Rwanda
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyamasheke & Rusizi districts, southwest Rwanda
- Mid-range
- nature
One of Africa’s oldest rainforests, preserved as a montane wonderland of 13 primate species, 300-plus birds and the famous Canopy Walk — a 60-metre-high suspension bridge over the treetops. Chimp tracking from Cyamudongo, colobus troops in hundreds, and tea-estate country all around.
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