Campsites in Rwanda: Explore Nature with Camping Safaris
Rwanda offers a range of campsites that provide stunning views of the country’s famous rolling hills, lush rainforests, and breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. These government-approved campsites are strategically located in some of Rwanda’s most scenic locations, ensuring safety and comfort for visitors enjoying camping safaris. Whether you’re listening to the sweet melodies of birds at dawn or marveling at the thick greenery of the rainforests, Rwanda’s camping experiences allow you to fully immerse yourself in nature. For nature lovers and safari enthusiasts, camping in Rwanda is an exciting outdoor activity that allows you to stay close to wildlife while enjoying overnight stays in tents. These Rwanda camping spots are perfect for travelers seeking adventure, relaxation, and an authentic connection with the country’s natural beauty. If you’re planning a safari holiday in Rwanda, consider these picturesque campsites for a memorable experience in one of Africa’s most pristine destinations.
Muyumba Campsite
Muyumba campsite in the south end of Akagera national park the closest to the main entrance of the park is among the budget camping sites in Rwanda raised on the ridge overlooking the stunning lake Shakani and Ihema offering a great beautiful glimpse of Tanzania and an enormous backdrop of the sun rising. Rates per person per night are USD 25 for all international, regionals, and locals. Many visitors that travel to this site for camping also delight in various activities like game drives in Akagera National Park.
Mutamba Campsite
Shakani Campsite
Another campsite in Rwanda is Shakani campsite on the south edge of Akagera national park gorgeously located on the banks of Lake Shakani the only campsite with running water with flushing toilets and solar heated showers offering an overwhelming view of the lake, a fresh calm breeze from the lake, humorous sweet sounds of the birds in the air, and on the water shores, take part in fish spotting as you as well watch the hippos from a distance. Enjoy the great calm night USD 25 per person per night, international, regionals, and locals.
Mihindi Campsite
Mihindi campsite is the newest reserved budget camping site also located in Akagera national park with a great sight of the game like the hippos and other mammals, surrounded by a low-lying electric fence to daunt hippos, buffaloes, elephants, and other mammals, flushing toilets, BBQ and solar heated shower with the old research house been rehabilitated into a coffee shop all to make it remarkable for you. Rates for international adults; are USD 50 per person per night, Children USD 30 per person per night, Regional adults; are USD 50 per person per night, Children USD 30 per person per night, Local; are USD 50 per person per night, Children USD 30 per person per night.
Uwinka Campsite
Red Rocks Campsite
Red Rocks Rwanda is a Campsite and intercultural center located in Musanze district in the northern part of Rwanda. They got 4 Twin Safari tents and 4 Hostel rooms and more than 20 small tents, plus a very large camping ground.
The property is located near the volcanoes national park home to the mountain gorillas.
Macheo Ecolodge Camping
Luxury Camping Sites in Rwanda
Magashi Camp
Perched on the banks of Lake Rwanyakazinga in Akagera National Park, Magashi Camp is poised to open your eyes onto another dimension of Rwanda’s rich wildlife. With the mountain gorillas and the chimps ensconced in the jungles of the east, Akagera is instead given over to a teeming abundance of plains game – and even the odd glimpse of the Big Five. Seen from the luxury of Magashi Camp, where eight gorgeous tents teeter over hippo-filled waters and a magnificent boma crackles beneath the night sky, this is the Rwanda you never knew existed.
A three-hour drive from Kigali will lead you out of mountainous foothills and instead into the grassy savannah of Akagera National Park. Tucked into a northeastern corner, on its own private patch of land, you’ll find Magashi. The wildlife is abundant here, with lions and black rhino both reintroduced in recent years. Making the most of their exclusive-use patch, Magashi offers both boating safaris on their decked-out swamp cruisers and game drives by day and night.
Karenge Bush Camp
Ruzizi Tented Lodge
With a maximum of 20 guests, Ruzizi Tented Lodge is a charming mid-range camp, overlooking Lake Ihema in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park. The camp’s nine tents are spaced widely apart on either side of a thatched reception and dining area, set back from the lake shore and hidden among swaying palms and fruiting fig trees. Each tent has an en-suite bathroom, a dressing area and comfortable queen or twin beds, with a small patio at the front and accessible by wooden boardwalks. The lodge was designed to blend in with the surrounding environment in order to create a feel of being connected to nature. Where possible, trees and vegetation were left undisturbed during the construction, and even incorporated into the structure. The lodge is powered by solar energy and prides itself on being environmentally conscious.
