Rwanda Gorilla Safari

Rwanda Gorilla Safari at a Glance

Rwanda is ideal for:

Gorilla Trekking Safaris
Bird Watchers
Wildlife Enthusiasts
Discovering the Rainforest

Rwanda Highlights:

Mountain Gorilla Trekking
Amazing Birdlife
The Beautiful Volcanoes National Park
Game Viewing at Akagera
Wildlife-packed Nyungwe National Park
Easy to Get Around
Go Hiking Surrounded by Lakes, Forests & Mountains

Like a tiny tropical jewel, Rwanda lies slap-bang in the middle of a wildlife treasure chest. Its forested, misty mountains, bursting with birds, butterflies and primates offer one of Africa's most fascinating experiences: a Rwanda Gorilla Safari. Indeed, experts quietly affirm that Rwanda is probably Africa's best destination to see these critically endangered mountain gorillas.

We offer gorilla trekking safaris specifically designed to deliver this once-in-a-lifetime experience - try our 4-day Gorillas in Parc National des Vulcans - a Rwanda Gorilla Safari is the perfect add-on to a Kenya or Tanzania safari.

Read our travel article "How to go Gorilla Trekking" for an overview of this amazing experience.

But Rwanda is not just all about gorilla safaris. With its classic Central African ecology of mountains, rainforests, volcanoes and lakes; bird watching, fishing expeditions, hiking and even game viewing] are just a few of the exciting excursions that you could find yourself on - just familiarise yourself with Rwanda's climate by checking out our 'When to go to Rwanda' section to make sure you get the timing of your trip right - after all, you are in the tropics.

Rwanda is a captivating country. It was on the bamboo-covered slopes of Rwanda's Virunga volcanoes that the late Dian Fossey of Gorillas in the Mist fame studied the behaviour of the mountain gorilla for 20 years and it is in the bustling streets of the capital Kigali, the savannahs of the Akagera National Park and the forests of Nyungwe that Rwanda is reinventing itself as an African safari destination.

Safaris in Rwanda are varied for such a small country: try our 4-day Primates and Birds in Nyungwe Safari, a thrilling wildlife experience in pristine montane forest where you can view an amazing 13 species of primates; or for a more rigorous adventure there is also the 12-day Classic Rwanda & Uganda Safari that stretches from Kigali to Kampala and just about every wildlife hotspot in between, taking in a Rwanda gorilla safari trek.

This tour includes climbing Visoke Volcano and visiting three gorilla parks, the first of which is the Volcanoes National Park, home to approximately 350 mountain gorillas and the best place for a Rwanda Gorilla Safari.

Accommodation in Rwanda ranges from the more luxurious hotel suites in the city to the more rustic mountain and safari lodges found in, and around, Rwanda's national parks.

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