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Volcanoes National Park

Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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Volcanoes National Park

Musanze (Ruhengeri), northern Rwanda

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The Rwenzori’s southern cousin: five Virunga volcanoes wrapped in afro-alpine mist, and the most accessible mountain-gorilla trekking on Earth — under three hours’ drive from an international airport. Dian Fossey’s Karisoke legacy, golden monkeys and the Iby’Iwacu cultural village round out the circuit.

Right now: Green season — typically driest Jul.
Country: Rwanda
District: Musanze (Ruhengeri), northern Rwanda
Category: nature · Premium
Location: Musanze (Ruhengeri), northern Rwanda, Rwanda — open in maps ↗ (needs signal)

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Volcanoes National Park — photograph 2 — Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 3 — Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 4 — Nina R, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 5 — Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 6 — Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 7 — Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 8 — Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 9 — Nina R from Africa, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 10 — En Turista, via Pexels

Volcanoes National Park — photograph 11 — Marek Piwnicki, via Pexels

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