Rwanda · Kenya · 9 nights
Gorillas & the Mara
Two gorilla treks in the Volcanoes National Park, then the open savannah of a private Mara conservancy. Forest and plains in one journey.
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Land of a thousand hills
Rwanda
An hour with a mountain gorilla family in the Volcanoes National Park is, for many of our guests, the single most moving experience of their lives. Rwanda pairs it with real safari in Akagera and forest primates in Nyungwe.
Gorilla permits are limited and sell out months ahead, so this is a journey we plan early. We build in two treks where possible, because the second is always the one you remember.
Rwanda combines beautifully with Kenya or Tanzania: forests and volcanoes for the first half, then the open savannah for the second.
- Best time
- June – September, December – February
- Suggested stay
- 4 – 6 nights, or 10+ combined
- Pace
- Lodge based
- Pairs with
- Kenya, Tanzania
Where to go
Regions of Rwanda
- 01
Volcanoes National Park
Mountain gorilla trekking and golden monkeys in bamboo forest.
- 02
Nyungwe Forest
Chimpanzee tracking and a canopy walk above ancient rainforest.
- 03
Akagera
A restored savannah park with the Big Five and boat safaris on Lake Ihema.
- 04
Kigali
One of Africa’s cleanest, most thoughtful capitals, and a necessary visit to the Genocide Memorial.
Our approach
Fewer camps, longer stays
Three nights is the minimum we recommend anywhere. It takes a day to arrive, a day to settle, and only then does the bush start to show itself. In Rwanda we typically pair two or three camps chosen for contrast, not for ticking regions off a map.
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Begin your Rwanda journey
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