Hiking Mount Bisoke In Rwanda

Mount Bisoke is situated inside Congolese Virunga National Park and Rwandan Volcanoes National Park.

The steep inclines of the summit are thickly covered with lush rainforest and alpine knolls.

The peak doesn’t gather snow, but rather is frequently covered in fog.

Hiking in the Virungas – Mt. Bisoke

The average traveler will come into the country through Kigali, and will then by whatever means they’re comfortable with – riding a cramped bus, renting a luxury SUV, hitchhiking on the back of a moto, etc. – probably be making their way to Volcanoes National Park for the ludicrously expensive yet somehow almost worth it privilege of viewing some of the world’s last mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. A hike up Bisoke is a great way to spend another day in the area, experiencing a bit more of the… Read more at SummitPost.org

Hiking Mountain Bisoke can be one of the most challenging experience you can experience, especially if you’re not physically fit and conditioned. However, Mount Bisoke can be an experience of a lifetime!

For first time hikers, the hike can take from 6 up to 7 hours, including the 2 hours descent from the summit. But if you’re an experienced hiker, the hike can take less than 4 hours.

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Apart from the experience of hiking on the extinct volcano which is part of the Virunga Mountain range, at the peak, there’s a crater lake known as Lake Ngezi. The trekking starts with an assembly at the park headquarters in Kinigi at 7a.m. Here, each group is assigned a guide who briefs them about the activity they are about to embark on…