Rwanda Safaris

When it comes to exuberant, mood-enhancing greenery, Rwanda is in a league of its own. Crammed within the borders of mainland Africa’s fourth-smallest country, there are ancient jungle-smothered volcanoes where mountain gorillas roam, lush montane forests that vibrate with the cries of rare primates and expansive wetlands where the birdlife is so abundant it hardly seems plausible. Even the boundless blue lake on its western border is studded with tiny emerald isles. And there’s another type of ‘greenness’ worthy of note: the ban on plastic bags since 2008 and mandatory once-a-month community clean-ups that have turned this into one of the continent’s cleanest states, and the National Parks’ revenue-sharing schemes that give back to the locals. 

There will be inspiring discoveries, moments and encounters wherever you go in this verdant country, and the hour you spend in the company of a mighty silverback and his family will certainly be one of them. But the longer you stay here, the more it will be Rwanda’s resilient people who impress you with their warmth and dignity – all the more remarkable in the light of their tragic and relatively recent history. Wherever you go and whoever you meet, from the enthusiastic foodie who shows you Kigali’s growing food scene to the artisans keeping the country’s rich craft traditions alive in the villages or the patient workers on a tea plantation, their shared quiet pride in their homeland and in what they have achieved together since the dark days of 1994 will be the thing that most touches your heart. 

Speak to our country experts about creating your Rwanda holiday of a lifetime, complete with the accommodation that immerses you in breathtaking landscapes and the experiences you’ll treasure forever.