
One of the oldest montane forests in Africa, with a canopy walkway suspended 50 metres above the ground
Area
1,019 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
2004
Declared in 2004, Nyungwe protects one of the oldest montane forests in Africa, with plant lineages going back several million years that survived the glacial cycles which wiped out similar forests elsewhere on the continent. It holds troops of black-and-white colobus of up to 400 animals, one of the largest social groupings documented in any non-human primate in the world, and its canopy walkway, suspended 50 metres above the ground, is one of very few of its kind in East Africa.
Ecosystems found in Rwanda, where Nyungwe lies.
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Rwanda
Same country: Rwanda
Same type of protected area: National Park
Same type of protected area: National Park
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
East Africa
Climate
Tropical, Temperate, Mountain
Best season
June to September
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