The crater-lake volcano of the gorillas
Mt. Visoke
Mount Bisoke (Visoke, 3,711 m) is the most climbed of Rwanda's Virunga volcanoes, a steep, muddy, utterly rewarding day hike from Volcanoes National Park that tops out at a perfect crater lake in the clouds. The trail cl…
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About Mt. Visoke
Mount Bisoke (Visoke, 3,711 m) is the most climbed of Rwanda's Virunga volcanoes, a steep, muddy, utterly rewarding day hike from Volcanoes National Park that tops out at a perfect crater lake in the clouds. The trail climbs through the same bamboo and hagenia forest the mountain gorillas call home; golden monkeys and buffalo signs are common company. Dian Fossey's Karisoke research site lies in the saddle below, making Bisoke a natural pairing with her tomb trail.
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