Butterflies are also among the best tourist attractions in Nyungwe forest national park Rwanda. The park has two butterfly species that are endemic and these include Acraea turlini, Bebearia dowsetti, Papilio leucotaenia are in Albertine Rift.

Nyungwe Forest National Park is a natural habitat of about 120 butterflies and these are the most common charismatic invertebrate species in Nyungwe forests, of which 21 species are Albertine Rift endemic and 40 species are endemic to Nyungwe forests. On a sunny day, the forest is full of bright colors.

Hiking through the Kamiranzovu trail, you will encounter a lot of butterflies due to the presence of various orchids with blooms that are often colorful which attracts them.  However, the trail can also allow you to see other attractions such as countless bird species, primate viewing including the unique chimpanzees, you can also enjoy the famous forest canopy walk.

Butterflies in Nyungwe Forest National Park come in wonderful colors that can be easily identified. For amazing butterfly encounters, Nyungwe Forest National Park is the only best area to see a butterfly in Rwanda.

Butterflies in Nyungwe forests appear in various colors that are yellow, red, and green,  butterflies do not have chewing mouthparts but they use proboscis that helps them sip nectar. They can smell by using antennae and taste using their feet and few butterfly species in the whole world can orient themselves either in longitude and latitude.

During butterfly watching in Nyungwe forest national park, you can also participate in the Canopy walk experience, which is one of the most attractive activities in the park with wonderful views such as tea plantations and lush hills. The forest also homes to over 75 mammal species including the 13 primates.

When to visit Nyungwe forests for butterfly watching tours.

Butterfly watching tours in Rwanda Nyungwe forest national park can be carried out throughout the year but it is best in the wet season from March, April, May, October, and November since the forest is full of green and plant-like orchids which attracts these species, during this period the trail tends to be wet and slippery so you have to be well prepared by carrying hiking boots, a rain jacket, long-sleeved clothes, energy drinks, camera with extra batteries, binocular and many more

Where to stay on butterfly tours in Nyungwe forests Rwanda.

There are a lot of accommodation facilities and safari lodges where you can spend a night on your butterflies’ tours in Nyungwe forest national park. The park is known as the best top destination in Rwanda and its biodiversity cannot be found anywhere else in the entire part of Africa.  These are some of the best lodges where you can stay to make your safari complete include Nyungwe forest lodge, Gisakura guesthouse,   Nyungwe top view hotel, one and only Nyungwe house, wilderness campsite.

Nyungwe forest national park is a blessed park with many tourist attractions which is good for tourists like chimpanzee tracking, colobus monkey tracking, nature walks, and others. Rwanda remains one of the top safari destinations in Africa, with mountain gorillas in Volcanoes national park, Akagera national park, the only place where you can get a chance to see the big 5 mammals.