Ruhengeri Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Another early start this morning, with thirteen Toto Tourists raring to hang out with mountain gorillas in the area frequented by Dian Fosse. Since 8 is the maximum group number, we divide into one group of seven and another group of six. The group of six heads out on the longest drive, to the largest family group in the area, numbering some 40 ...

"In the heart of Central Africa, so high up that you shiver more than you sweat" wrote the eminent primatologist Dian Fossey, "are great, old volcanoes...nearly covered with rich, green rainforest - the Virungas". Situated in the far northwest of Rwanda, the Volcanoes National Park protects the steep slopes of this magnificent mountain range - h...

En eindelijk was het zover! 2 jaar nadat we in Rwanda zijn aangekomen slagen we erin een uitstapje naar de Gorilla's te boeken! Eigenlijk is dit Julie haar verjaardagscadeau van vorig jaar, maar toen is het er nooit van gekomen! Op het moment dat we wouden bestellen was alles voor de komende 3 maanden volzet, daarna begonnen de regens en nu, wel...

You should read the February 12th entry before going through this one. Given the instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we had to alter the tour itinerary and head to the Virunga Volcano Mountains in Rwanda to track the famous, yet endangered, mountain gorilla. Getting to and into Rwanda was a challenge as the Ugandan road from Kampala...

"A feature of every settlement was the sight of African men standing under trees, congregated in the shade. They were not waiting for buses, they were just killing time, because they had no jobs." Our last night in Rwanda was Marcus's 25th birthday and it was classic. We insisted he dress up in a bright pink nylon jumpsuit, multicoloured shellsu...

"All places, no matter where, no matter what, are worth visiting." Even if they are as slow as Rwanda. The slowness started at the border and got progressively worse. To change money we had to wait while the latest exchange rate was faxed through and then while our money was checked by the broken counterfeit detector machine which beeped on ever...

The Mountain Gorillas are an endangered bunch. Only about 700 remain in the world, but these numbers are up due to conservation measures - i.e. highly priced permits to climb through the bushes to watch & photo them for one hour. This may be done in either Uganda, Rwanda, or Congo Republic. Since all permits were booked in Uganda, we had to cros...

Rwanda - 'Le Pays des Milles Collines' - the city of a thousand hills. However just the name still brings fear to the eyes of many Africans. The place that in 1994, when I was a dinky 15 year old worried about having the trendiest trainers and handing in homework on time, one million men, women and children died in 100 days. I mistakenly told Al...