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Where to go in Rwanda

Rwanda, renowned as the “Land of a Thousand Hills,” is a country with beautiful scenery, extraordinary wildlife, and a bird lovers’ paradise. The country’s diversity showcased beautiful national parks, each providing unique experiences and adventures.

Volcanoes National Park is the main attraction when visiting Rwanda and a primate lovers’ destination. It offers thrilling encounters with endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in the most beautiful forests.

Nyungwe Forest National Park is a paradise with 14 primate species, including chimpanzees and colobus monkeys, excellent birding, and a wide range of activities for the adventure traveller.

Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s only Big 5 park, with vast savannas, beautiful lakes, and a birder’s paradise.

Together, these parks highlight Rwanda’s commitment to conservation and promise an unforgettable journey through some of Africa’s most breathtaking natural landscapes.

Rwanda National Parks

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK

Volcanoes National Park (known as "Parc National des Volcans” in French) is part of the extensive Virunga conservation area located in north-western Rwanda. It shares borders with Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Essentially a rainforest, the park spans an area of 130 square kilometres. It is best known for being home to the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). In 1967, zoologist Dian Fossey established her base here and founded the Karisoke Research Centre. Through her dedicated efforts and significant research findings, gorilla poaching decreased and was rendered illegal. Karisimbi mountain is the tallest peak in the park, with altitudes ranging between 2400m and 4507m. The park includes five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, namely: Karisimbi (4507m), Bisoke (3711m), Muhabura (4127m), Gahinga (3474m), and Sabyinyo (3634m). While the park is renowned for its mountain gorillas, it also hosts mammals such as golden monkeys, black-fronted duikers, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, and bushbucks. Additionally, it has 178 recorded bird species, with at least 13 species and 16 subspecies endemic to the Virunga and Ruwenzori ranges mountains.

NYUNGWE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Set in southwest Rwanda, Nyungwe is one of Africa's oldest forests. It is a rainforest in its purest sense, with yearly rainfall of up to 2000 mm. Teeming with wildlife, the national park is a great destination to include in a safari, especially if you like primates. It is known as one of the wealthiest areas in Africa because of the amount of endemic species and the stunning biodiversity it offers. Whilst not guaranteed, it is common to spot troops of more than 300 Angolan colobus monkeys swinging through the trees!
It is estimated that the forest has about 500 chimpanzees. Other primates include the L'Hoest's, silver, golden, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, several bushbabies, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and red-tailed monkeys.
The forest has an equally rich variety of flora, with over 100 orchid species and more than 200 types of trees. The area has the greatest concentration and variety of birdlife in Rwanda, with nearly 300 species recorded. These include iridescent sunbirds, giant hornbills, the extravagant blue turaco, and many other species endemic to the Albertine rift.

AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK

Hugging Rwanda’s eastern border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park covers about 1120km² and is one of Africa’s oldest national parks. The north of Akagera is mostly relatively low-lying grasslands and savannah plains. To the west are rolling hills and valleys more typical of Rwandan countryside, while to the east, the Akagera River feeds into a series of lakes, marshes and papyrus swamps that constitute central and eastern Africa’s most extensive protected wetlands. Safaris within Akagera National Park allow visitors to see a broad range of wildlife, including herds of elephants and buffalo, leopards and lions. The plains teem with over a dozen species of antelope (including impala, oribi, bushbuck and the large Cape eland) and zebras and giraffes. Hippos and crocodiles dominate the waterways. It is a bird-lovers paradise as many rare species like the endangered papyrus gonolek, the shoebill stork and the majestic fish eagle are attracted to the unique marshland. You might even see large flocks of water birds, the endangered papyrus gonolek and the shoebill stork.

RWANDA SAFARIS

8 NIGHTS
Rwanda

Luxury Savannah & Gorilla Safari

Group Tours
Guide price ZAR 254,883 pps
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04 Jan ‘27
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Luxury Flying Rwanda Safari

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Guide price ZAR 533,938 pps
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Dec ‘26
7 NIGHTS
Rwanda

Classic Driving Rwanda Safari

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Guide price ZAR 93,732 pps
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Uganda

Rwanda & Uganda Gorilla Safari

Group Tours
Guide price ZAR 40,746 pps
Return flights included (OR Tambo)
Jun, Jul, Sep ‘26
6 NIGHTS
Rwanda

Rwanda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari

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Guide price ZAR 61,020 pps
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23 - 29 Nov ‘26
3 NIGHTS
Rwanda

Rwanda Gorilla Safari

Group Tours
Guide price ZAR 39,912 pps
Return flights included (OR Tambo)
Mar, May, Nov & Dec ‘26

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