Rwanda whose capital is Kigali is small landlocked country in East Africa. It borders Uganda in the north, Tanzania in the east, Burundi in the south and Congo in the west.
The country is naturally dictated to a central plateau made up of steep mountains and deep valleys. This has therefore renamed Rwanda as "Land of thousand hills". The average elevation of the plateau is about 1.700 m. Rwanda has got principal geographic feature on the western side of the plateau and these are the famous Virunga chain of volcanoes, which extends towards Congo and the Ugandan border. It's in the Virunga that one can find Rwanda's most important tourist attraction: the mountain gorillas!
The 3 towns eastwards; Gisenyi Kibuye and Cyangungu, offer a striking view on Lake Kivu. Anyone who has seen this part of the country will agree that "Land of thousand hills" is simply an understatement.
From Gisenyi, you can cross the border to Congo and visit the city of Goma, devastated by the Nyiaragongo volcano, one of the active Virunga volcanoes on the Congo side, which erupted the 17th of January 2002

Rwanda and its rich history and culture. It was long time ago regarded as a mysterious kingdom with a legendary military force, which was carefully by passed by Arab traders and the great Nile Explorers. Ordinarily, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania were part of the German East African colony. However, after the First World War, Rwanda became a Belgian protectorate. It's at the National Museum of Butare, on your way to Nyungwe NP that you can find fascinating displays on the history and culture of one of the majestic pre-colonial kingdoms of East-Africa.

Rwanda is unfortunately remembered as the Land of the genocide, which dominated the world's headlines in 1994.The general public still remembers these atrocities and nothing not even time can heal them.

Rwanda is superlative for its primates and was Africa's first gorilla destination. The trip will bring you to the two most important National Parks like Parc National Des Volcans, home of the mountain gorilla and the Nyungwe Forest that has recently received the status of National Park. The trip will also explore the unique scenery's of Lake Kivu and highlight some unique cultural aspects of Rwanda life. As an option we propose you a visit to the devastated city of Goma (RDC) to show you another side of the Virungas volcanoes.