Three lodges · Volcanoes · Nyungwe · Akagera
Twelve animals, three national parks and a small lodge beside each one. Pick a species, read its story, then go and meet it.
EnterThe wild · 12 species
Each card is a species you can see on an Ishyamba journey. Open one to learn where it lives, when to go and how the visit works, then stay at the lodge closest to it.
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Drag or scroll to wander through the gallery. Select a card to open its story.
The lodges
Each Ishyamba lodge sits close to its park, so early starts stay gentle and evenings are spent near where the day ended.
Stone cottages in the foothills of the Virunga volcanoes, near the park headquarters at Kinigi. Mist on the bamboo in the morning, a fire lit by evening.
Treetop cabins on the edge of Nyungwe's montane rainforest, joined by timber walkways. Fall asleep to the forest and wake to calls in the canopy.
Canvas and timber suites on a rise above Akagera's lakes, where open savanna meets papyrus wetland. Sundowners on the deck, hippos calling below.
How a visit works
Start in the gallery. Save the species you most want to see and we shape a route around them, one lodge or all three.
Primate trekking permits are issued by the Rwanda Development Board. We secure yours, along with road transfers from Kigali.
Treks and drives start early, after a briefing at the park, and are led by park rangers and guides who know the animals and the terrain.
Afternoons are slow: a long lunch, a fire, your guide's notes on what you saw. The next species is a drive away.
The parks are open all year. Rwanda's two drier seasons, roughly June to September and December to February, bring firmer trails and easier game viewing. The green months bring fewer visitors and fresh growth.