Rwanda has four national parks with different specificities that you can come and visit. These are Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, Gishwati Mukura National Park and Volcanoes National Park.These national parks are often visited by tourists and a complete Rwanda safari to cover all the four national parks takes atleast 7 Days.

Other places of interest to visit in Rwanda include the National Museum which is situated at Butare,

Akagera National Park

In the Akagera National Park you can see herds of elephant and buffalo emerge from the woodland to drink at the lakes, while lucky visitors might stumble across a leopard, a spotted hyena or even a stray lion. Giraffe and zebra haunt the savannah, and more than a dozen types of antelope inhabit the park…Read more

Nyungwe National Park

Nyungwe is most alluring for its primates: 13 species in all, including humankind’s closest living relative the chimpanzee, as well as the handsome L’Hoest’s monkey and hundred-strong troops of the delightfully acrobatic Angola colobus…Read more

Volcanoes National Park

Situated in the far northwest of Rwanda, the Parc des Volcans protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain ranges of the Virunga volcanoes. This world known park is home to almost a third of the world’s remaining population of the rare mountain gorillas. The park is characteriesed with the rich mosaic of montane ecosystems, which embrace evergreen and bamboo forest, open grassland, swamp and heath. Read More

Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Gishwat-Mukura is the newest national park in Rwanda. It was formed by joining the two forests of Gishwati and Mukura. The park is found close to Lake Kivu and is an excellent example of Rwanda’s conservation efforts. During and after the genocide, refugees encroached on forested land leading to severe deforestation and land degradation. Tourists can visit the park for nature walks, bird-watching and tracking primates like Chimpanzees or L’Hoest’s monkeys.