Rwanda

Rwanda – A Country of a Thousand Hills

Rwanda – Set in the heart of Africa, landlocked Rwanda has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and smiling towards a bright future having one of the fastest-growing economies on African soil. Compared to other East African countries, Rwanda holidays offer something entirely different, whether it be relaxing on the sandy beaches of Lake Kivu, tracking the mountain gorillas of the Virunga Volcanoes, searching high and low for the chimpanzees of Nyungwe Forest, or relaxing on the savannah plains of Akagera National Park.

Apart from being well known as ‘the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda offers a hilly landscape that winds its way from the eastern plains of Tanzania through to the central gallery forests of the Congo Basin. During your Rwandan safari, you will meet and discover one of the friendliest communities in Africa, warm and very hospitable, welcoming, and forgiving. Apart from exploring the vast wildlife highlights on your Rwanda experiences menu, be sure you spend time to stop, listen, appreciate and enjoy, the hospitality of the Rwandan spirit.

Why Visit Rwanda

Rwanda offers some of the most breathtaking scenery in Africa, be it the dramatic Virunga volcanoes bordering Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo or the forest of Nyungwe, one of the largest montane forests in Central Africa, home to the cheeky chimpanzees and large groups of Colobus monkeys.

Parc National des Volcans is located in northwest Rwanda and is an area of thickly vegetated rainforest and bamboo providing shelter to endangered Golden Monkeys and approximately one-third of the world’s remaining Mountain Gorilla population. This is where primatologist Dian Fossey carried out her seminal work, which was her adopted home and place of rest. Dian expressed the feeling of coming face-to-face with Silverback Mountain Gorillas as “The expression in his eyes was unfathomable. Spellbound I returned his gaze – a gaze that seemed to combine elements of inquiry and acceptance.” This is an experience that only those who have lived can fully appreciate.

Included Highlights 

Primarily, a Rwanda experience used to be focused on a mountain gorilla.  With time, this has changed. The modern tourist to Rwanda enjoys a selection of mid to high-end lodges and properties, and the safari sights and sounds that go beyond the mountain gorillas.

Lake Kivu and its warm inland beaches remain very inviting especially if all that you want to have is just to chill down.

Deep in the forest of Nyungwe lies another life-changing wildlife encounter. Here chimpanzees crash noisily through the forests, and witnessing these distant relatives and their human-like behavior is another highlight of an extra Rwandan holiday.