Rwanda

Peaceful and covering just over 10,000 square miles (26,000 square km), yet packed with natural beauty & wildlife including mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, 400 bird species, the rare golden monkey and myriad other species in the jungle and on the savannah.

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Gorillas in your midst in Rwanda

There is a saying in Rwanda, "God roams the world but comes to rest in Rwanda." And so do 700+ mountain gorillas (over half of the surviving species in the world) who call Volcanoes National Park their home. This is a stunning area surrounded to the southwest by the Nyungwe Forest (the largest montane rainforest in the area) where Colobus Monkeys and 250 species of birds thrive, to the east by the magnificent Akagera National Park, and to the west by the picturesque islands of Lake…

Mt. Karisimbi cited as one of Africa's 6 tallest mountains to tackle

Especially since the 1936 publication of Ernest Hemingway's short story The Snows of Kilimanjaro and its 1958 movie adaptation, many people around the world have heard of Africa's highest peak. But there are also a number of other remarkable mountains around the continent - most of volcanic origin - which you may not have heard of but which also provide adventure travelers with scenic challenges. Here are a half dozen of the most prominent of Africa''s ten highest mountains, all eminently…

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Riccardo R October 10, 2023 at 2:48pm

And the genocide memorial isn´t Rwanda´s only new UNESCO World Heritage Site. On a happier note, there´s also Nyungwe National Park, in the southwest on the border with Burundi: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1697

Nyungwe National Park

This serial property represents an important area for rainforest conservation in Central Africa. The property is home to intact forests and peat bogs…
Riccardo R October 3, 2023 at 7:56pm

Several weeks ago UNESCO announced 42 new World Heritage Sites, and one of them was here for a terrible reason - the collective sites memorialising the horrific genocide of 1994 in which a million people were murdered: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1586

Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero

Between April and July 1994, an estimated one million people were killed across Rwanda by armed militias called Interahamwe that targeted Tutsi, but…
María José September 2, 2023 at 12:34pm

A nice look at Rwanda from Travel Noire: https://travelnoire.com/destination-diaries-rwanda

Destination Diaries: Rwanda, the Land of A Thousand Hills - Travel Noire

Rwanda is an African country that is often overlooked for more popular destinations on the continent. However, as an incredibly welcoming nation...
Helen Brown August 26, 2023 at 10:50am

Travel Noire summed it up pretty well recently: https://travelnoire.com/fall-in-love-with-rwanda

Reasons To Fall In Love With Rwanda - Travel Noire

Rwanda, affectionately known as the land of a thousand hills, is a small yet mighty country located in East Africa. Bordered by the neighboring...
Jordan Simon June 4, 2023 at 3:06pm

Find out why CNN Travel listed Rwanda as one of its places to travel in 2023: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destina...

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/where-to-travel-best-destinations-2023/index.html
Max Pesling November 12, 2022 at 12:37pm

Several new Rwanda eco, cultural, and adventure activities were introduced at World Travel Market in London this month (would you like to ride in my beautiful Rwandan ballon?): https://www.ttnworldwide.com/Article/340231/-Visit-Rwanda-offers-ne...

https://www.ttnworldwide.com/Article/340231/-Visit-Rwanda-offers-new-attractions-this-year
Helen Brown August 1, 2022 at 8:47am

Having successfully rebounded, the Rwandan government is showing off its ambitions in tourism: new air routes, prestigious hotel brands in the pipeline and a goal of "generating $342m in tourism revenue by 2022", says Zephanie Niyonkuru, deputy director-general of the Rwanda Development Board: https://www.theafricareport.com/226710/rwanda-how-tourism-is-gettin...

Rwanda: How tourism is getting back on track

Rwanda has sought to revive its tourism industry and turn it into a foreign-exchange machine by prioritising vaccination, diversifying supply and dev…
John Kipper June 5, 2022 at 10:36am

The pan-African restaurant in Kigali that's becoming a foodie destination: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220601-meza-malonga-the-afro-f...

Meza Malonga: The Afro-fusion food making waves

From sorghum bread to shrimp dusted in ground djansang seeds, each carefully curated course at Meza Malonga tells a story – or two – about Africa.
Jeffrey Kunst March 23, 2022 at 9:05am

Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park is back, and here's what the requirements are like for visitors during the pandemic era: https://eturbonews.com/3062663/gorilla-trekking-in-rwanda-during-th...

Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda During the COVID-19 Era | eTurboNews | TravelNews | Global

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the major headline for over 2 years, and it has hit hard Africa’s tourism. Of late, limited time has been given to COV…
Andrea Spirov April 10, 2011 at 7:58pm

If you're interested in travelling to Rwanda, consider combining your travel with volunteer work with the children there

http://inspiringtravellers.com/2011/04/10/ready-travel-purpose-play...