Rwanda is a small and beautiful landlocked country located in the heart of Africa. It lies in the Great Rift Valley, where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. Despite being dwarfed by its neighbours Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‘The Land of a Thousand Hills’ is one of the Africa’s most biodiverse nation’s due to its numerous different biomes.

Dive deep into Rwanda’s incredible areas of outstanding natural beauty where you will experience unique and intimate encounters with wildlife whilst learning how to capture incredible pictures under the guidance of an experienced tour leader.

The first step in creating a stunning Rwanda Photographic Safari is finding your subjects, namely the wildlife. Our guides will take you to the best locations for photographing peaceful mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in Volcanoes Park, scampering chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest Park, herbivores and carnivores on the savannah plains of Akagera Park, and colorful birdlife and a serene aquatic biome at Lake Kivu. We will schedule your image-seeking outings to coincide with the best light; early morning and in the evening before sunset are known as the “golden hours.” Choosing a vantage point for your imagery is also important, and safety is always a consideration. Our guides and instructors work together to position guests in a way that maximizes the opportunities for exceptional photographs.

Saso Uganda Safaris hand-selects the photography instructors we provide to our guests visiting Rwanda. These are private and exclusive encounters with our instructors and are never offered as part of a group, due to the specialist nature of the terrain and fauna in Rwanda National Parks and reserves. Our success matching instructors with guests is evidenced by our 70% return booking rate for guests who seek a particular genre; these guests routinely request the same photography instructor from their previous exploratory trips to photographically capture the beauty of Africa.

Under the expert tutelage of our instructors, your Rwanda Safari Tours will offer you extensive and practical education in the most important aspects of photography. Their guidance will breathe life into your images of Africa with the use of filters, aperture, depth-of-field, exposure, composition, and much more. No longer will you share lacklustre snapshots with your friends and family, feeling embarrassed by their casual response as you desperately try to verbalize what the photograph did not relay. Instead, you will have a portfolio of images that capture the wildlife and scenery of your Africa dream vacation, as well as the emotional aspects of your experience in Rwanda.