Imigongo is Rwanda’s distinctive geometric art form made from cow dung and ash.

Rwanda is a great family destination if you know the rules: gorilla, golden monkey and chimpanzee treks need children 15+, while Akagera, Nyungwe, Kigali and Lake Kivu welcome younger kids. Here is how to plan a family safari.

Short answer: Nyungwe Forest in southwestern Rwanda holds 13 primate species — more than any other protected area in the country and roughly a quarter of Africa’s total. Chimpanzees and Angola colobus are the headliners, but trekkers also encounter L’Hoest’s monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, Hamlyn’s owl-faced monkeys and several more in the same forest corridors. This […]

Short answer: Rwanda works as a honeymoon destination because you can pair a mountain gorilla trek in Volcanoes National Park with a quiet lakeside stay on Lake Kivu in a single week, without long internal flights. The classic romantic routing is two or three nights near Kinigi for the trek, then three nights on the […]

Short answer: The Dian Fossey tomb hike is a half-day walk into Volcanoes National Park to the gravesite of the primatologist who changed the fate of the mountain gorillas. You need a permit — widely published at about US$75 per person for foreign visitors — sturdy boots for steep muddy forest, and a reasonable level […]

From genocide remembrance to colorful markets, panoramic viewpoints, and authentic Rwandan cuisine — these 10 Kigali activities fit into a single well-paced day.

In short: Global Talent Africa is a new international platform for live talent, hosted in Rwanda and open to participants from every continent. Conceived in Kigali, it takes the talent format global — but with an African birthplace, a Rwandan host, and categories that range from singing and theatre to creative technology and traditional performance. […]

Nyungwe Forest has more than a dozen marked trails, from the easy Igishigishigi walk to the canopy walkway to full-day routes like Imbaraga, Isumo and Mount Bigugu. Here is how to choose.