Rwanda

Overview

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda has three important aspects: people and culture, national parks and gorilla watching. It is most celebrated for its gorilla populations and strictly managed safaris in Volcanoes National Park, though its other two national parks are habitat havens too. It is the people, their history and culture that will make your heart skip a beat or two, however; as you will discover not only in the beyond moving genocide memorials, but also by immersing yourself in the infectiously life affirming culture – dancing in Kigale’s music hotspots, or taking a walking tour in its Nyamirambo Muslim quarter. Head out on a night trip with the fishermen of Lake Kivu, listen to their ekiovu songs echoing across this mountain enveloped waterscape.

A must visit while in Rwanda

1. Volcanoes National Park

2. Kigali Genocide Memorial

3. Nyungwe Forest National Park

4. King's Palace Museum

5. Akagera National Park

6. Lake Kivu

7. Ethnographic Museum