Classic Bird watching Tours and Safaris in Rwanda

Rwanda is literally known to be birders’ heaven and best African Montane Birding due to various species over 703. The classic Bird watching Tour in Rwanda is boosted with proper road system network, safety, and security. At night, street nights are clear and available for night travelers. The several rolling Hills provide the best sites for viewing and access of the desirable colorful various birds in the sky. On top of the 703species, many birds migrate to this country due to the green slopes of the hills making it the best choice for birding in Rwanda.

Birding in Rwanda is overlooked due to the famous activity of gorilla trekking! However, for the birders who prefer a classic bird watching tour in Rwanda majorly prefer to do it from Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Park and Akagera National Park located in the east. Birding is also done around Kigali City, Volcanoes National Park, and wetlands.

Birding in Nyungwe National Park

Nyungwe National Park is composed of the tropical montane rainforest with over 322 bird species. On this classic bird watching tour in Rwanda, you enjoy 13 species of primate and numerous endemic plant species. The greatest attraction in this park is the stunning bird, Red-collared Babbler. Well as others include; Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Nightjar, Grauer’s Warbler, Regal, Blue-headed and Purple Breasted Sunbirds, Grauer’s Swamp Warbler and Neumann’s Warbler it is also possible to observe Kungwe Apalis, Kivu Ground Thrush, and Willard’s Sooty Boubou.

Akagera National Park

In Akagera National Park night-walks are available to watch the exclusive nocturnals being active at night. Its located in the savannah region covered with rolling grassland with few broad-leafed and acacia woodland. The common bird species include;- Red-faced Barbet, Sousa’s Shrike, White-collared Oliveback. The park has amazing views with wetlands and lakes, along the course of the Akagera River and the eastern boundary. Some of the sought after species in the wetland areas are Carruther’s Cisticola, Papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, and the Shoebill.

Volcanoes National Park.

Birding begins with a briefing in the morning how the whole tour will be conducted by the trained guide. The  bamboo, grassland, Afro-alpine, and bushland vegetation attracts many birds for habitation. Some of the birds include; African Green Broadbill, Lagden’s Bush-shrike, and Kivu Ground Thrush and animals like African Elephant and Golden Cercopithecus mitis kandti, Hippo, Giraffe among others.