Mount Gahinga
3,474M in Rwanda
Mount Gahinga is a compact Virunga volcano on the Rwanda-Uganda border and a strong additional Rwanda summit beyond the standard Bisoke and Karisimbi pair.
Gateway village
Kinigi
Rwanda · Virunga Volcanoes Rwanda
Main Volcanoes National Park staging point for Bisoke, Karisimbi, Gahinga, and Muhabura.
Key mountain summits near Kinigi
Mount Karisimbi
4,507M in Rwanda
Mount Karisimbi is an inactive stratovolcano on the Rwanda–DRC border with a summit elevation of 4,507 m (14,787 ft). It is the highest of the Virunga Mountains and lies on the Rwanda side in Musanze District, Northern Province; it is within the Rwanda portion of the Virunga/Volcanoes conservation area (Volcanoes National Park).
Mount Muhabura
4,127M in Rwanda
Kabuye
2,643M in Rwanda
Kabuye is a short Rwanda ridge objective that adds an accessible highland trekking option close to Kigali.