The main reason to visit Rwanda is undoubtedly for gorilla viewing. This little country is working hard to shake off the associations of its dark, recent history and is certainly succeeding. Rwanda stands as a prime example of how responsible eco-tourism can have a massive positive effect on communities, habitats, and wildlife. When thinking of a trip to find some of the world’s rarest and most interesting primates, Rwanda is a natural choice and rest assured that this country’s history is exactly that – history.

Rwanda’s geography is the definition of dramatic as it’s known as “The Land of a Thousand Hills”. In fact, the Great Rift Valley shaped the conical peaks of the sleeping giants, the Virunga volcanoes. It here in the bamboo forests of Volcanoes National Park with its eight ancient volcanoes that visitors can pay homage to the late legendary scientist and gorilla advocate, Dian Fossey with a visit to her tomb or a guided trek to see the animals she studied and loved, the endangered mountain gorillas. A lush landscape of verdant rainforests, it’s also home to the playful golden monkeys.