Akagera National Park

The only savannah national park with approximately 2500 square kilometers and about half an hour drive from Kigali (the capital city of Rwanda). Mostly known for its biodiversity in nature with a lot of wonders and attractions to feast your eyes on, Akagera National Park is the perfect travel destination for nature wildlife lovers visiting Rwanda and spotting the Big Five. Some of the attractions found in Akagera National Park include, Lakes, zebras, lions, hippos, giraffes, leopards, warthogs, buffaloes, elephants, to list a few.

Other travel destinations in Rwanda include, Gishwati Mukura National Park, Nyanza King’s Palace, Genocide Memorial site, Museums, Markets, Cultural centers, Ihema Art Center, Gorilla Guardians’ Village, Kigali city, Lake Kivu to list a few.

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nyungwe Forest National Park happens to be one of Africa’s ancient rainforests with incredible biodiversity and attractions all around, starting with about 322 different bird species, approximately 1068 different plant species, and different monkey species, such as L’hoest monkeys, chimpanzees, to name a few. Nyungwe Forest National Park is known or famous for its Canopy Walk which is like a must do activity for tourists or visitors who visit this park. The canopy bridge is suspended approximately 91 meters across and about 51 meters above the Nyungwe forest offering visitors with beautiful ariel view of some of the forest while listening to nature and the birds sing along.

Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park is the one and only national park in Rwanda where the famous mountain gorillas are found and is located approximately 2 hours drive from Kigali International Airport. With approximately 240 to 250 mountain gorillas, there are also other attractions that are found in Volcanoes National Park and these include monkeys, different bird species, different plant species, reptiles, to name a few.