Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills is a small but stunningly beautiful country in the heart of Africa, her dominant feature being the milliard fertile green and beautifully terraced hills scattered all over the countryside. But she is also one of the most popular tourist destinations in Africa. In her north, track the rare Mountain Gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, or the habituated Golden Monkeys popularly referred to as the little sisters of the gorillas; or enjoy a day-long guided hike up one of the volcanoes in this beautiful national park.
Tour Ibyi’Iwacu cultural village for a Rwandan cultural experience or join your Guide on a town tour of Ruhengeri including the local market where you meet, mix, and mingle with the local people. In the south, Nyungwe rain-forest National Park is a fairy-tale land nature lover’s paradise with stunning scenery, guided forest hikes down the valleys to beautiful water-falls; Tracking large troops of habituated Angola colobus Monkeys; get your adrenalin pumped on the Canopy Walk, the only one in East and Central Africa; Birding tours with expert guides; Track habituated Chimpanzees in Cyamudongo or enjoy Cultural interaction tours to some of the local tea plantations where you meet and mingle with local people.
In Rwanda’s east, the small but incredibly beautiful Akagera National Park is a big game country and home of the African Big-5; elephants, newly-introduced lions, rhinos, large herds of buffalo, even the elusive leopard when lucky, and milliard other plains game including eland and hippos and giant Nile crocodiles in Lake Ihema and her many other water bodies. On the gorgeous Lake Kivu, Africa’s 6th largest lake which forms Rwanda’s western border with DR Congo are found the resort towns of Gisenyi, Kibuye, and Cyangugu, perfect spots for a beach stay, leisure, and relaxation as well as guided town tours and dining where meet and mingle with local Rwandans as they go about their daily life.