![]() ![]() It is located at the border of Uganda and Rwanda. Mountain Muhabura is the third highest Virunga volcano among st the eight. It’s normally considered the toughest volcano to hike with steep forested slopes which are habitats for endangered mountain gorillas in Virunga national park, as well as other wildlife species including birds. Standing at 14,560ft above sea level, Mountain Mikeno is a dormant volcano located in eastern DRC. This activity is recommended to be done during dry season which runs from June to August when the weather is favorable making hiking easier. Hiking takes averagely 2 days to reach the top where you clearly view Mount Nyiragongo and the eastern treasures of D.R Congo. Hiking this volcano doesn’t require sophisticated experience in mountaineering. However, it’s advisable to be undertaken by people who are in good health and physical conditions. The tallest volcano of all is Mountain Karisimbi which is 14,790ft high, located along Rwanda –D.R. These volcanoes are evenly distributed in three countries and they include Mount Karisimbi which lies on Rwanda-DRC border, Mount Mikeno in DRC, Mount Muhabura along the Rwanda-Uganda border, Mount Bisoke on Rwanda-D.R.C border, Mount Sabinyo which lies on Rwanda-Uganda and DRC border, Mount Gahinga along Rwanda-Uganda border, Mount Nyiragongo and Mount Nyamuragira in DRC. The mountain comprises of eight major volcanoes and only two of these volcanoes are active and the rest are dormant. ![]() ![]() The name Virunga is an English version of the Kinyarwanda word “ibirunga” which means mountain range. It spans across the three countries via the North West Rwanda covering Volcanoes National Park, south western Uganda encompassing Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and eastern Congo forming part of Virunga National Park. The Virunga Mountains (Virunga massif/Virunga ranges) is a block of Chain Mountains found in East – central Africa. ![]()
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