Chimpanzee Trekking in Rwanda
Louder, faster and far less certain than the gorillas. What a five-in-the-morning start in Nyungwe actually buys you.
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Wildlife
Akagera's savannah, the birdlife of the eastern wetlands, and what you can realistically expect to see.
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How Akagera Got Its Lions Back
A park reduced to a fraction of its size, its predators gone. Fifteen years later it is a Big Five reserve again. What actually happened.
Birding in Rwanda: Three Habitats, One Short Drive
Papyrus swamp, open savannah and montane rainforest within a few hours of each other, plus a concentration of Albertine Rift endemics found almost nowhere else.
Akagera: The Big Five Park Nobody Expects
Rwanda is not supposed to have a savannah park. Akagera has lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo and leopard, and almost nobody in it.
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