Things to do & places to visit in Eastern Province, Rwanda

Eastern Province #5 destination in Rwanda 2023. The average rating score is 4.56 based on 576 traveler reviews, of 9 attractions. Timezone: Africa/Kigali, current date and time: Thursday, May 09, 2024, 14:33.

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General weather summary in May

81°F - 59°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Mildly cool with a gentle breeze

Feels like

20%

Chance of rain

87.0 millimeters

Amount

11.0 mph

Wind speed

86%

Humidity

12.0

Daylight length

6:25 AM

Sunrise

6:28 PM

Sunset

33%

Cloud cover

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Top things to do (22)

Top destinations in Eastern Province 118

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Top places to visit (12 attractions)

5.0 Royal Balloon Rwanda (70 reviews)
- Incredible experience and very professional crew
Balloon Rides

Incredible experience. In my opinion, the best activity that you can do in Rwanda. You start at sunrise with a small breakfast while you see the preparation of the hot air balloon. At around 06:00 am it’s departure. We were able to see an elephant herd, zebras, Topis, 3 packs of Impalas and Waterbucks, all of this with an incredible view. The pilot and the crew are really really professional and very friendly. The ride is around 45 minutes and after that we had a big and nice breakfast in Akagera Game Lodge with champagne. I would 100% recommend this activity. Thank you again pilot Nihat alias Simba, John and the whole team for making it a memorable experience. See more..
5.0 Lakeside Fish Farm (10 reviews)
- Wonderful city break guesthouse and farm
Spent 2-3 hours Bodies of Water • Farms

Lakeside Farm is one hour from Kigali and we are open for visitors. Many come for a tour of the hatchery, our wide range of animals and our organic farm. Others come for overnight get-aways. We have a guesthouse and a fantastic campground. See more..
5.0 Rwanda Holidays (1 review)
- Fantastic safari experience!
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Multi-day Tours • Safaris • Taxis & Shuttles • Bike Tours • Boat Tours • Gear Rentals • Hiking & Camping Tours • Private Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Horseback Riding Tours • Day Trips

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Akagera National Park in late July 2021. The trip was well organized, the guides professional and enthusiastic, everything was done on time and tailored to our needs (e.g coming back to the hotel for lunch etc). We went with two families (a total of 6) and children / teenagers. We started with a cultural tour learning how to make banana wine in a village just 10 mins outside the Park. Inside the park, we opted for the luxury version and stayed with the Akagera Game Lodge Hotel, which also had a great swimming pool, which came handy after long daily trips. Our top highlights were the boat tour on the lake, we highly recommend, and we spotted lions at night. We will thoroughly remember it and we can recommend Rwanda Holidays & Thousand Hills Tours to anyone who wants to visit the park. See more..
5.0 Rural African Art Gallery (1 review)
- Great Place to Visit
Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries

Rural African Art Ltd is a social enterprise doing art as a way to generate sustainable employment for Rural Rwanda/Rural Africa. We work with very creative people from Rwanda to do art of all kinds, ranging from small to large or big pieces that fit a large array of customer preferences. Our purpose is to do art and be able to generate hundreds of jobs in Rural Rwanda/Rural Africa See more..
5.0 Akagera Live Tour (1 review)
- Best wildlife safaris and in Akagera Park tours
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks

Akagera Live Tours was created to give you memorable safaris and tours in Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Akagera National Park, Rwanda, is nearly unrecognisable these days as compared to over twenty years in the past whilst it changed into at the verge of being misplaced forever. See more..
5.0 Royal Balloon Rwanda (70 reviews)
- Incredible experience and very professional crew
Balloon Rides

Incredible experience. In my opinion, the best activity that you can do in Rwanda. You start at sunrise with a small breakfast while you see the preparation of the hot air balloon. At around 06:00 am it’s departure. We were able to see an elephant herd, zebras, Topis, 3 packs of Impalas and Waterbucks, all of this with an incredible view. The pilot and the crew are really really professional and very friendly. The ride is around 45 minutes and after that we had a big and nice breakfast in Akagera Game Lodge with champagne. I would 100% recommend this activity. Thank you again pilot Nihat alias Simba, John and the whole team for making it a memorable experience. See more..
5.0 Akagera Live Tour (1 review)
- Best wildlife safaris and in Akagera Park tours
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks

Akagera Live Tours was created to give you memorable safaris and tours in Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Akagera National Park, Rwanda, is nearly unrecognisable these days as compared to over twenty years in the past whilst it changed into at the verge of being misplaced forever. See more..
4.5 Akagera National Park (483 reviews)
- Fantastic safari
Thursday: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

Just two hours from Kigali, Akagera National Park is situated in the eastern province of Rwanda, on the border with Tanzania. The park covers an area of approximately 1,100 km² encompassing a unique and picturesque park, with rich diversity in wildlife and environments. The mountainous western boundary reaches altitudes of nearly 2000 metres in the Mutumba hills region, these highlands provide spectacular views over the expanse of lakes and papyrus swamps to the east, the largest protected wetland in Central Africa. On a national scale the Akagera region is an important area for large mammals in the country as the only protected savannah environment in Rwanda, complimenting the humid forests of Nyungwe National Park in the south of Rwanda and the afro-alpine habitats of Volcanoes National Park in the north. Akagera has an inspiring conservation story, under the public private partnership between conservation non-profit African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board. See more..
4.5 Akagera National Park (483 reviews)
- Fantastic safari
Thursday: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

Just two hours from Kigali, Akagera National Park is situated in the eastern province of Rwanda, on the border with Tanzania. The park covers an area of approximately 1,100 km² encompassing a unique and picturesque park, with rich diversity in wildlife and environments. The mountainous western boundary reaches altitudes of nearly 2000 metres in the Mutumba hills region, these highlands provide spectacular views over the expanse of lakes and papyrus swamps to the east, the largest protected wetland in Central Africa. On a national scale the Akagera region is an important area for large mammals in the country as the only protected savannah environment in Rwanda, complimenting the humid forests of Nyungwe National Park in the south of Rwanda and the afro-alpine habitats of Volcanoes National Park in the north. Akagera has an inspiring conservation story, under the public private partnership between conservation non-profit African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board. See more..
4.0 Rusumo Falls (10 reviews)
- The construction has finished
Waterfalls

I read another review that mentioned that the construction on the bridge made the trip less enjoyable. I am happy to report that the construction is complete. There is now a new bridge for traffic, and the old bridge still stands. Simply hand over your passport to the Rwandan border guard and walk out onto the bridge. From the new bridge there is a lovely view of the valley, however you cannot see the falls as it is blocked by the old bridge. If you walk back to the Rwandan side there is a hole in the fence. just walk through there (the border guards don't mind, and seemed to encourage it), and make a left onto the old bridge, from here you have a unobstructed view of the falls, and its muddy water. The old bridge is closed to traffic so you can walk around on it with no fear of being runover by heavy truck traffic. See more..
INZOZI Tours (0 review)
Multi-day Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours

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Global Link Safaris (0 review)
Cultural Tours • 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours

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