Rwanda · East Africa
Volcanoes National Park.
Volcanoes is the Rwandan side of the Virunga massif and the most accessible mountain gorilla trekking in the world.
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Trekking is by permit to a habituated family on the slopes of the volcanoes, and the walks are generally shorter and less punishing than Bwindi's — though altitude and mud still make it real work.
Golden monkey tracking, the Dian Fossey tomb hike and the Musanze caves fill the days either side, and the lodges here are among the best on the continent.
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Elsewhere in Rwanda
- Nyungwe ForestNyungwe is one of the oldest montane rainforests in Africa and Rwanda's chimpanzee and canopy-walk destination.
- AkageraAkagera is Rwanda's savannah park in the east, restocked with lion and rhino and now a genuine Big Five destination.
- Kigali and Lake KivuKigali is the calmest capital in the region, and Lake Kivu gives Rwanda a genuine lakeside pause.
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