Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Gishwati-Mukura is the newest and by far the smallest of Rwanda's national parks, two separate scraps of mountain forest on the ridge between Lake Kivu and the volcanoes. Gishwati lost almost all of its trees to resettlement and cattle before the remnant was protected and replanting began, which is what the park is really about. Chimpanzees and golden monkeys live here but are only partly used to people, so a walk is a forest walk with a chance of primates rather than a tracking guarantee. Guides come from the villages, and the tea estates and beekeepers around the edge are part of the visit.