RWANDA - Gorillas
Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park lies in northwestern Rwanda and borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The national park is known as a haven for the rare and endangered mountain gorilla and golden monkeys. It is home to five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains (Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo), and spans 160 km2 covered in rainforest and bamboo. The park was the base for the zoologist Dian Fossey.
BEST TIME to SEE GORILLAS
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to RWANDA
From June to August
Volcanoes National Park - Young male gorilla (also called blackback)
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Silverback gorilla (left) and a female (right)
Volcanoes National Park - young gorilla sleeping
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Female gorilla sleeping
Volcanoes National Park - young gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla in its mother's arms
Volcanoes National Park - Silverback gorilla on the left , a female in the middle and a young gorilla on the right
Volcanoes National Park - Young gorilla resting
Volcanoes National Park - Female gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Silverback gorilla and female sleeping
Volcanoes National Park - Female gorilla grooming the Silverback Gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla milking its mother
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla on its mother's belly
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla milking
Volcanoes National Park - Young male gorilla
Volcanoes National Park - Female gorilla a a baby
Volcanoes National Park - Silverback gorilla sleeping
Volcanoes National Park - Female gorilla sleeping
Volcanoes National Park - Baby Gorilla near its mother
Volcanoes National Park - Gorilla sleping
Volcanoes National Park - Baby gorilla discovering the world
Volcanoes National Park - The bark of this tree have the mark of a gorilla's teeth
Volcanoes National Park - Trunk of a huge tree
Volcanoes National Park - large tree
Volcanoes National Park - landscape
Volcanoes National Park - landscape
Volcanoes National Park - landscape
mother gorilla and baby
mother gorilla and baby
silverback gorilla walking near tourists
the back of the silverback gorilla
the mighty silverback gorilla
blackback gorilla
blackback gorilla
young gorillas
family - female is grooming the silverback when the baby is trying to climb on the back of its father
baby gorilla
silverback gorilla and a young
silverback gorilla
mighty silverback gorilla
female gorilla
Silverback gorilla walking
female sleeping
female gorilla
Gorillas - Mother and a dominant baby
Gorillas - Mother and baby
Gorillas - Silverback walking
two young gorillas
gorilla female sleeping
gorilla female
silverback
babies gorillas
silverback eating bamboo leaves
baby gorilla
Ranger with a gun in the jungle to avoid bad encounters with buffalos or elephants
baby gorilla
baby gorilla
Ranger with a gun in bamboo forest to avoid bad encounters with buffalos or elephants
baby gorilla
female gorilla
4WD vehicule is mandatory to reach the trek departure
baby and mother