GEOGRAPHY:
Rwanda is situated on the eastern rim of the Albertine Rift, a western arm of the Great Rift Valley, on the watershed between Africa's two largest river systems: the Nile river and the Congo river. Much of the country's 26,338 km2 is impressively mountainous, the highest peak being Karisimbi (4,507m) in the volcanic Virunga Mountain chain protected by the Volcanoes National Park. The largest Rwanda water body is Lake Kivu, but there are other numerous lakes around the country, notably Burera, Ruhondo, Muhazi and Mugesera, some of which have erratic shapes following the contours of the steep mountains that enclose them. Best for Rwanda nature trekking tours, Rwanda wildllife safaris, and Rwanda tours.
GETTING THERE:
All international flights arrive at Kigali International Airport, just 10 Km from central Kigali. International flights arriving in Kigali are with SN Brussels, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Burundi and Rwandair Express.
TOP DESTINATIONS AND ATTRACTIONS
Being a small country makes Rwanda an amazingly alluring place to visit with ease and comfort as most of its tourist attractions are relatively close to each other. Rwanda has got not so many but overwhelmingly rewarding tourist attractions which among the many, the major ones are;
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Virunga Mountains |
Genocide Memorials Rwanda Cultural Tour |
Dian Fossey's Remains-Karisoke Research Center |
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The Virunga mountains are a home to the few remaining Gorillas in the whole world. Tourists from all fronts frequent Parc National des Volcans to track and trek these “gentle giants” that are shared between Uganda, Congo and Rwanda itself and have lived since time in memorial, through thick and thin to see the next day! Spending a day with these apes brings out an extra ordinary sense of caring and responsibility that has long been lost in most of our fellow humans and gets you wondering.... Read on >>>> |
The 1994 bloody horror that sailed across Rwanda claimed tremendous lives turning water bodies red and saw masses seek refuge is a memorable event on almost every one’s mind-to date! To that effect, visiting the genocide memorial sites is not just a Rwanda cultural tour but a life time Rwand adventure and associating your name to history as you record it into the visitor’s book! |
She came to Rwanda in 1967 and established the Karisoke Research center between Karisimbi and Visoke. Since then, Dian Fossey exausted nearly all her time in the park! She is surpersively up held for saving the gorillas from annhilation by covering the predicament to the attention of the international community......... |
Parc National des Volcans - home to the rare mountain gorillas in Rwanda Akagera National Park - the only park for game viewing while in Rwanda. Nyungwe forest National Park - home to chimpanzees and 11 other primates, best park for chimpanzee tracking. Lake Kivu - has wonderful beaches, best place for leisure holidays in Rwanda.
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COMMUNICATION:
Rwanda has an excellent cell phone network covering almost the entire country.
International phone calls can be made easily. Appropriate SIM cards for the network are readily available everywhere, even in remote towns, and cell phones can be purchased or rented from major shops in Kigali. Most towns of any size will have several Internet cafes and computer centres. Thus, whether you are in Virunga on a mountain gorilla safari, or a gorilla trekking safari in parc nationale des volcans, you are able to stay connected.
SEASONS AND CLIMATE
A combination of tropical location and high altitude ensures that most of Rwanda has a temperate year-round climate.
Temperatures rarely stray above 30 degrees Celsius by day or below 15 degrees Celsius at night throughout the year. The exceptions are the chilly upper slopes of the Virunga Mountains, and the hot low-lying Tanzania border area protected in Akagera National Park. Throughout the country, seasonal variations in temperature are relatively insignificant. Most parts of the country receive in excess of 1,000mm of precipitation annually, with the driest months being July to September and the wettest February to May.
Jewel safaris- Rwanda offers all-inclusive fly-in or self-drive holiday safaris from Kigali or Kampala city in Uganda to any of the game lodges in the greater Uganda-Rwanda region for any size group, as well as trips to Parc de volcanoes for Gorilla tacking, Nyungwe forest Chimpanzee tracking, Akagera wildlife viewing, Lake Kivu for wonderful sight seeing and other top travel destinations around East Africa. Whatever your dream safari - we can surely make it come true! Be it a Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari, Rwanda wildlife safaris, Rwanda Gorilla Tracking safaris, Uganda Wildlife Safaris, Uganda Gorillas or Chimpanzees and Rwanda Primates, we are up to the task and experienced enough to satisfy your desires.
OUR SAFARI OFFERS;
We have several offers for discerning travelers who would like to spend their holiday in Rwanda. These includeRwanda gorilla safaris, Rwanda bird watching tours, Rwanda wildlife safaris, Rwanda chimpanzee tracking adventures as well as Rwanda cultural tours. All our Rwanda Safari Packages are all-inclusive and are available for both budget and luxury adventure seekers.
GORILLA TREKKING SAFARIS - Rwanda is a famous destination for mountain gorilla tracking in Africa. Together with Uganda and Congo, the country protects the remaining few 720 mountain gorillas that thrive in the world. Gorilla Tracking is carried out in five gorilla groups within Parc Nationale des Volcans.
RWANDA BIRD WATCHING SAFARIS - Rwanda boasts of about 650 bird species 44 of which can only be found in Rwanda. These include many of the sought-after Albertine Rift Endemic ('ARE's) and some of West Africa's forest specials including the Shoe Bill, the Purple-bleasted Sunbird, the Rwenzori Turaco, the Red-faced Barbet, the Little Bee Eater, the Rockefeller’s Sunbird, Collared Apalis, and Fraser’s Eagle Owl among others. Trust Jewel Safaris to guide you through this Safari in Akagera, Volcanoes and Nyungwe.
RWANDA WILDLIFE SAFARIS - Rwanda boasts a wide variety of wildlife. The Volcanoes National
Park, in northern Rwanda is home to the world’s largest number of endangered mountain gorillas. The Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda is crowded with wildlife both large and small animals including herds of elephant and buffaloes, Giraffes and zebras milling in the savannah, more than a dozen species of antelope which include the chestnut-coated impala, the diminutive oribi, the ungainly tsessebe, the secretive bushbuck, the statuesque Cape eland etc.
RWANDA CULTURAL TOURS - Rwanda is developing as one of the best destinations for those interested in cultural tourism. The Ikwita Izina Yearly Ceremony where gorillas are named attracts thousands of people, and it is one of the best events to learn about Africa, Culture, Its people as well as norms and traditions.
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