UCI Championship 2025 in Kigali: Experience Rwanda with Inmersion Africa
This September 2025, the eyes of the world will turn to Kigali as Rwanda proudly hosts the UCI Championship, marking the first time this iconic cycling event will be held on African soil. For Rwanda, it’s a historic milestone. For travelers, it’s an unmissable invitation to discover the “Land of a Thousand Hills” at its […]
Kwita Izina 2025: Spotlight on Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Rwanda proudly celebrated the 20th edition of its iconic Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony on September 5, 2025. This extraordinary event, set at the scenic foothills of Volcanoes National Park. officially named 40 newborn mountain gorillas born across 2023 and 2024. Kwita Izina symbolizes a powerful commitment to conservation, community engagement, and sustainable gorilla trekking […]
Responsible Travel in Rwanda: How to Leave a Positive Impact.
What do you understand by Responsible Tourism? What does it mean to visit a country that has rebuilt itself against all odds and chosen healing through conservation? Think about what it signifies to move through forests, villages, and wildlife corridors where every footprint you leave carries weight. In Rwanda, travel follows intention. Communities shape how […]
What is Gorilla Habituation?
Ever wondered how a fully wild mountain gorilla can sit calmly as humans observe it from just seven metres away, without bars, guides, or fences in between? This level of tolerance/familiarity between human beings and what would be considered a dangerous and untamed wild animal is earned, step by step, through a long process known […]
Lodging Options near Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda sits along the country’s northwestern border, just outside the town of Musanze. Established in 1925, it holds the distinction of being Africa’s oldest national park. The park protects a critical population of endangered mountain gorillas, making it a focal point for primate research and controlled ecotourism. Its mist-laden forests, interspersed […]
What to Eat, See, and Do in Kigali: A Guide for First-Time Visitors
Kigali has become one of East Africa’s most dependable capitals for tourism logistics and cultural orientation. Its airport links seamlessly with safari departures to Volcanoes National Park, Nyungwe, and Akagera. The city itself, however, deserves attention on its terms. Visitors often remark on the efficiency, the sense of order, and the visible investments in security […]
Wildlife in Rwanda: Animals to see on Safari
Rwanda occupies a small patch of Central-East Africa, just 26,000 square kilometres, but within that space lies a wildlife profile far richer than its size suggests. Few countries this compact host such biological variety; primates in misty highlands, savanna mammals along wetland fringes, and rare birds tucked deep in recovering forests. Most people who think […]
Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda: What You Need to Know
Gorilla trekking is a regulated wildlife activity that allows small groups to locate and observe mountain gorillas within designated forest zones in Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC. The practice involves guided access to habituated gorilla groups, typically on foot, through montane or bamboo-rich forests that serve as permanent habitat for the species Gorilla beringei beringei. […]
The Best Time to Visit Rwanda
The success of a Rwandan travel itinerary depends on timing. Seasonal rainfall, wildlife behaviour, and permit access define what is possible and when. Rwanda sits just south of the equator. Its annual cycle includes two dry periods and two rainy seasons. That rhythm affects gorilla tracking, chimpanzee sightings, and overland mobility. Permits for Volcanoes National […]
Why Choose Inmersion Africa Journeys ?
Many people plan a trip to Africa with a checklist in mind. A game drive in the Serengeti. Sundowners by the water’s edge. Maybe a glimpse of elephants crossing the Chobe River at dusk. But if you’re reading this, there’s a fair chance you’re looking for more structure. More context. You want to understand, not […]