Route: Mount Karisimbi

Mount Karisimbi, rising to 4,507 metres, is Rwanda’s highest peak and part of the Virunga Volcano Range on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ascent usually begins from Kinigi, near Musanze, within Volcanoes National Park.

Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Karisimbi is flanked by Mikeno to the north, Bisoke to the east and Nyiragongo to the west, on the other side of the Rift Valley. Karisimbi is the 11th Highest mountain in Africa  and ranked 61st by prominence.