Rwanda, with Kigali as capital, has beautiful countryside views and a very varied fauna. It is best known however for the rare silverback mountain gorillas. Rwanda is a country of hills, lakes, rivers and wide savannahs and is situated between Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo. It is visited for its natural beauty. In the east of Rwanda, for example, there is the Akagera National Park, which is inhabited by lions, elephants and hippopotamuses. In the west, you can relax, sunbathe and go swimming in Lake Kivu.