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Rwanda's Big Five -- Where to See Them, When, and What Vehicle You Need — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Rwanda's Big Five -- Where to See Them, When, and What Vehicle You Need

Rwanda has lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. Here is exactly where each of the Big Five lives in Rwanda, the best time ...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 19, 2026 102 views
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Giraffes Are Back in Akagera -- What You See When You Watch the World's Tallest Animal — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Giraffes Are Back in Akagera -- What You See When You Watch the World's Tallest Animal

In 2021, 18 Rothschild giraffes were relocated from Uganda to Akagera National Park. They are settling, breeding, and developing t...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 17, 2026 92 views
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The Angola Colobus Troops of Nyungwe -- Watching 400 Monkeys Move Through the Canopy — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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The Angola Colobus Troops of Nyungwe -- Watching 400 Monkeys Move Through the Canopy

Nyungwe Forest is home to the largest known troops of Angola colobus monkeys in Africa -- groups of up to 400 individuals moving t...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 15, 2026 82 views
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The Shoebill Stork at Akagera -- How to Find Africa's Most Prehistoric Bird — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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The Shoebill Stork at Akagera -- How to Find Africa's Most Prehistoric Bird

The shoebill looks like it was designed before evolution had worked everything out. It is 1.5 metres tall, has a 25 cm bill that l...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 13, 2026 108 views
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Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda -- The Trek You Book Instead of Gorillas (Or As Well) — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Golden Monkey Trekking in Rwanda -- The Trek You Book Instead of Gorillas (Or As Well)

Golden monkeys are one of the rarest primates in the world. Rwanda has the only fully habituated group for tourism. The permit cos...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 11, 2026 84 views
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Hippos at Akagera -- Why Africa's Most Dangerous Animal Is Also Its Most Misunderstood — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Hippos at Akagera -- Why Africa's Most Dangerous Animal Is Also Its Most Misunderstood

Hippos kill more people in Africa than lions, leopards, and crocodiles combined. They also sleep in water, communicate through yaw...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 07, 2026 95 views
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Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe -- How Chimps Differ from Gorillas and What to Expect — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Chimpanzee Tracking in Nyungwe -- How Chimps Differ from Gorillas and What to Expect

Chimpanzees are nothing like gorillas. Tracking them through Nyungwe Forest is faster, noisier, more chaotic -- and in some ways m...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 05, 2026 97 views
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Akagera's Lions -- How a Pride Was Brought Back and How to Find Them — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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Akagera's Lions -- How a Pride Was Brought Back and How to Find Them

Lions were extinct in Rwanda for 20 years. In 2015 they were brought back. Here is the story of the Akagera lion reintroduction, h...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 03, 2026 108 views
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What Mountain Gorillas Actually Do All Day -- Behavior Guide for Trekkers — Car Rental Kigali Blog
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What Mountain Gorillas Actually Do All Day -- Behavior Guide for Trekkers

Most visitors spend their one hour with gorillas watching without really understanding what is happening in front of them. Here is...

Car Rental Kigali Team Jun 01, 2026 88 views
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