Rejuvenated in recent years to offer a superb range of attractions, it was closed to all tourism in may 2018 following the kidnap and subsequent release of two british nationals. It was classified as a world heritage site in 1979. Guide parc national des virunga, visiter le parc national. Texte legal delimitant le parc national des virunga. Gorilla tracking to date the national park comprises of ten habituated groups open to tourists, allowing for a total of 80 gorilla permits per day and only 8. Au moins 12 rangers ont ete tues par des membres presumes dun groupe rebelle rwandais dans le parc national des virunga en republique democratique du congo. Merode returned to virunga national park on 22 may 2014 to resume his functions as park director.
Virunga national park was established in 1925 as africas first national park. The official site of virunga national park print page to pdf. Le parc national des virunga, en rdc, frappe par lattaque. Welcome to parc national des virunga drcs biggest single draw is usually this superb national park, which was the first in africa. Merode married louise leakey in 2003, a paleontologist from kenya. Virunga national park is a national park in the albertine rift valley in the eastern part of the democratic republic of the congo.
Parc national des virunga travel democratic republic of. Pdf changements doccupation du sol en peripherie du parc. The violence there is very localized and although there is ongoing security risk in the central and northern sectors of the park, as seanmc describes, the southern sector which contains the. From north to south it extends about 300 km 190 mi, largely along. Rangers work is critical to the stability of the park and the safety of the lives that surround it. The oscarnominated true story of the rangers risking their lives to save africas most precious national park and its endangered gorillas. Le parc des virunga parmi les 20 meilleures destinations. Parc national des virunga, democratic republic of congo photos and other information parc national des virunga, democratic republic of congo 2019 toggle navigation travel notes. Le parc national des virunga victime dune embuscade.
Parc national des virunga, formerly named albert national park, is a 7,800squarekilometre 3,000 sq mi national park that stretches from the virunga mountains in the south, to the rwenzori mountains in the north, in the eastern democratic republic of the congo, bordering volcanoes national park in rwanda. Virunga national park could generate as much or more revenue from its tourist attractions. Virunga national park unesco world heritage centre. Virunga is africas oldest national park and is also the continents most biologically diverse protected area.
Pdf on jan 1, 2006, marc languy and others published changements doccupation du sol en peripherie du parc national des virunga find, read and cite all. Au moins 12 rangers ont ete tues par des membres presumes dun groupe rebelle rwandais dans le parc national des virunga en republique. It was created in 1925 and is among the first protected areas in africa. Virunga national park is a unesco world heritage site in the eastern democratic republic of congo, on the border of uganda and rwanda. Wildlife tourism in virunga gives new hope to congo. Mission suivi reactif au parc national des virunga, republique. I just visited virunga national park last week and could not recommend it more highly. Telecharger virunga film complet en francais vf hd 2014. In elevation, it ranges from 680 m 2,230 ft in the semliki river valley to 5,109 m 16,762 ft in the rwenzori mountains.
It stretches along the border with uganda and the democratic republic of congo. Les populations riveraines du parc national des virunga pourront acceder lundi 27 avril a leurs champs situes au sein du parc. Virunga lodge map volcanoes national park in rwanda. Virunga is truly the crown jewel of africas national parks. Les cultivateurs vont recolter leurs produits dans le. Parc national des volcans, rwanda gorilla trekking tour in. The tourism board ortpn in parc national des volcans runs a number of tourism activities in the park. Parc national des virunga, democratic republic of congo 2019. Pdf on jan 1, 2006, marc languy and others published changements d occupation du sol en peripherie du parc national des virunga find, read and cite all.
Les tribulations du plus ancien parc naturel dafrique. To zoom out, to see more, click the minus sign at the bottom of the bar on the left. The park contains over 50% of subsaharan africas biodiversity and is home. Felix tshisekedi appele a interdire l exploitation. Meet the heroes who risk their lives to protect the parks wildlife and local communities. Parc national des volcans volcanoes national park in rwanda. Also known as pnv or volcanoes national park is one of 3 contiguous national parks in uganda, rwanda and drc making up the virunga trinational conservation area.
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