Rwanda offers a range of accommodation that spans basic camps to safari lodges to luxury urban hotels, from all of which it is possible to experience the sights, sounds and distinct feel of the country, including, of course, its famous gorillas and other primates.
The Magashi Camp is situated in the productive and phenomenally diverse north-eastern corner of Akagera National Park, overlooking scenic Lake Rwanyakizinga. Akagera comprises some of the most scenic savannah in East Africa – open plains, woodlands, lakes, swamp, and grassy low mountains – and is home to one of Africa’s highest hippo densities, some very large crocodiles as well as rare sitatunga and inscrutable shoe bill.
Six spacious and airy tented guest rooms will offer uninterrupted views over Lake Rwanyakizinga while Magashi’s main area will comprise a luxurious lounge, dining and bar area, wine cellar and pool, as well as an expansive viewing deck with convivial fire pit. The architecture and interiors will pay homage to traditional Rwandan culture.
Witness the abundance of Akagera National Park from Wilderness Magashi. Home once more to an abundance of apex predators and their prey. Marvel at lion, white and black rhino, buffalo and elephant roaming its hills and vast savannah.
This is the quintessential East African safari adventure and the perfect complement to your Luxury gorilla trek experience in Rwanda.
Everything about Magashi is a thrilling quest. Watch elephants, near camp, submerge in the lake’s silvery blue waters. Drive across miles of open savannah tracking rhinos, giraffes and lions.
Try your hand at catch-and-release fishing, watched by a shy sitatunga. And listen to the stories of the land during a traditional Kugisha supper around a roaring fire with friends old and new.
Meals at Magashi are designed with sustainability in mind, offering healthy flavourful recipes that tread lightly on the Earth. The menu heroes Rwanda’s indigenous ingredients, local dishes and fresh produce. Sample the famous ‘Rolex’ breakfast wrap – a signature choice – and a traveling Kugisha dinner, which is served with a collection of traditional stories and songs.
The Wilderness Bisate Lodge was the first lodge in Rwanda to marry world-class luxury travel with once-in-a-lifetime gorilla trekking experiences. Bisate partnered with the local community in the reforestation of an iconic site bordering the Volcanoes National Park and, since its inception, two indigenous tree nurseries have been established and over 2000 trees planted.
The site has dramatic views over the Bisoke and Karisimbi volcanoes rising above the park’s Afro-alpine forests, and the lodge reflects the culture of rural Rwanda in its architecture.
Wilderness Bisate has a long-term commitment to responsible eco – tourism and conservation of Rwanda’s incredible natural heritage. The Volcanoes National Park is located along the western branch of the East African Rift – one of the most important biodiversity hot spots on the continent that is home to over 60 bird and mammal species found nowhere else on earth. The most well-known and celebrated of these is the mountain gorilla, and you will have the opportunity of encountering one of 10 habituated family groups inside the park.
The lodge hosts just 12 guests in six spacious suites, each with beautiful views of the forest and distant peaks of Volcanoes National Park. Full en-suite bathrooms are generously designed with a walk-in shower, twin basins, a large bathtub and plenty of luxurious amenities.
Bisate’s structures mimic traditional huts on the while interiors are sumptuous, offering comfort, warmth and luxury. In addition to six spacious suites, the lodge has a large living area with fireplaces and a cozy wine cellar.
You will be able to enjoy walks through the 26-hectare reserve and learn about the reforestation project. The national park headquarters are located within easy driving distance, from where gorilla treks depart daily.
Sabyinyo Silver back Lodge is Rwanda’s first ever community owned lodge. The lodge was built and is operated by Governors’ Camp Collection, but the ownership rests with a community trust, which uses rentals and community fees from the lodge to drive socio-economic and conservation initiatives in the communities adjacent to the National Park.
The lodge, situated in the foothills of the mighty Virunga, the chain of 15,000 ft volcanoes stretching through Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, affords wonderful views of the volcanoes and the surrounding countryside. Accommodation at Sabyinyo Silver back Lodge comprises six cottages, two suites, one family cottage.
All are stone buildings with Rwandese terracotta tile roofs, and feature large sitting areas, fireplaces, stylish en-suite bathrooms finished with Venetian plaster a dressing room and a sheltered veranda.
Meals at Sabyinyo are designed with sustainability in mind, using healthy, flavourful recipes that tread lightly on the Earth. Daily harvests from our organic vegetable gardens inspire our menu of traditional dishes sprinkled with cosmopolitan flair. It goes without saying our meals are served with warm Rwandan hospitality in this dreamy, mist-cloaked setting.
Volcanoes National Park and its mountain gorillas is the main draw at Sabyinyo, the first community-owned lodge in Rwanda. Engage in community empowerment activities with the Sabyinyo Community Livelihood Association and learn how Sabyinyo pioneered Rwanda’s impactful mountain gorilla tourism.
Singita Kwitonda Lodge Set in Rwanda’s north-western reaches, right on the edge of Volcanoes National Park, Singita Kwitonda Lodge’s unparalleled position puts life-changing gorilla-trekking experiences within easy reach. Each of the lodge’s eight luxurious suites features a private heated plunge pool, in- and outdoor fireplaces and large timber-framed windows that welcome the breath-taking scenery and volcano views inside.
Elements like woven ceilings and hand-fired terracotta brickwork crafted by local artisans highlight the authentic East African appeal of this remarkable lodge.
Further raising the bar on sustainable luxury ecotourism, Kwitonda’s farm-to-table food journey celebrates Rwandese cuisine and fresh produce from the on-site garden, while the Akarabo Nursery is a fundamental part of Singita’s ambitious undertaking to contribute to the long-term conservation of endangered mountain gorillas by increasing their habitat through reforestation.
Singita Kataza House: Set right on the edge of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Singita Kataza House puts gorilla trekking safaris experiences within easy reach.
This exclusive-use villa is located less than ten minutes from the Park’s headquarters, providing families or friends with nurturing spaces in which to appreciate the transformative experience of meeting ‘the gentle giants of the forest’.
One & Only Nyungwe House offers the luxury hospitality services to all luxury travelers visiting the Nyungwe Forest National Park to experience the chimpanzee and canopy adventures.
Nyungwe House has a splendid location: it is situated on the verge of the Nyungwe closed canopy rain forest. Inspired by its location, local tea plantations, ecological and social responsibilities, Nyungwe House was developed on deep-reaching environmental and social principles.
Luxury has not stayed behind and now you can enjoy Nyungwe Rwanda’s top luxury lodge. In this small boutique, exclusive environment, you know your needs will be met.
One & Only Gorilla’s Nest Lodge
This is another one that has been recently opened in the Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park to add on the other newly opened luxury boutiques to offer spacious services to luxury travelers taking the luxury gorilla trekking tours in the Virunga slopes of the Rwanda side.
With the opening this one & only resort in the place the combination of luxury services is very possible. Here one can do a pure luxury primate safari in Rwanda in both parks (Nyungwe and Volcanoes).
The lodge is set at the footsteps of the park and the some of the back bone of setting up this eco lodge is not only to raise revenue to the owners nor to government, but seriously support the development of the local communities by involving them as employees and also encourage them to respect the conservation of the park and the tourism products.
Virunga Safari Lodge offers you an authentic stay in the world-famous Parc National des Volcans. With this national park setting, the Virunga Safari Lodge was one of Rwanda’s very first proclaimed eco – lodges, and continues to be a flagship eco – lodge in Rwanda.
And it is not only the eco – lodge badge, the unique views across lakes and volcanic mountains that make travelers return.
Virunga Safari Lodge and its eight Banda’s have not left any luxury un offered, and they’ve added their own unique Rwandan taste.
