Explore Rwanda, province by province

Home of the mountain gorillas

One of only three places on Earth to trek endangered mountain gorillas in their natural bamboo and hagenia forest habitat on the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes. The park also protects golden monkeys, Dian Fossey’s Karisoke legacy and five of the eight Virunga volcanoes.

Africa’s oldest montane rainforest

A 1,000 km² primeval forest sheltering 13 primate species including chimpanzees, a spectacular canopy walkway and 300+ bird species. Nyungwe was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 and feeds both the Nile and Congo basins.

Rwanda’s Big Five savanna

Reintroduced lions (2015) and rhinos (2017) join elephants, buffaloes and leopards across lakes, papyrus swamps and rolling savanna. Akagera is a celebrated conservation turnaround and Rwanda’s most-visited national park.

The jewel of the African Great Lakes

One of Africa’s Great Lakes, offering white-sand beaches, island-hopping by traditional wooden boat, kayaking and hot springs along a stunning volcanic shoreline from Rubavu to Rusizi.

Africa’s cleanest capital & innovation hub

A city of rolling hills, world-class dining, the sobering Kigali Genocide Memorial, thriving art galleries and one of Africa’s most ambitious tech ecosystems — anchored by the Kigali Convention Centre and a growing MICE calendar.

Royal Rwandan heritage

The reconstructed traditional royal residence with its iconic sacred Inyambo long-horned cattle and living demonstrations of pre-colonial court life in Nyanza, the historic royal capital.

Rwanda’s newest national park

A rehabilitated forest landscape protecting chimpanzees, golden monkeys and 232 bird species — a conservation success story linking restoration, biodiversity and community livelihoods.

A 227 km epic trail

A multi-day hiking and cycling route along Lake Kivu’s shoreline through tea plantations, fishing villages and volcanic landscapes — about five days by bicycle or ten on foot.

Volcanic crater lakes

Nestled between the Virunga volcanoes and the rolling hills of northern Rwanda, connected by a dramatic lava-flow isthmus — a slower-paced excursion within the Musanze circuit.

2 km underground network

A dramatic network of lava tubes formed by ancient volcanic eruptions, once used as a hideout during inter-clan conflicts — and a site of remembrance requiring respectful interpretation.

Cultural and academic capital

Home to the Ethnographic Museum (gifted by Belgium’s King Baudouin), the University of Rwanda’s historic campus and vibrant traditional craft markets — the heart of the southern heritage circuit.

Lake Kivu’s peaceful peninsula

A tranquil lakeside town with Napoleon Island (home to a massive fruit bat colony), pristine swimming beaches and boat excursions among Lake Kivu’s forested islands.

Rwanda’s place of remembrance

The final resting place of more than 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, with permanent exhibitions, an education and archive centre and peaceful terraced memorial gardens. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023 as one of Rwanda’s memorial sites, it is a place of learning, dignity and national healing.

Lake Kivu’s sandy resort town

Rwanda’s lakeshore resort town on the northern shore of Lake Kivu — sandy public beaches, a palm-lined promenade, natural hot springs and the northern trailhead of the Congo Nile Trail, all within easy reach of Volcanoes National Park.

Serpentine lake of the eastern hills

A long, winding lake stretching some 40 km through the eastern hills — the closest lakeside escape to Kigali, prized for boat rides, sport fishing, lakeside dining and prolific birdlife along its reedy shores.

Community culture below the Virungas

A community cultural village at the foot of the Virunga volcanoes, founded with reformed poachers, offering Intore dance, a reconstructed king’s homestead, traditional craft and medicine demonstrations — channelling tourism income directly to local families around Volcanoes National Park.

Kigali’s restored urban wetland

A restored 121-hectare urban wetland on the edge of the capital, with paved walking and cycling trails, timber boardwalks, a pond circuit, a medicinal garden and more than 100 bird species — a green lung and model of ecological restoration in Kigali.

Panoramic ridge above the capital

The forested ridge rising above the city, laced with hiking and horse-riding trails through eucalyptus woods and farmland, opening onto sweeping viewpoints over Kigali’s thousand hills — an easy half-day adventure from the centre.