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Rwanda

The Land of a Thousand Hills — immaculately clean, remarkably safe, and home to the single most extraordinary wildlife encounter on the continent: an hour spent with mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park.

Where to Go

Top 5 Places in Rwanda

The places that make Rwanda worth crossing an ocean for.

1
Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park

Home to over a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas, trekkable across steep, forested volcanic slopes.

2
Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu

One of Africa's Great Lakes, with a relaxed shoreline of coffee plantations and lakeside towns.

3
Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nyungwe Forest National Park

One of Africa's oldest rainforests, with chimpanzee trekking and a canopy walkway above the treetops.

4
Kigali

Kigali

Widely regarded as Africa's cleanest and safest capital, with a genuinely moving Genocide Memorial.

5
Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park

A Big Five park in Rwanda's east, and a remarkable conservation recovery story since the 1990s.

Where to Stay

Top 5 Properties in Rwanda

A working shortlist, not an exhaustive one — five properties we'd genuinely recommend first.

Bisate Lodge 1

Bisate Lodge

Location
Volcanoes National Park
Style
Gorilla Trekking Lodge
Signature
Six villas set inside a reforested volcanic amphitheatre
Ideal For
First-time gorilla trekkers
Singita Kwitonda Lodge 2

Singita Kwitonda Lodge

Location
Volcanoes National Park
Style
Ultra-Luxury Gorilla Base
Signature
Community reforestation buffer zone surrounding camp
Ideal For
Ultra-luxury conservation travellers
One&Only Nyungwe House 3

One&Only Nyungwe House

Location
Nyungwe Forest, on a working tea plantation
Style
Rainforest Luxury
Signature
Chimpanzee trekking and a canopy walkway nearby
Ideal For
Combining primates with rainforest scenery
Magashi Camp 4

Magashi Camp

Location
Akagera National Park
Style
Luxury Safari Camp
Signature
A Big Five safari easily paired with gorilla trekking
Ideal For
Combining primates and classic safari
The Retreat by Heaven 5

The Retreat by Heaven

Location
Kigali
Style
Boutique City Hotel
Signature
A calm, design-led base for Kigali's first or last night
Ideal For
City bookends to a gorilla trip

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