尼扬杜古城市湿地生态旅游公园(Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park)坐落在卢旺达首都基加利(Kigali)东部边缘,占地面积达121.7公顷,是这座千丘之国城市生态修复的范本。这片土地在2022年正式对外开放前曾经历长达六年的清淤与植被重建,将昔日受工业污染的荒废湿地转化为了如今包含五个湖泊、森林区和药用植物园的生态屏障。全长约10公里的步行道和骑行路径穿梭在不同海拔和湿润度的区域,为城市居民与外来访客提供了宝贵的户外运动空间。
走进尼扬杜古湿地,第一眼看到的往往是茂密的药用植物园。这里引进了大约62种卢旺达本土药用植物,每株植物旁边都配有详细的中英文学名及功效介绍。这种做法在非洲城市的公园里并不多见,能让路过的人一眼认出那些曾出现在传统医方里的神奇叶片。随着海拔稍微抬升,景观会从沼泽过渡到人工林。园内种植了超过17000棵本土树种,包括无花果树和金合欢树,它们在短短几年内就形成了足以遮蔽基加利烈日的林荫。走在碎石铺就的步道上,空气湿度比市中心明显高出一截,呼吸起来非常清爽。
园内目前记录在册的鸟类已经超过70种,包括色彩鲜艳的冠翠鸟(Malachite Kingfisher)和经常在湖边芦苇丛中出没的织布鸟。对于观鸟爱好者来说,清晨六点半到八点是这里的黄金时段。五个相互连接的湖泊区域是整座公园的灵魂,湖面上漂浮着本土睡莲,周围环绕着高大的纸莎草。为了不破坏水鸟的栖息环境,公园在湖泊周围设置了专门的观景平台。说真的,在那儿坐上半小时,光是观察灰头翠鸟俯冲捕鱼的过程就足够解压。这片区域的栈道设计得非常扎实,即使在雨季之后走起来也不会觉得泥泞湿滑。
很多人不知道尼扬杜古公园其实非常适合骑行。园区入口处提供自行车租赁服务,价格大约每小时5000卢旺达法郎。对于体能有限的游客,建议选择靠近咖啡厅那一侧的平坦环线;如果是为了锻炼身体,可以尝试挑战连接森林区与湿地边缘的全长10公里路线。公园内部的道路指示标牌非常清晰,不仅标明了当前所在的位置,还标注了前往下一个休息点的预计步行时间。建议出发前在售票处拍一张地图照片,因为园内部分区域林木遮蔽,手机信号偶尔会变得不稳定。
游览完湿地后,位于园区中心的尼扬杜古咖啡厅(Nyandungu Cafe)是补充水分的好去处。那里的拿铁咖啡水准在线,价格通常在3000到4500卢旺达法郎之间。咖啡厅周围设有宽敞的露天露台,可以俯瞰整个湿地全景。如果你是周末前往,可能会遇到很多当地家庭带着孩子在草坪上野餐。钱的问题也得算清楚,虽然公园支持现金支付,但现在卢旺达推行数字化支付,使用Momo或借记卡支付门票会比掏零钱快得多。目前的国际游客门票价格大约在10000卢旺达法郎,建议提前确认最新的汇率变动。
由于公园位于基加利前往内罗毕方向的主干道附近,从基加利市中心打车前往大约需要20到30分钟。如果你使用当地最普遍的摩的(Moto),车费大约在1500卢旺达法郎左右。自驾的话,公园入口处设有宽敞的免费停车场,由于园区占地1.2平方公里且有多个出入口,请务必定位到主游客中心入口。
如果只是为了在咖啡厅坐坐并简单散步,一小时足够了。但如果你是观鸟摄影师或想走完10公里的全线步道,建议预留至少三小时。考虑到基加利的高海拔紫外线较强,上午10点后气温升温很快,最佳游玩窗口期通常是早晨6点到9点,或者下午4点直到日落。
尼扬杜古公园全境设有围栏且有安保人员巡逻,整体非常安全,可以放心带孩子游玩。由于湿地环境不可避免会有蚊虫,尤其是雨季期间,建议穿长裤并喷洒防蚊液。另外请注意不要随意喂食园内的野生动物,也不要踩踏步道以外的植被,因为部分湿地区域的水位深度和淤泥情况超乎想象。
John Ndwekia Great place to walk as you catch up with friends. Get the e-bike if you are alone or Three or more. Careful though as you glide, the dump areas are super slippery on an e-bike. Once done, grab some lunch at their restaurant. Their pepperstake is yummy.
Charity Mav A beautiful place to spend time alone, and unwind. Very ideal for solo date,or a simple hike. If you are looking for complicated terrains, then look elsewhere. Pretty good for biking though
Hannah J. Great place for walking, birding, running and enjoying nature. Lots of nice places to sit and relax, also has a great cafeteria and never feels crowded. If you love birding that the place for you, I find a new species every time I go!
Darren Barlow Went to the park to hire bikes and scooters for a day out. We loved the park. It was 3,000 for residents to enter and the children were 1,500. Bikes were 2,500 an hour as was the scooter with a 5,000 deposit. We had an hour of riding around. We stopped for lunch at the restaurant. The service was appalling. The lady did not speak English or French and we waited an hour for our meal. Admittedly when it arrived in was very nice but very poor service. After complaining it finally arrived. We went back to the park and saw loads of birds and even a chameleon. Worth taking water and a snack to avoid the long wait at the restaurant plus sun screen as no shade. It was a lovely day out.
Suraj Yengde very hot. it costs 5000 rwf per person for international visitors. nothing fancy. it’s just a recreational park. they do a thorough check at the security gate. parking is limited. there is a restaurant inside. the walks were pretty uninteresting. there were bike paths. we went in late aug summer and we were struggling to find a shadow. be careful. carry umbrellas. it may be different in cloudy weather or non-sun hot hours.