BESSALOVRwanda
Rwanda Volcanoes & Culture
Golden monkeys, Kigali's art scene and the lakeshore at Kivu.
You visit: Kigali → Musanze → Volcanoes NP → Lake Kivu
Volcanoes, culture and mountain landscapes
Rwanda
Small, green and easy to travel, Rwanda pairs mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in the Virunga volcanoes with a lively capital and the calm of Lake Kivu.
- Best time to go
- June to September and December to February. Gorilla permits should be requested months ahead.
- High season
- June–September
- Top places
- Volcanoes NP · Kigali · Lake Kivu · Nyungwe Forest NP
Highlights
- Gorilla and golden monkey trekking
- Kigali Genocide Memorial
- Nyungwe canopy walk
- Relaxing on Lake Kivu
Parks and reserves
- Volcanoes NPGorillas and golden monkeys
- KigaliA clean, lively capital worth a day
- Lake KivuLakeside towns and boat trips
- Nyungwe Forest NPChimpanzees and the canopy walk
Journeys in Rwanda
Uganda · Rwanda
Gorilla Trekking: Uganda & Rwanda
Track mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, with local culture along the way.
You visit: Bwindi Forest → Volcanoes NP
Reviews
What travellers say
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Calm, well organised and beautiful
Rwanda surprised us: clean, safe and green. The golden monkeys were a joy, and the last two days at Lake Kivu were the perfect way to slow down.
Great guide, bumpy roads
The camp at the Mara was excellent and we saw a leopard on the second morning. The drive from Nakuru is long and rough, so plan for a tiring day, but the quotation told us that up front.
Gorillas one week, lions the next
Ten days and not one thing we had to sort out ourselves. Our driver-guide knew every lodge manager by name, and the hour with the gorilla family in Bwindi is something we will talk about for the rest of our lives.
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