Land of a Thousand Hills

Explore Rwanda,
gamified.

Plan your route, navigate live, and earn XP as you go. Unlock cultural stories, learn Kinyarwanda, and book real experiences — all in one travel companion built for Rwanda.

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Free to explore · Pay with Mobile Money or card · No spam, ever.

Muraho, Paul 👋
Kigali · Level 5 Explorer
✦ 1,280 XP
Kigali Genocide MemorialCultural site · 12 min away
Nyandungu Eco-ParkNature walk · +40 XP
🔥 6-day streak Story unlocked
1.49M
visitors to Rwanda in 2025
$685M
tourism revenue, +6% YoY
78%
plan their trips digitally
1,000+
hills worth exploring
One app, the whole journey

Everything you need to explore Rwanda

From your first route to your hundredth story unlocked — RouteWise turns getting around into an adventure worth leveling up.

Discover

Browse destinations across all 30 districts on an interactive map — memorials, parks, lakes, hidden gems and local favourites.

Plan & navigate

Build multi-stop routes and follow them live, with real-time tracking that works even off the beaten path.

Play & progress

Earn XP for every place you visit, climb levels, keep streaks, and complete a gamified map of the country.

Cultural stories

Unlock rich stories about the places you reach — from Akagera's wildlife to the source of the Nile.

Learn Kinyarwanda

Bite-sized lessons that teach you real, spoken Kinyarwanda as you travel — earn XP for every phrase you master.

Book & pay

Book tickets and experiences and pay the Rwandan way — MTN & Airtel Mobile Money, cards, Apple & Google Pay.

A country worth completing

Turn exploring into a game you actually finish

Every district is a level. Every landmark is a checkpoint. RouteWise gives you a living map of Rwanda that fills in as you go — with XP, badges, streaks and stories waiting at each stop.

✦ XP & levels 🔥 Daily streaks 🏅 Achievements 🗺️ Journey map
5 6 7
Lesson 3 · Greetings
“Muraho”= Hello
“Murakoze”= Thank you
“Amakuru?”= How are you?
Speak like a local

Learn Kinyarwanda as you travel

No dry textbook Kinyarwanda — RouteWise teaches the real, spoken language you'll actually use in Kigali and beyond. Short lessons, instant feedback, and XP that feeds the same journey you're on.

GreetingsMarkets & moneyGetting aroundMaking friends
Where you'll go

A thousand hills, endless routes

Nature
Volcanoes National Park
Musanze · Gorilla trekking
Lake
Lake Kivu
Rubavu · Beaches & boat rides
Rainforest
Nyungwe Forest
Canopy walk & chimps
Safari
Akagera National Park
Big Five game drives
City
Kigali
Memorials, markets & cafés
Culture
King's Palace, Nyanza
History & heritage
How it works

From landing to leveling up

1

Set your start

Tell RouteWise where you are and what you're into — nature, culture, food, adventure.

2

Plan a route

Add destinations and get a smart multi-stop journey with distances and travel time.

3

Explore & earn

Follow it live, check in at each stop, and rack up XP, streaks and badges as you go.

4

Unlock & book

Reveal cultural stories, practice Kinyarwanda, and book experiences with Mobile Money.

For partners & investors

Building the operating system for Rwandan travel

Tour operators, lodges, restaurants and destinations: reach engaged travelers at the exact moment they're planning. Investors & partners: back a homegrown platform positioned at the center of a $685M visitor economy.

🏨 Operators & lodges

List experiences, reach travelers in-app, and take bookings with local payments.

🤝 Institutions

Promote destinations and culture, and tap anonymized demand insights.

📈 Investors

Transaction-first model with regional expansion built into the roadmap.

Be a founding traveler

Get early access to RouteWise

Join the waitlist and be first to explore Rwanda the RouteWise way — plus a founding-traveler badge when we launch.