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Reasons to Visit Rwanda

  • Boat Trips

    The perfect spot for resting your weary limbs after your gorilla tracking, Lake Kivu is 90 minutes' drive through winding hills and colourful villages from the Virunga Volcanoes. Here you can float on the water on a relaxing boat trip and watch the world go by.

    Boat Trips

  • Colourful birdlife

    Rwanda is home to Africa's first National Park, Virunga, which was created back in 1925. It was done to protect its most famous wildlife - its gorillas. However, while its primates will be at the top of you to-see list the country's montane forests contain over 700 bird species with many, such as Grauer’s Swamp-warbler, being regionally endemic.

    Colourful birdlife

  • Gorillas

    The trek through the dense forest on the slopes of the Virunga Volcanoes can take between two to six hours. However your reward is an hour watching your assigned gorilla troop play, eat, groom and relax.

    Gorillas

  • Local Culture

    If you want something a bit different head to Butare, Rwanda's second city, where you can visit the King's Palace, the University and the National Museum, which is home to an incredible collection of artefacts which are beautifully presented.

    Local Culture

  • Rural scenery

    Up until relatively recently montane forest occupied one third of the territory of present-day Rwanda. Now these ancient forests are mainly restricted to the three main parks: Volcanoes National Park, Nyungwe Forest National Park and Akagera National Park. By visiting any one of these you will see a great diversity of fauna and flora.

    Rural scenery

  • Village Life

    Travelling through Rwanda provides a fascinating insight into daily village life. Often located in beautiful countryside a village visit is an absolute highlight where a warm and enthusiastic welcome is guaranteed.

    Village Life

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Tailor-made safaris to Rwanda

The main reason for visiting Rwanda is to track the famous mountain gorillas, but though this is an undeniably wonderful experience there is a great deal more to the country and it is well worth spending a few extra days to experience it all. A couple of days of gorilla tracking is ideal and can easily be combined with some time in Kigali, relaxing along the shores of Lake Kivu or chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe Forest.

{7F79AD6B-9AB7-47F7-898C-96E071230825}Rwanda's Gorilla and Lakes

8 Days from £4,145pp

Get a taste of Rwanda including a couple of days gorilla tracking followed by some time to relax by Lake Kivu afterwards.

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{8F1949EC-B0F8-4711-B5EE-B4DE009954ED}Rwanda and Zanzibar Explorer

12 Days from £4,375pp

Enjoy the highlights of Rwanda including a day of gorilla trekking (including permit), an absolutely unforgetable experience. After the excitement of the trek, have a few days to relax in Zanzibar and explore the famous spice island.

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{F6C076CC-5B8F-4A66-A054-2D458690FBEA}Rwanda's Primate Experience

11 Days from £5,030pp

Explore the highlights of Rwanda including chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe, relaxing by Lake Kivu and finishing with gorilla tracking in Volcanoes National Park.

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Practical Info

Flight time

11 1/2 hours (via Nairobi)

Timezone

GMT +2

When To Go

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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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