Backpacking Rwanda: 10 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Rwanda, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Kigali
Kigali
Clean hilly capital.
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Volcanoes National Park
Northern
Mountain gorilla trekking.
3
Lake Kivu
Western
Serene shoreline towns.
4
Nyungwe Forest
Western
Chimps and canopy walkway.
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Akagera National Park
Eastern
Big-five savannah park.
6
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Kigali
Moving national memorial.
7
Musanze
Northern
Base for the volcanoes.
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Gisenyi
Western
Lakeside resort town.
9
Kibuye
Western
Island-dotted Kivu bay.
10
Nyanza
Southern
Royal palace of the kings.
Backpacking routes through Rwanda
Real trips through Rwanda, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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