which forms much of Rwanda's eastern
border, flows into Lake Victoria.
The Genocide Memorial Sites:
These are actual sites where mass killings occurred
in 1994. These sites contain bones and skills
and in some cases entire bodies still visible.
Gruesome yes – but a part of Rwandan history
nonetheless. Due to the sensitive nature of
this experience we stress that this visit is
optional.
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