A glance at Rwanda

However much the country looks small, Rwanda has a number of unique features to offer to tourists. The extraordinary National Parks and reserves in the south north and east of Rwanda offer you with the wildlife excursion you can partake in the country. Through the beautiful terraced hillside, farmland in Butare, and then Kigali an intellectual centre and home of the National Museum. Visit the different genocide memorial sites in Rwanda; Gisozi being the biggest is well presented and located in the Kigali city centre where many genocide victims killed in Kigali and on its outskirts are buried.  The crafts Village known as Kaplaki is well worth a visit for its wide variety of arts and crafts.

The Volcano in the Virunga Mountains is home to the mountain gorillas to which Dian Fossey dedicated her life. Nyungwe Forest, one of the largest montane forests in Central Africa, is renowned for its large troops of colobus monkeys including the famous chimps and rich variety of orchids. Akagera National Park in the eastern part of the country is a savannah park with elephants, hippo and crocodile. Lake Kivu is a beautiful inland sea enclosed by steep terraced hillsides. There are a large variety of birds. Rwanda has a rich culture with its second city, Butare, having one of the finest cultural museums in Africa.

Safety in Rwanda

Rwanda is the safest country in African continent however; in public do not carry large sums of money or a handbag. In case you like to Self Drive Rwanda then use the hotel safe for all your valuables, cameras and passports. Do not respond to proposals made in the street. As a general rule take a taxi, particularly after dark. On safari take the advice of your guides, hosts and lodge management.