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Ideas for exploring Rwanda from your Kigali base. These are the places our guests ask about most, with practical tips for planning each trip.
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A steep, muddy day hike through gorilla forest to a lake sitting in the crater of a 3,711-metre volcano. Here's how the Bisoke climb works and how to prepare for it.
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On the road between the volcanoes and Lake Kivu, the highland pastures of Bigogwe offer something no national park can: a day with Rwanda's cattle keepers, their cows and their songs.
Most visitors rush through Kigali on the way to the parks. Give it a couple of days: the memorial, the markets, the art scene and the food make it a destination in its own right.
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An hour face to face with a gorilla family is the experience most visitors come to Rwanda for. Here's how the day works and how to plan it from Kigali.
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Lions, rhinos, elephants, giraffes and hippos in eastern Rwanda's savannah — close enough to Kigali for a day trip, and even better overnight.
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Beaches, island boat trips, coffee country and the Congo Nile Trail — Lake Kivu is Rwanda's place to unwind after the gorillas or a busy week in Kigali.