10 Things to Do in Rwanda Besides Gorilla Trekking

Visit Rwanda’s famous primates in Nyungwe National Park, Akagera National Park and Volcanoes National Park including Golden Monkeys, Chimpanzees, Colobus Monkeys, and Baboons to name a few.

Go mountain climbing at Volcanoes National Park—don’t miss the 5th highest mountain in Africa—or mountain biking over Rwanda’s thousand hills.

Travel back in time at the King’s Place, Nyanza.

Enjoy a full traditional Rwandan experience including dancing, archery, traditional healers, food and a taste of Rwanda’s local brew at Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village in Musanze in Rwanda’s Northern Province.

Visit Rwanda’s Genocide Memorial Sites:

Kigali Memorial Site; Murambi Memorial Site; Nyanza Kicukiro Memorial Site; and Ntarama Memorial Site

Visit Rwanda’s largest lake, Lake Kivu and its numerous islands and beach resort towns Rubavu and Karongi

Go canoeing, kayaking, and wind surfing on Lake Kivu at the edge of Rwanda’s Western Province

Enjoy fish dishes and a relaxing day at Lake Muhazi around 60km from Kigali

Tour Kigali on the Kigali City Tour Bus and learn all there is to know about Rwanda’s capital city

Explore Nyungwe National Park’s amazing waterfalls or orchids and butterflies