Where to have a photography safari in Rwanda : Rwanda the land of a thousand hills, is one of the most visited countries in the East African region because of its unique landscape, diverse flora and fauna plus the warm and lovely communities. Rwanda also has a beautiful story of restoration behind it, that makes visiting this small country just splendid. Many travelers will go through Rwanda everyone to experience on the country’s beauties and some of those travelers are photography and videography travelers looking to capture some scenic images and videos for different uses. One the questions such travelers also ask is which is the best safari for photography?
Today is your lucky day, in this article we are going to some places in Rwanda that are bound to give you some of the best visual outcomes, for your photography and videography. And the bonus is in these places you also get to enjoy different safari activities hence having a photography safari.
These places include: –
- Volcanoes National Park:- With this mountain gorilla park you won’t go wrong, you will have a perfect back drop from the Virunga Massif and the forested area. Of course, other things that are photogenic in the park are the gorillas, a few other bush animals, birds, butterflies etc. And the safari activities you get to do in this park include but are not limited to mountain gorilla trekking, mountain hiking, bird watching, nature walks and a couple of other things. You can also visit the Dian Fossey center to learn more about primates especially mountain gorillas.
- Nygungwe National Park: – staying with forests, you can also visit the Nyungwe forest park for most scenic photos. From the forest, chimpanzees, waterfalls, canopy, views from the canopy and many more; you will be assured of great photos all around. And in this park, you get to enjoy activities like chimpanzee trekking, waterfall treks, canopy walks, vegetation walks and many more
Where to have a photography safari in Rwanda - Akagera National Park: – Here you will enjoy taking photos of savannah wildlife, numerous birds, water views of the famous lake ihema and many other sites. For your safari, you will get to have activities like game drives, bird watching sprees, boat rides, nature walks and a couple of other activities.
- Lake Kivu – if you want a leisure less adventurous trip, you should consider visiting Lake Kivu where your photography sites will be the lake, the scenic surrounding, the beach and the communities around. At this lake you get to enjoy activities like fishing, swimming, beach lounging, visiting the surrounding communities for community tours and many other things.
- Musanze caves: – Another moderately adventurous trip you can take is to the Musanze caves for scenic views of unique cavey landscape and nature. On this trip you are also taking time to explore the caves and nature.
- Kigali City: – You cannot visit Rwanda and miss out on the capital Kigali, on top of experiencing the urban life of the country, you will have a lot of moments for photo Opps, like the street life, markets, the conventional center, Bk Arena etc.
The are some of the major places to visit on a photography but there are many more including but not limited to:- Burera and Ruhondo Lakes, Virunga Massif Mount Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura and Sabyinyo, Nyanza Royal, Rusumo Falls, Congo Nile Trail, tea and coffee plantations among other things.
