The most popular places to explore:

Parc National des Volcans includes five extinct volcanoes. It was home to Dian Fossey for almost nineteen years as she and her team studied the mountain gorillas. This park is visited by tourists wishing to do gorilla trekking.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a UNESCO world-heritage site that is home to almost half of world’s mountain gorillas and one of Africa’s oldest ecosystems.

Lesser known gems in Rwanda and Uganda to explore include:

• Nyungwe Forest
• Lake Kivu
• Bisoke
• Akagera National Park
• Murchison Falls National Park
• Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Ngamba Island