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Rwanda
Known as land of a thousand hills
Gorilla Trekking in Volcanoes National Park
Big-5 Safaris in Akagera National Park
Rwanda is known as Africa’s Switzerland – this tiny ‘land of a thousand hills’ is green and mountainous.
The country is clean and safe and offers a good, functioning infrastructure. Aside from the beautiful landscape, the main reason guests visit Rwanda is to track the rare Mountain Gorilla in the Volcanoes National Park. We also recommend Nyungwe Forest for the chimpanzees, Lake Kivu and Akagera National Park for a proper safari and game viewing.

Rwanda is an equatorial country in Eastern Afrika. The country is rather small (only about half the size of Switzerland), but with about 13 Mio people one of the densiest populated in all Africa. Rwanda is bordered by Burundi to the south, Uganda to the north, Tansania to the east and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west.
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Popular journeys
Short trip Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
3 nights
from CHF 4,579.- per person
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3 nights Short trip Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Parc National des Volcans, Ruhengeri

Short journey to visit the Mountain Gorillas

A pleasant drive along green valleys and hills will take you to Ruhengeri / Musanze in a bit more than two hours. You have the choice between several lodges. We suggest that you visit one of the gorilla families on your first full day and use your second day at the lodge to do a trekking in search for the rare Golden Monkeys. Gorilla trekkings can take some time and you may only return back to camp late afternoon.
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Round Trip Rwanda Primates Premier
7 nights
from CHF 14,306.- per person
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7 nights Round Trip Rwanda Primates Premier
Kigali, Nyungwe Forest, Lake Kivu, Volcanoes National Park

This tour focuses on the primates in Nyungwe Forest and Volcanoes National Park - chimpanzees, gorillas and we should not forget the smaller primates such as golden monkeys, colobus monkeys and several others.

1 night The Retreat by Heaven, Kigali
3 nights Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Forest
3 nights Bisate Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
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Fly&Drive Rwanda Primates & Safaris Premier
10 nights
from CHF 19,366.- per person
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10 nights Fly&Drive Rwanda Primates & Safaris Premier
Kigali, Nyungwe Forest, Volcanoes National Park, Akagera National Park

This round trip showcases Rwandas highlights like Nyungwe Forest, Lake Kivu and as major highlight the Gorillas and the Golden Monkeys at Volcanoes National Park. You end this trip with a helicopter flight for a safari in Akagera National Park before heading back to Kigali.

1 night The Retreat by Heaven, Kigali
3 nights Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Forest
3 nights Bisate Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
3 nights Magashi Camp, Akagera National Park
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Fly & Drive Tanzania & Rwanda
10 nights
on request
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10 nights Fly & Drive Tanzania & Rwanda
Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Gorillas in Rwanda

A visit to famous Ngorongoro Crater and Northern Serengeti combines well with a short trip to Rwanda to experience the amazing mountain gorillas of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

1 night Arusha Coffe Lodge, Arusha
2 nights Entamanu Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Crater
3 nights Lamai Serengeti, Northern Serengeti
1 night Kigali Serena Hotel, Kigali
3 nights Virunga Lodge, Volcanoes National Park
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