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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Gina Jackson

Why Rwanda needs to be on your bucket list: a first-timer’s guide to ‘the Land of a Thousand Hills’

It may not be on everyone’s radar as a bucket list destination — but there’s plenty of reason why this tiny, landlocked country at the heart of East Africa deserves a spot on every discerning traveller’s radar.

From tracking gorillas in the northern mountains to experiencing Big Five safari in Akagera’s eastern plains, there’s lots to keep adventurous types occupied — and that’s before you lose yourself in the thrum of Kigali, Rwanda’s dizzying capital.

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