Mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
DestinationRwanda — land of a thousand hills
The Country

Compact, composed and extraordinarily beautiful

Rwanda rewards the traveller who wants depth rather than distance. Kigali is arguably the most graceful capital in Africa — clean, safe, and worth a night rather than a transfer. Two hours north, the Virunga volcanoes rise into cloud, home to gorilla families and the golden monkeys found nowhere else.South-west lies Nyungwe, one of the oldest montane rainforests on the continent, where a canopy walkway hangs sixty metres above the forest floor and chimpanzees call at first light. Everything is close together, which makes Rwanda the finest short luxury safari in East Africa — and a natural pairing with Uganda.
Golden monkey in the Virunga volcanoes, Rwanda
Highlights

What draws travellers here

01

Gorillas in the Virungas

Volcanoes National Park — the shortest, most accessible gorilla trek in Africa, on volcanic slopes.
02

Nyungwe canopy walk

A suspended walkway through ancient rainforest, with chimpanzees and thirteen primate species below.
03

Kigali and Lake Kivu

A capital of real substance, and the quiet inland shores of one of Africa’s great lakes.
Itineraries

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Mountain gorilla in the forests of Rwanda

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