Wildlife Holidays in Rwanda
Tell me about Rwanda …
In colonial times, the spectacular beauty of Rwanda's rolling, mountainous landscape earned it the title 'The Land of a Thousand Hills'. Following independence, this small Central African nation leapt to fame as the land of 'Gorillas in the Mist', adopted home of Dian Fossey and the most important refuge for the rare Mountain Gorilla.
As recently as the late 1980s, Rwanda was a popular holiday destination. Gorilla-tracking in the Virungas was the country's premier attraction, supplemented by game-viewing in Akagera National Park, the incredible biodiversity of the Nyungwe Forest and the beauty of Lake Kivu. Then came 1994 and the appalling genocide that caused Rwanda to leap from the glossy travel supplements to front page news.
While the Rwandans will never forget the terrible period of suffering in the 1990s, they are a resilient people who have rebuilt their lives and their country over the past decade and are now poised to restore their homeland to its rightful place among the world's finest wildlife destinations.
What’s special about its wildlife?
- Awe-inspiring Mountain Gorillas
- Elephants of Akagera & primates of Nyungwe
- Rwanda is one of Africa's top bird watching destinations & is home to an incredible 670 species
Naturetrek tour to Rwanda
Rwanda remains a wildlife paradise, despite all that it has been through. It is a truly welcoming country whose attractions are complemented by simple but comfortable facilities, good food and a rich cultural heritage.
Naturetrek offers a mammal and bird watching holiday to the forests and mountains of Rwanda. Among the wealth of animal and bird life the country has to offer, the tour highlights could include Mountain Gorilla and Shoebill Stork.