Things to Do in Ruhengeri

There are 2 attractions in Ruhengeri. Volcanoes National Park, national park protecting virunga volcanoes and mountain gorillas, is the most popular.

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Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park

National park protecting Virunga volcanoes and mountain gorillas

Mount Karisimbi

Mount Karisimbi

Highest Rwandan volcano and popular trekking summit

Mount Nyiragongo

Mount Nyiragongo

Active Congolese volcano famed for persistent lava lake

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Dense montane forest sheltering endangered mountain gorillas

Nyamuragira

Highly active Congolese volcano within Virunga volcanic field

Mount Sabyinyo

Tri-peaked volcanic mountain on Rwanda–DRC border.

Mount Muhabura

Volcanic peak on Rwanda-Uganda border in Virunga

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Ugandan park for mountain gorillas near Virunga volcanoes

Mount Bisoke

Active Virunga volcano featuring a crater lake

Mount Mikeno

High Virunga peak in DRC, habitat for mountain gorillas

Mount Gahinga

Small Virunga volcano important for mountain gorilla habitat

Lake Bunyonyi

Deep terraced lake in southwestern Uganda with many islands

Lake Mutanda

Scenic Ugandan lake with views of Virunga volcanoes

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Dense Ugandan rainforest home to mountain gorilla populations

Lake Burera

Rwandan freshwater lake near the Virunga volcanic region