Description
Rwanda is one of only three countries in the world where the critically endangered mountain
gorillas live. Rwanda is known as Le Pays des Mille Collines (Land of a Thousand Hills) thanks to
the endless mountains in this scenically stunning little country. Nowhere are the mountains
more majestic than the Virunga volcanoes in the northwest, and hidden among the bamboo
forests are some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. For a change of scene, the
shores of Lake Kivu conceal some of the best inland beaches on the continent, while Nyungwe
Forest National Park protects extensive tracts of montane rainforest, and is home to many
primates. But it’s not all monkey business – Kigali, the capital, is safe and sophisticated.
