There’s nothing cuter than the baby colobus monkeys found in Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda – except when a mother teaches her infant how to jump! Adorable!
Rwanda is home to 25% of all of Africa’s primates. You’ll come for the gorillas but will fall in love with Nyungwe Forest National Park. Be sure to check out our custom Rwanda tours.
Lacking something meaningful and new to say about the Rwandan genocide, I turn it over to a couple of the survivors featured at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre.
Meeting Mountain Gorillas: My Most EPIC Experience Ever!
- Rwanda
- Monkey Pictures and Stories to Help Save Primates, Mountain Adventures, Nature and Wildlife Travel
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Meeting mountain gorillas face-to-face in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda was one of the most incredible experiences in my entire life, even if the gorillas were drunk and did fart… a lot!
Nyungwe Forest: A Hidden Gem in Rwanda
- Africa, Rwanda
- Adventure Travel, Monkey Pictures and Stories to Help Save Primates, Mountain Adventures, Nature and Wildlife Travel
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Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda is home to 25% of all the primates in Africa, 275 different species of bird and has E. Africa’s only canopy walk. It’s one of Africa’s hidden gems.