Rwanda Tours

Rwanda Tours focus on a small, densely forested East African country known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Volcanoes National Park, in the country's northwest, holds part of the remaining mountain gorilla population shared with neighboring Uganda and Congo, making gorilla trekking the centerpiece of most Rwanda itineraries.

Rwanda is often combined with a wider Africa trip that includes Uganda, given the short overland border crossing between the two countries' gorilla trekking regions.

Volcanoes National Park

Set among the Virunga volcanic range, Volcanoes National Park offers daily gorilla trekking permits to a limited number of visitors per habituated family, along with golden monkey tracking through the surrounding bamboo forest.

Kigali and Genocide Memorial Sites

Rwanda's capital, Kigali, is regarded as one of the cleanest and most orderly cities in Africa, and the Kigali Genocide Memorial provides visitors with a documented account of the 1994 genocide, an important stop for understanding the country's recent history.

Lake Kivu

One of the African Great Lakes, Lake Kivu offers a quieter counterpart to gorilla trekking, with boat trips, lakeside towns such as Gisenyi and Kibuye, and terraced tea and coffee plantations along the surrounding hills.

Rwanda Tour Packages

Rwanda Tour Packages typically combine one or more gorilla trekking permits with time in Kigali and, on longer itineraries, a stop at Lake Kivu or Nyungwe Forest for chimpanzee tracking.

7 Days Rwanda Multiple Gorilla Tracking Experiences

Best Time to Visit Rwanda

The dry seasons, from June to September and December to February, offer the easiest trekking conditions in Volcanoes National Park, while the wetter months keep the forest greener but make trails more difficult underfoot.