Expedition 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Gorilla in Rwanda
Where to spot the gorilla in Rwanda, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.
Gorilla beringei
Finding Gorilla in Rwanda
Looking for the gorilla in Rwanda? Start with Volcanoes National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.
Volcanoes National Park in Northwest Rwanda is the place to begin. Montane rainforest on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes, home to habituated mountain gorilla families and golden monkeys. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.
Rwanda context: Mountain gorillas in the mist, golden monkeys in bamboo, and Africa's most compelling primate trekking.
In Rwanda, look especially around montane rainforest and cloud forest. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.
Where to spot one
Volcanoes National Park
Northwest Rwanda
Montane rainforest on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes, home to habituated mountain gorilla families and golden monkeys.
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