Habituated gorilla Family groups at Volcanoes.
Hey you there excitedly smiling! Yes you!! Smiles all over.. Your journey to the Volcanoes national park for the ultimate thrilling experience to do gorilla tracking safaris shall not cut you short as there are several of gorilla family groups Rwanda to thrill you.
Volcanoes national park will give you the best of it ever. Anticipate the best from the readily habituated Gorilla families in Rwanda..
This game park is really parked and ready to bring out the best to give you immediately you step in here. The reliable, dependable and courteous team of rangers ready enough equipped with just the right kind of information for responding to your inquiries.
This is also coupled with the big tour operators, joyous ever and willing to help guides from Baboon Adventure Safaris. Before we forget, Can we brief you on the vast number of habituated mountain gorilla family groups Rwanda in the remarkable Rwanda’s volcanoes national park?
As we write bringing to your attention about the various gorilla family groups Rwanda, we expound our Baboon Adventure Safaris excitement today exploring the several habituated gorilla families in Rwanda’s Volcanoes national park.
Gorilla family groups Rwanda at Volcanoes national park
This park is located in Musanze district at the Uganda border part of Virunga Massif or ranges. These mountain gorillas are already habituated readily available for gorilla tracking, and trekking safaris while at the worldwide population mountain gorillas.
Apparently, the giant yet most endangered mountain gorilla’s species are dominantly found in the three East African countries of Uganda, Rwanda and democratic republic of Congo.
The remarkable Rwandan country has over 10 family gorillas already habituated and freely available for trekking tours and tracking safaris.
However, for research purposes, there are two gorilla families put aside for research purposes. Up to date, the land of a thousand hills “Rwanda” is popular for several reason like the 1994 inhuman act of the genocide, and gorillas wise, Dian Fossey’s effort in studying conduct and behaviors of the gorillas and her efforts to see that these endangered wild species closely related to Humans is duly ad fully conserved from bad hands of those that kill.
And her conservation efforts led to her death. Baboon Adventure safaris today takes time to give you the different traits that each habituated gorilla family group has in Rwanda.
By any means what you seek for is not included, kindly engage Gorilla cousins Rwanda tours and travel team with an inquiry and you will definitely be attended to.
Full list of names of Habituated gorilla family groups in Rwanda
Susa Gorilla Family
This gorilla family named after River Susa runs through the area where Susa gorilla group calls home. Susa gorilla family is historically one of the popular groups Rwanda’ Volcanoes national park.
The conservation studies of mountain gorillas commenced with this gorilla family group. During Dian Fossey’s stay in Rwanda, she studied the Susa family prior her death in 1985.
Ever in higher altitudes in normal circumstances makes its tracking so hard hence Susa gorilla family is the hardest family to track here in the volcanoes national park.
In most cases, they further to the top that some day’s tourist are stopped from tracking them. The Susa gorilla family used to be the gorilla family with the highest number of members about 42 in numbers.
However due to separations, fights and other related wrangles, they led to reduction in its number and now it has about 28 members. The 28 members include the: 3 silverbacks as well as two twins of Impano and Byishimo.
Susa Group is thus for those tourists who are adventurous, like long and hard treks and above all would love to meet the twin gorillas.be the luckiest to track this groups from all the gorilla family groups Rwanda.
Gorilla families in Rwanda.
If you want to meet the twin gorillas in the Volcanoes national park, you must be physically fit and ready to have long treks to the higher altitudes.
Kindly contact us at Baboon Adventure safaris for an ultimate rich experience of trekking the twin gorillas at Volcanoes national park.
Sabyinyo Gorilla Family
Located in Uganda- Rwanda border is the Sabyinyo Mountain where this gorilla family’s name was derived from however these gorillas are in the Rwandan side of the mountain.
There is one great trait embedded in this family group that is it has the biggest silverback called, Guhonda and also the easiest Gorilla family group to track of all the gorilla family groups Rwanda existant in the Volcanoes national park.
The easier part of trekking it makes it the most favorite gorilla family to track by many tourists because it is always at the lower slopes of the Sabyinyo and Mgahinga mountains.
These family group of gorillas is also made up of 2 silver backs with the first in command being Guhonda the largest. Second in command is Ryango. Three female adults and three juveniles are the part of the population of this Sabyinyo gorilla family.
Rwanda Habituated Mountain gorilla families
Amahoro Gorilla Family
A name given to too many valuable places and things in Rwanda. Amahoro is a word in Kinyarwanda meaning “peace” and it was also given to this gorilla family group as a name.for all the gentle and peaceful tracking experience, choose to track this gorilla family out of all other gorilla family groups Rwanda.
The gorilla members in this family group are so as peaceful as their name says and not in any incidences have they been recorded in any harsh circumstances.
Amahoro gorilla family group is led by a dominant silverback called Ubumwe meaning “togetherness.” So in case you want to track the most peaceful and togetherness bonded gorilla family, kindly let us know and we arrange your gorilla safari to track the Amahoro family group.
Oftenly, Amahoro gorilla group is observed roaming on the slopes of Mountain Bisoke and trekking it is not either hard like Susa and not as easy as Sabyinyo thus it is a medium range of hardships. In case you want trek it, get ready for the real ultimate awesome experience.
Amahoro gorilla family currently has seventeen individuals including Ubumwe the dominant silver back, two black backs, five juvenile gorillas, five adult females, and four young gorillas.
Mountain gorilla families keep on changing in terms of members. Relax, sit back and hit our Baboon adventure safaris site for the details about these gorilla family groups in Rwanda.
Formerly known as the 13 Group, Agashya gorilla family had 13 members living together as a family but due to better conservation methods by the government of Rwanda, the group has expanded to 25 Members.
Gorilla families in Rwanda updated list 2020
This gorilla family is named after Agashya who is the dominant silverback and the leader of the group.
Agashya gorilla family has one dominant silverback, twelve mature females, three juveniles and seven young gorillas thus twenty five individuals in total.
Initially, Agashya gorilla group was headed by a silverback known as Nyakairima but after a deadly fight, Agashya overpowered him and took over the leadership. Nyakairima left with no choice had to leave the group. Agashya silverback was very ambitious having expanded the group from 12 members to 25 members.
Agashya gorilla group is normally found in the foothills of mountain Mgahinga and Sabinyo and once in a while this group moves uphill.
It is believed that Agashya is so protective that whenever he senses danger, he will direct the whole gorilla group to move from downhill to uphill. For a thrill in the gorilla tracking experience, permits booking and the whole safari arrangement, talk to us.
Umubano Gorilla Family
After Charles breaking off from the Amahoro family group, some other males followed him too and they formed this Umubano gorilla family group. This gorilla family group is made up of 7 members including 1 silverback that is Charles. Want to track this family?
Volcanoes gorilla families
Kwitonda Gorilla Family
Kwitonda literally means “Humble one” and Kwitonda is a dominant silver back of this gorilla family group and it is after it that the family group was named. This gorilla family is constituted of 18 members led by 2 silverbacks
Hirwa Gorilla Family
This is the newest gorilla family group at volcanoes national park. It is made up of 9 members led by one silver back. It has partially few members of the Sabyinyo family gorilla group.
You can book your safari today and track the newly habituated family group in volcanoes national park. For any gorilla trekking safari, kindly contact Baboon Adventure Safaris for any inquiries and safari arrangements.
There are several others yet to be habituated Gorilla family groups Rwanda and alot is expected to emerge due to constant fights in several groups and breaks offs.
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