Rwanda is a beautiful country located in East Africa, and its name means the city of a thousand hills. The country of Rwanda is the main source of the Nile River.

The city is famous for containing a rare species of mountain gorilla

In addition to containing many rainforests, which is a suitable place

to house mountain gorillas inside. The city is also rich in mountains, valleys, lakes and abundant wildlife.

So it is one of the most beautiful places where you can spend your vacation

Where you will enjoy exploring the natural life in it

Today, in this article, we will discuss 10 reasons that you will enjoy while visiting Rwanda.

Rwanda location on Google Maps

Tourist attractions in Rwanda

1- Enjoying beautiful trips:

Whether you prefer to walk or ride a bike

Rwanda offers you many interesting trips, as it has a wide network of trails that cover more than 130 kilometers.

And its duration ranges from two hours to four days, which will make your trip an interesting and enjoyable one

You can go for a walk in the International Volcanoes Park, which covers an area of ​​​​8090 km

It dates back to 1925 and is the home of mountain gorillas, so you will have personal interviews with them

The garden includes a huge biological and botanical diversity, and the garden is one of the popular gardens that attract many tourists

You can visit Mt Bisoke الذى يصل ارتفاعه إلى  3،711 متر

ويوجد بة بركان نشط  يقع الجبل داخل منتزة فولكانوس الوطنى الرواندىو

ستتمتع هناك بالعديد من قمم المنحدرات الجميلة التى يكسوها اللون الأخضر

و يمكنك زيارة  جبل كاريسيمبي التى تستغرق الرحلة إلية مدة يومين.

2- Visit the shore of Lake Kivu:

Rwanda city, East Africa

The lake is one of the great lakes in Africa, it is the sixth largest lake in Africa

It extends over an area of ​​90 km along the border with the Republic of the Congo

Near it there is a range of hills covered in beautiful green

One of the most beautiful towns overlooking the lake is Karongi, from which you can take boats to Napoleon Island

And seeing the fruit bats that are there and the island has a number of wonderful beaches

Which contains a different number of fun water sports.

3- Tour the Rwandan capital:

Rwanda city, East Africa

Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is characterized by the cleanliness of its streets and contains a number of wonderful shopping centers

And popular markets and shops, in addition to modern cafes

And the shiny restaurants that offer various types of delicious foods

So taking a tour of it is one of the fun things that will enable you to get to know the local people of the city and their daily traditions.

4- Learn about Rwandan history:

Rwanda is one of the countries that have suffered from the effects of violence for many years

Where the city was subjected to many horrific genocides

Which began on a large scale in 1994 AD

Where the Hunu group launched an extermination campaign against the Tuti tribe in less than 100 days

More than 800.000 people were killed and hundreds of women were raped

And the people have withstood and were able to overcome this ordeal و تعد زيارة متحف  كيغالى 

فرصة رائعة لفهم تاريخ هذة المدينة والمجازر المروعة التى حدثت فيها

ويحتوى المتحف على حديقة مزينة بالورود ترمز إلى الوحدة و المصالحة 

5- Visit nyungwe forest park

It is one of the wonderful national parks, as it contains the most amazing natural scenery ever

The park is located in the southwestern corner of Rwanda and the park is home to several tropical forests

In the rainforest, the garden is characterized by a huge biological diversity, where you can find giant ferns and orchids

In addition to a large number of colorful birds, you will find butterflies surrounding you everywhere

There is a metal bridge suspended in the garden at a height of fifty meters above the forest

It gives you panoramic views over the entire park, which is why the place is widely popular in Rwanda.

6- Taste food in Rwanda:

Rwanda has an excellent diversity in its dishes, so you can find many vegetarian dishes in it. You can find fried green bananas, a pumpkin dish with beans, sweet roasted potatoes, vegetable and spinach dishes, in addition to a wide variety of wonderful meat dishes, especially goat meat. There is also a wide variety of fish in Rwandan cuisine. Brilliant sardines and small tilapia.

7- Fun safari:

The city is an excellent spot for wonderful safari trips, as it contains many wonderful parks that are managed by African organizations. And other diverse animals, and the most famous of these parks is the Akagera Park, which contains a huge biological diversity in addition to a number of lakes and swamps with wonderful views of the heights whose peaks are covered with a beautiful green color, and the park is one of the most beautiful parks in Africa, so you find it very popular It is visited by hundreds daily.

8- Monkey mania vision:

Rwanda is a suitable place to see monkeys that descend from the chimpanzee family and they are in their natural environment, as they have more than 13 different types of monkeys, and these monkeys are distinguished by their funny appearance, whose habitat is found in bamboo forests inside the Volcanoes National Park, and all the monkeys in the park are fun-loving and Fun and spreading joy when you see them, and you can enjoy serving them food, and there are some monkeys in the garden that look like they are in old age with the features of a large face and a long white beard.

9- التعرف على الرقص الرواندى التقليدى :

The traditional Rwandan dance is one of the historical and folkloric things that the city has been famous for since ancient times, and it was always held to celebrate the soldiers returning from the battles, as it consisted of a group of dancers that jumped on the beats of drums and sang in addition to a group of women who wore traditional colored dresses while the men They wear headdresses of tall white grasses و إذا أردت رؤيه  عروض حية من الرقص الرواندى التقليدى فيمكن أن تجدها فى متحف قصر الملك فى نيانزا أو المركز الثقافى sacola فى كينيجى الذى يقدمان مجموعة من عروض الرقص التقليدية التى ستتعرف فيها على نوع من أقدم العروض الفلكورية الجميلة المرتبطة بثقافة البلد.

10- ركوب الدراجة :

There is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a bike ride with members of the national team in Rwanda amidst a group of wonderful mountain tracks, which raises your spirit of adventure and excitement. There are many tour companies that organize these tours, so they will take you before that on a half-day training trip with a base of necessary instructions. To maintain safety and to teach the different techniques of riding a bike, in addition to getting to know the different roads and trying to differentiate between them. There are also many guided tours that can extend for several days with a member of the Rwandan team, so it will be an exciting and unforgettable experience.