So many travelers look around every day to make their travel dreams come true with very different tourist attractions on their mind. Most of those that visit Rwanda look at visiting the gorillas in the thick Virunga Mountain Range of Rwanda most, for so many years now; countless travelers have confirmed that adding this experience to your Rwanda tours is a wise decision. This is the most thrilling adventure of a lifetime. Their reviews speak volumes because they carry their memorable experiences with them. This activity and many other top tourist attractions in Rwanda are available throughout the year.
Volcanoes National Park as a top tourist attraction in Rwanda.
One of the most visited National Parks in Rwanda is Volcanoes National Park, thousands of tourists love to take part in this lifetime experience of trekking the magnificent mountain Gorillas. These endangered species are found in the Virunga Mountain Range of Rwanda, Uganda and DRC Congo. Rwanda has been great with the conservation work on these gentle giants, mountain gorillas’ population keeps growing by day. Gorilla trekking tours are obviously one of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
The activity starts as early as 7 am every morning where park rangers and guides walk with tourists through the muddy bamboo forest looking for the gorillas. It takes about four to eight hours for a tourist to encounter the gorilla to spend one hour with them as they carry out their daily activities.
There is a limited number of people to take part in the activity daily, only 8 people are supposed to be joining a group to visit one of the 18 mountain gorilla families in Volcanoes National Park.
Kigali city tours as top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
All the tourists that visit Rwanda go through the capital which is Kigali, Kigali is a blooming city which is easily noticed for its cleanliness, good hospitality and neatness. The city rewards tourists with some of the coolest tourism experiences in East Africa. People are always welcoming and have gotten over the tragedies from the past. A visit to the genocide memorial center, different art galleries, kimironko market (the largest local market), coffee places, stadiums, museums among many others places.
These attractions give the details of the past/ancient ways of Rwandans, educational tours give you the opportunity to take part in carrying out an activity. Rwanda is not all about gorilla trekking, you can as well plan to spend some days in Kigali city before or after other tours in the National Parks. Add a night life experience to it. City tours are indeed some of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
Cultural tours as top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
Cultural tours are obviously some of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda. When you visit Volcanoes National Park, you will not only stop at watching the gorillas. The place rewards you with cultural experiences with the visit to the Gorilla Guardians Village. After or before your gorilla, golden monkeys trek, we always recommend a visit to this village, this is a way of immersing oneself into Rwandan culture. This is a non -profit cultural village where tourists get to see several craft works and traditional dance performances by the people of the village. The passionate guides make the entire experience feel like a full big party. The other cultural tours incorporate the King’s palace museum in Nyanza and the Ethnographic Museum in Butare.
The palace showcases an imitation of a king’s palace from the 15th century which was a thatched roof, royal hut, with the fresh milk, traditionally run by an unmarried woman. This was once the royal home of the King, tourists visit and enjoy the palace, its artifacts, items plus reading about the colonial -style of the King’s home. On the other hand, Ethnographic Museum is home to several ethnological and archeological artifacts. This museum has seven galleries that give tourists a throwback to the pre-colonial Rwanda. Other things to see are the striking items like spears, traditional Rwandan garments, old farmers’ tools, musical instruments, animal hides, woven baskets among may other beautiful collections. Some visitors enjoy hand craft creations in this place.
Wildlife Safaris as top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
When you visit Africa, it is almost a must to have a wildlife safari experience. The Savannah and wetland Akagera National Park of Rwanda is just 3 hours away from Kigali city, this park is home to the big 5, so, guests are assured of the big safari experience. Akagera National Park is managed by the African Parks organization who have assisted the park’s biodiversity and made a very impressive recovery from the 1994 destructions over the genocide. Apart from animals, there are several bird species in the park plus aquatic animals that stay within Lake Ihema where tourists love to have their boat cruises from. A sunset boat ride is a must have. Animals like; lions, Rhinos, giraffes, zebras, huge elephants among many others make Akagera park one of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
Nyungwe Forest National Park as a top tourist attraction in Rwanda.
The rich biodiversity of Nyungwe Forest National Park puts it up as one of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda. With a unique green environment that is home to several species, including 1,068 plant species, 322 species of birds and about 75 types of mammals. Most tourists visit Nyungwe forest to track the chimpanzees plus many other primates’ species. There is also an adventurous canopy walk, which is the only one in East Africa. This is a 90 minutes hike from the park’s visitor center. The canopy is walked across a 91-meter-long suspension bridge that is hanging 70 meters above the green rainforest. The views are amazing at this point.
Lake Kivu is one of the top tourist attractions in Rwanda.
When all is said and done, you will have to relax while on your holiday in Rwanda, after having all the adventurous activities and experiences, Lake Kivu will calm you down. This is Rwanda’s largest Lake surrounded by a calm green environment that sits on 2,700-square-kilometers. Book yourself any sandy beach or resort around the lake and soak up, you will surely reset. Other activities you can engage in while here are; coffee experiences, tea plantation experiences, adventures like kayaking, canoeing, night fishing experiences among others.
