Visit Rwanda

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Rwanda, a small densely populated country located in East Africa bordered by Uganda to the North, Tanzania to the east and Burundi to the South. From a dark history of a genocide in the late 1990s, Rwanda has gradually recovered socially and economically, through these initiatives, Rwanda has represented its self to the world as a hotspot in tourism in the east African region. 

 

Described as the land of thousand hills and a million smiles, Rwanda’s landscape, scenery and small size have highly favored the tourism sector since our visitors don’t need to move long and high journeys to reach our destinations. All the hotspots and attractive destinations are in a 4 to 5 hours drives making the experience easy, enjoyable and relaxing.

 

Our role here is to help, guide and provide our visitors with fairly priced, detailed safari trips to your fullest expectations and as you experience a full African safari without any inconvenience to all the best and hotspots fronted by our Rwanda gorilla trekking trips in the Volcanoes National Park (VNP) for a once in a life time mountain gorilla encounters. 

From the Mountain Gorillas, our visitors get to tour the Nyungwe’s highland thick forests which contain over 200 spices of trees. This is home to the common chimpanzee, Ruwenzori colobus arboreal monkeys that are made of up to 400 individuals, the largest troop size of any primate in Africa. These co-exist in the forests with over 100 bird spices, insects and reptiles.

 

Since Rwanda is covered by the rift-valley and is just a distance from the equator, the country’s climate has influenced presence of savanna grassland which supports the safari animals from lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebra and much more all found in Akagera national Park in the southern region of the country. Through partnerships and donations from other African parks, Rwanda has been able to recover its Rhino population, lions which where high affected by poaching in the early 1990s.

 

From the safaris to the urban areas of the country, Rwanda has quite a number of tourist destinations like the genocide memorial monuments, Gisenyi trails for biking and treks, lake Kivu which is comprised of different sized islands, Iby’lwacu Cultural Village, caplaki Crafts village summed up by well-located beautiful, peaceful and calm vacation spots all around the country and with in the national parks.  

 

Why you should visit Rwanda?

The once in a lifetime chance to visit and be in the presence of the Mountain Gorillas at the volcanoes national Park is reason enough to visit Rwanda. Systematic planned and budgeted trips and other activities while on your trip to Rwanda, from the bird watchers, safari enthusiasts, a number of mountains for hikers, comfortable and secure vacation spots around the country all to fulfill your deepest expectations.

 

Rwanda gorilla trekking and safaris;

Nothing breath taking comes cheap, gorilla permits in the country go for $1500, quite pricy but visitors are well assured and confident that they will experience a trek of a life time in the natural habitants of these amazing primates. No need to move long distances to view the gorillas and a drive to the volcanoes National park is about 3-4-hour drive compared to other destinations with Gorillas. 

 

After gorilla trekking, a drive to Akagera National Park for safari drives around the park where you get to see lions, elephants, rhinos and much more makes Rwanda a popular destination to all visitors planning to visit East Africa.

 

When to Visit Rwanda?

“Summer” this is the best time to visit Rwanda. Rwanda has only two seasons, the dry and the wet season. The longest is the dry season is it’s the perfect time to visit the country. From December to March, July to September, during these times the rains and irregular making the trekking way easier since the path ways are quite try. Gorillas are as well loose and more accessible almost everywhere in the park, feeding and moving around the forests.  But what’s the purpose of adventure without uncertainty, the best time to visit Rwanda is anytime, every time has its own surprises while in the parks and you have to be there to witness it!! 

 

Choice of Rwanda Safari Package;

There is a lot to see, a lot to witness, and a lot to give and take. The determining factor is what is your budget, what do you want to see and how much time you have in the country. Our systematic planned and organized packages are all in your favor from a one-day trip to one destination to 21 days around the whole country including all the destinations. Your choice is what we fulfill to your highest expectations in trust and comfort. Our team is fully motivated and our goal is to ensure client’s expectations are fulfilled. We have extensive knowledge of the country in and out and trust be assured no challenge we can’t handle if you choose to travel with us while on your safari in the country.

 

Rwanda Gorilla Tours:

The hottest tourist’s destination in the country is Volcanoes National park, located in the North-western covered by 160km2 of rainforests bordering both Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park and Congo’s Virunga national Park is the home of the Mountain gorillas and the golden monkeys.  Besides the primates, the park hosts other mountains namely Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo mountains. It`s these mountains that make the Gorillas Mountain Gorillas. Mountain Gorillas can only be found in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo, these primates can’t be spotted obviously. Their long, dark and thick fur protecting them from the harsh conditions of the Mountains cold temperatures has ensured their existence.

 

What to expect on a Rwanda Gorilla safari;

At this point, everything is about the primates, and visitors should be ready to be mind blown. By early as 7am, trekkers must be at the Kinigi Park Headquarters for a brief on the dos and don’ts while on the trek plus any more relevant information. Trekkers are then assigned a park ranger in consideration of age, body fitness and what the visitor is highly interested in. The trek starts with a 30 minutes’ hike into the park mountainous forests deep into the park to a height of 8202 to 13132 feet above sea level. At these heights is where visitors get to see different gorilla families as they are scattered through the forests.  It`s advised and allowed for visitors to move with cameras, they can take pictures of the primates but only at the advice of the rangers. The rangers know when, where and which gorilla families are familiar with visitors, so its highly advised to listen to the rangers throughout your trek.

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Accommodation facilities

Accommodation facilities and amenities are strategically placed in and around all the popular destinations around the country. From budget, mid to luxury lodges and hotels are all in place offering the best services to all visitors depending on your budget. Our partners include;

• Gorilla’s Nest.

• Bisate Lodge

• Singita Kwitonda lodge

• Mountain Gorilla view lodge and much more.

 

Getting to the popular destinations:

All the popular destinations in the country are easily accessed by road. In about 2 to 3 hours from Kigali, visitors can access Volcanoes National Park which is only 116 kms compared to destinations in Uganda which takes 7 to 8 hours to reach Mgahinga National Park. This makes gorilla trekking in Rwanda easier and simpler.

 

The road network gives access to the National parks in the country which are shorter and smoother as well. Visitors can visit Nyungwe Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking, bird viewing, canopy walks, Akagera National Park for safari drives to see the big five in the wilderness, nature walks, bird viewing and much more.