Planning to visit Rwanda’s most epic and iconic destinations? Here are the most interested places to visit from national parks to the remote retreats in Rwanda villages. Whatever your travel priority is, our Rwanda safari experts will tailor-make your unforgettable holiday combing most of Rwanda’s best. Contact our travel expert and will advise you on where to go in Rwanda.
Planning to witness the mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, wildlife in Rwanda – East Africa, visit the Volcanoes National Park, Nyungwe Forest National Park and Akagera National Park respectively.
Kigali Volcanoes National Park
Akagera National Park Nyungwe Forest National Park
Gishwati Forest National Park Lake Kivu Holiday
Kigali
Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda, roughly in the center of the country. It sprawls across numerous hills, ridges and valleys, and has a vibrant restaurant and nightlife scene. While in Kigali, there are several interesting places to visit like Kigali Genocide Memorial documents the 1994 mass killings in Rwanda, associated with the country’s civil war.
The city’s Caplaki Crafts Village has stalls selling traditional handicrafts, including woodcarvings and woven baskets. More can be visited in Kigali and these include the Kimironko Market, Inema Arts Centre, Rwandan Arts Paintings, Niyo Arts Galley, Kandt House Museum, Rwanda Art Museum.
While on your luxury Kigali tour we do work with several super and deluxe luxury hotels and our services are of high of hospitality. That is when you arrive at the Kigali International Airport our safari guide will pick you and transfer you to any of our facility partner and still also if you depart flight is not so early after the trip we can arrange your another stay in Kigali.
Haven Boutique Retreat Kigali Serena Hotel
Marriott Hotel Kigali Radisson Blu Hotel
Urban by City Blue Kigali The Mythos Boutique Hotel
Ubumwe Grande Hotel Onomo Boutique Hotel
Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park is a national park in northwestern Rwanda. It covers 160 km² of rain forest and encompasses five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo. It is located in the Ruhengeri Province and this park is much famously known for gorilla safaris, golden monkey tracking, Dian Fossey hike, Mount Karisimbi and Bisoke hike.
After all activities mentioned in the park you can too experience the visit to the Dian Fossey Museum, Iby’Iwacu Cultural Village, Musanze Caves and the Twin Lakes (Rubondo and Bulera) at the foothills of Volcanoes. If planning for your safari to Volcanoes there are several luxury lodges and exclusive camps we work with and let us know one that best fits into your travel priority.
Akagera National Park
Akagera National Park lies in eastern Rwanda, hugging the border with Tanzania. It’s characterized by woodland, swamps, low mountains and savannah. The varied terrain shelters wildlife including zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and hundreds of bird species, such as the rare shoe bill stork. In the southern part of the park, vast Lake Ihema is home to hippos and crocodiles.
On your visit to Akagera National Park activities to experience include the morning and evening game drives looking for the African wildlife and bird life species. Thereafter, do the stunning boat rides along the Lake Ihema and on this rides you can spot more animals like hippos, crocodiles among others at the banks of the Lake.
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest National Park lies in southwest Rwanda, partly abutting the Burundi border. It’s a vast area of mountain rain forest, home to many species of chimpanzees, plus owl-faced and colobus monkeys. The Canopy Walkway, part of the Igishigishigi Trail, is a high suspension bridge with views over the valley and surrounding forests. A trail runs to the Kamiranzovu Marsh, with its bird life, orchids and waterfall.
Gishwati Forest Reserve
Gishwati Forest is a protected reserve in the north-western part of Rwanda, not far from Lake Kivu. The reserve’s forests were largely intact in 1978, and substantial forest cover still remained in 1986. During the Rwandan genocide, wave after wave of refugees arrived in Gishwati Forest and began clearing it, often for subsistence farming. By 2001, only a small circular patch of native forest remained, 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of the forest’s original 250,000.
In addition to tremendous loss of biodiversity, the region experiences soil erosion and degradation and landslides. Reforestation efforts in the past few years have increased the remnant native forest to about 2,500 acres (10 km2). Large tea estates occupy the central and northern parts of the reserve and Rwanda is on high steak to promote agro-tourism in the region.
Lake Kivu Holiday
Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika. Among activities to experience here include the boat ride to the Hot springs and sand bathing along the shores of the Lake.
Lake Kivu is much suitable for holiday after your adventures in Rwanda and some of the lodges to stay include the Lake Kivu Serena Hotel and Paradise Kivu Resort among others suitable for non-luxury travelers.