Rwanda is the land of a thousand hills. It’s a member of East Africa countries. It is a land locked country neighboring country like Uganda, Tanzania, and DRC. The country went into genocide in 1994 which made many people lose their lives but the country has recovered greatly from the tragedy. Rwanda has developed its infrastructure, tourism and it’s among the cleanest countries in Africa. many other sectors, the country receive different visitors who decide to tour the country in different ways. Many visitors decide to drive themselves to visit the country by renting cars in Rwanda of different types to enjoy the country.
Advantages of self-driving in Rwanda
Rwanda is a small county covering 26,338 square kilometers, it is easy to drive this country or road trip. Being a small country, roads to different destinations are not so long making self-driving easy.
Rwanda has 3 national parks, i.e. Volcano National Park, Akagera National Park and Nyungwe National Park. These major tourism destinations are easy to cover on self-drive basis.
The country is a safe country favoring visitors on self-drive deals in Rwanda. Clients rent cars and then drive themselves without getting worried of security situations in different places.
The country is among the cleanest country in Africa, therefore diseases related to uncleanness are not common in Rwanda. Every visitor wishes to be in clean places.
Most of the roads in Rwanda are paved. This makes self-driving in this country easy and enjoyable.
Focus on speed limits and different cameras on roads, traffic officers, and others reduce accident rates in this country.
Destinations which can be visited by self-drive clients in Rwanda.
Volcano national Park. This is one of the most visited destinations in Rwanda. It is located in Musanze, Ruhengeri on great Virunga Forest which is shared between Rwanda, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. The park is a home to a great attraction in Rwanda, the mountain Gorillas. Visitors rent cars and drive to volcanos to come close to this endangered species. Besides gorilla tracking in this forest, clients on car hire visit and go for golden monkey tracking, Visiting Dian fossey grave, Volcano hiking, and cultural encounters.
Nyungwe National Park. This is another great forest in Rwanda located on the border of Rwanda and Burundi. It is a home to 13 species of primates including chimpanzees. Self-drive client’s package Nyungwe National Park to track these close relatives of humans. Moreover, client rent cars to do Nature walks in the forest, canopy walk, birding and then tracking other primate species.
Akagera National Park. This is located in Eastern side of Rwanda. Known be a home to wildlife in Rwanda including the big five (elephants, lions, buffaloes, Rhinos and leopards) there are also other animals which can also be seen in the game drive. Other activities in Akagera include, Nature walks, boat cruise on lake Ihema, birding, camping, community encounters and many more.
Best time to do self-driving in Rwanda.
The best time to self-driving in Rwanda is during dry season months that is, months of June, July, Aug, Sept October, Jan and February. These are the months when rain is little and visibility of attractions is easy and the weather is clear.
Even though dry season months are the best time to do self-driving in Rwanda, even in other months it is possible to do a safari in Rwanda. 4×4 cars are recommended in Rwanda most especially in rainy season months and also when visiting Akagera National Park which has tricky trails. 4×4 cars are the best option for self-driving in Rwanda regardless of the period.
Accommodations which can be used by self-drive clients in Rwanda
In Volcano National Park, some of the places where to sleep include, Le Bamboo gorilla lodge, Da vinci gorilla lodge, Bisate lodge, 5 Volcanoes. And many more
In Akagera National Park, examples include, Akagera Rhino lodge, Ruzizi Tented Camp, Mantis, Magashi tented camp and many more.
In Nyungwe, accommodations include, Nyungwe hill top view hotel, one and only Nyungwe house and many more.
In Kigali example accommodations include, five to five hotel, Serana Kigali, Chezlando hotel, Hotel Okapi, Radisson blue hotel, Golf Hills Residence, Iris guest house, Lemigo hotel Marriot and many more.
