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Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)
Musanze / Northern Rwanda

Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)

Mountain-gorilla trekking on the Virunga volcanoes — Dian Fossey's legacy.
Nyungwe Forest National Park
South-west Rwanda

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Montane rainforest — chimpanzees, Colobus superbands and a canopy walkway.
Akagera National Park
Eastern Rwanda

Akagera National Park

Big-Five savannah park — Rwanda's recently reintroduced lions and rhinos.
Lake Kivu
Western Rwanda

Lake Kivu

Rift-Valley lake beach towns — Rubavu, Kibuye, Rusizi.
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Kigali

Kigali Genocide Memorial

Rwanda's most important memorial — the 1994 Genocide museum and burial site.
Karongi (Kibuye)
Western Province

Karongi (Kibuye)

Scenic lakeside town on Lake Kivu — peaceful shoreline, memorial sites and island-hopping by boat.
Congo Nile Trail
Lake Kivu / West

Congo Nile Trail

227 km multi-day hiking/biking route along Lake Kivu from Rubavu to Rusizi.
Mount Bisoke
Volcanoes NP

Mount Bisoke

3,711 m volcano with a perfect crater lake at the top — the best day-trek in Volcanoes NP.
Mount Karisimbi
Volcanoes NP

Mount Karisimbi

Rwanda's highest peak at 4,507 m — a demanding 2-day summit with snow at the top.
Dian Fossey Grave & Karisoke Research Camp
Volcanoes NP

Dian Fossey Grave & Karisoke Research Camp

Hike to the former research camp and burial site of the mountain-gorilla pioneer.
Nyamata Genocide Memorial
Bugesera District

Nyamata Genocide Memorial

A former Catholic church preserved as it was found after 10,000 refugees were killed inside in 1994.
Murambi Genocide Memorial
Southern Province

Murambi Genocide Memorial

Former technical school with preserved remains — one of the most difficult memorials to visit.
King's Palace Museum (Nyanza)
Southern Province

King's Palace Museum (Nyanza)

Re-creation of the pre-colonial royal palace with the long-horned Inyambo cattle tradition.
Ethnographic Museum (Huye)
Southern Province — Huye / Butare

Ethnographic Museum (Huye)

Rwanda's best museum — seven galleries covering geology, crafts, culture and history.
Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village
Kinigi / Volcanoes NP

Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village

Reformed-poachers cultural village — community-run Rwandan heritage experience at the foot of the volcanoes.
Lake Burera & Lake Ruhondo
Northern Province

Lake Burera & Lake Ruhondo

Twin volcanic lakes at the foot of the Virunga volcanoes — Rwanda's most photographed landscape.
Gishwati-Mukura National Park
Western Province

Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Rwanda's newest national park — a reforested montane rainforest with chimpanzees and golden monkeys.
Nyabarongo River & Wetlands
Central Rwanda

Nyabarongo River & Wetlands

The most distant source of the Nile — wetlands, birding and the Nile's southernmost headwaters.
Rubavu (Gisenyi)
Western Province

Rubavu (Gisenyi)

Lake Kivu beach town with black-sand beaches, hot springs and DRC border views.
Camp Kigali Memorial
Kigali

Camp Kigali Memorial

Memorial to the 10 Belgian UN peacekeepers murdered in 1994 — a short, moving stop in central Kigali.