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Itineraries | Country Highlights | Photos of Camps & Lodges
COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS
Rwanda is a land of great diversity and beauty. Popularly known as 'the land of a thousand hills', Rwanda has six volcanoes, twenty-three lakes and numerous rivers, some forming the source of the great Nile. Successfully emerging from the ravages of a brutal civil war and shameful genocide, Rwanda is assuming its rightful place as a worthy destination for travelers keen to encounter chimps and gorillas - the greatest primates of Africa - in their natural habitat.
Parc National des Volcans or Volcanoes National Park, in northern Rwanda is home to the world's largest number of endangered mountain gorillas. Numbering in the hundreds, the gorillas live in a protected area, free from poachers. The gorillas can be viewed in their natural mountain habitats at a fairly close range.
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda is teeming with wildlife both large and small. They range from Lions, Giraffe, Elephant and Hippopotamus to Hyena, Impala and Gazelle. There is a rich variety of bird life at Akagera as well. |
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