There are few treks that take you so close to the base of 7,000 and 8,000 meter peaks in a such a short period of time as the Annapurna Base Camp Trek. Ten years ago we had just booked our honeymoon in Nepal, and yesterday whilst clearing out the basement I found my diary of …
One of the most amazing things I have ever done is Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda – it was quite simply INCREDIBLE. When we decided to head out to Rwanda to take part in the Friends of Rwandan Rugby tourists tour we knew we wanted to try and see the gorillas if we possibly could! Rwanda …
During our 14 days in Rwanda we had the pleasure of staying for 2 nights at Villa Gorilla. Villa Gorilla is located at Kinigi near the headquarters of Rwanda’s famous Volcanoes National Park. It has 4 comfortable rooms, each with private bath and toilet facilities, and it also has a Family Lodge. There are many …
What to wear for Gorilla Trekking??? Firstly can I just say it was amazing! It was a huge bucket list item and I can’t believe we actually did it. I also feel very lucky that we booked it when we did as they have literally just on the 6th May increased the cost from $750 …
After our 7 days staying in a less than average hotel in Rwanda with no running water we were beyond excited to have chosen Inzu Lodge as the first stop on the second part of our adventure in Rwanda. The first part had been all about the rugby and teaching in schools and you can …
In May 2017 we spent 14 days on Holiday in Rwanda with our three children aged just 6, 5 and 5 read on to find out how we got on and why a Holiday in Rwanda is about more than the Gorillas. Rwanda is also on Rough Guide’s Top Places to Visit in 2019 Most people …
As part of our Family Holiday to Rwanda we spent two fabulous days in Akagera National Park staying at Ruzizi Tented Lodge. Ruzizi Tented Lodge was the loveliest place we stayed in Rwanda and by far the most exciting for our three girls aged 6, 5 and 5. I mean we stayed in a tent …
One of the best things we did in Rwanda during our Rwanda Adventure was to go canoeing on the Mukungwa River just outside Musanze with Kingfisher Journeys. When we booked our trip to Rwanda, practically everyone who didn’t say “Is it Safe?” asked “Is there anything for the kids to do?” Kingfisher Journeys (run by …
On the same day as our trip to the Niyo Cultural Centre in Kigali, Rwanda organised by World Fusion Tours we also visited the Nyamirambo Women’s Center. Nyamirambo Women’s Center is a Rwandan NGO which was launched at the end of 2007 by 18 women living in Nyamirambo, Kigali. Together they created a project which aimed to address gender-based …
Many of you will have already seen some of these photos on Facebook or Instagram but for those of you who are wondering what spending some time in Rwandan Schools in Remarkable Rwanda might be like – here is a snapshot! I was so very proud of the girls on this trip and the …
Having decided to travel to Rwanda for two weeks, we booked our flights and realised we would be arriving into the bustling capital Kigali at 1am late Friday night/early Saturday morning. It was going to be an adventurous trip which would push us out of our comfort zones at times, but after a 14 hour …
Many of you will have already seen this video on facebook or you tube but for those of you who are wondering what a trip to Remarkable Rwanda might be like – here is a snapshot!
So why are we visiting Rwanda with Kids? Here are 5 reasons! We’ve been talking about the right time to be more adventurous with our family holidays. BC (Before Children not Before Christ although sometimes it feels that long ago) we travelled extensively. We trekked in Nepal for our honeymoon, we explored Thailand and Cambodia, we stayed …