Rwanda on her small size is endowed with great natural and manmade attractions, un paralleled with any other country on the African continent. The “thousand” hills characteristic of Rwanda provide a unique scenic beauty , while the outstanding mountain features on the west and the plains in the east with the unique flora and fauna are part of the exquisite beauty that blanket Rwanda and make it so special. Rwanda is a magnificent country with an assurance of social comfort, rich in cultural variety and rare smile that tourism worldwide should not miss. The culture is also shown in the arts and crafts made by the Rwandese artisans and you can learn more about the culture when you visit the National Museum of Butare. Accommodation is available for people visiting the parks and other tourist attractions.
Rwanda has substantial natural resources for tourism with variety of tourism and ecosystems, climate and culture. Some of its features are outstanding by international standards while others are unique. The main attractions so far visited by tourists are:
The Volcanoes National park famous for the rare mountain gorilla and is soon being accorded a world heritage status. Just two hours’ drive from Kigali, there you will visit the Golden Monkeys, Dian Fossey tomb, you will experience Muhabura and Bisoke hiking, nature walk and you enjoy the warm climate of the high attitude and for gorilla trekking you have to be at Kinigi office at 7:00 am.
Rwanda’s fresh water lakes such as Kivu, Muhazi, Burera, Ruhondo and numerous lakes in Akagera National park offer opportunities for water activities and sports. The plains of Eastern Rwanda which make up the Akagera National park, the Nybarongo/Akagera River line region all display unusual habitats of great diversity, offering a wide range of recreational activities.
Nyungwe Forest
Nyungwe forest is the largest Afromontane forest in Africa and has now been declared a national park. It is just four hours’ drive from Kigali and for primate lovers you will find 13 types of them among which the famous Chimpanzee, the Colobus etc… There many types of birds like the rare Blue Bird Turacco, waterfalls and many types of orchids.
Akagera National park
The Akagera Ntional park which the place to be for safari with its complex mix of terrains, marshlands and lakes, vegetation and animal life plus the conducive “spring like” climate and offers an enchanting and adventurous environment. Here you can meet big mammals such as zebras, buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes and elephants. During the boat tour you can enjoy the calm of Lake Ihema, discover hippopotami and crocodiles. As for birds, it has more than 525 species. You could encounter unique species such as shoebill and the papyrus gonolek. Among the endemic species, there are ibis, jacanas, herons, plovers, sandpipers and many others.

City tourism
The City tourism offers now to visitors the chance to discover the Capital city before they drive to the country side, and are overtaken by a thousand hills that overtake one’s breathe. Kigali City tour takes the visitors around the busy town where they are able to learn about the history of the town from the colonial era to democracy, from the slums to suburbs. This tour takes around four hours and you can buy souvenirs after tasting Rwandan food in one of the fine restaurants in Kigali.