The current dynamics of tourism in Rwanda is to promote this country as aLuxury travel safari destination only. Rwanda’s mission to become a luxury travel destination was followed by the increment fees imposed on Mountain Gorilla tracking permits in Rwanda at 15,000$ per permit on the foreign residence category.
VISIT RWANDA’S NATIONAL PARKS: As a country who have passed through challenging past history, Rwanda currently is a reputable stable tourist destination that has a lot to offer beyond Mountain Gorillas tracking. Numerous lakes and other water bodies like Twin Lakes of Burera and Ruhondo make this country a special destination for Green tourism, as a tourist you will never forget time spent at the water fronts of Lake Kivu in Rubavu and Gisenyi. Rwanda hosts tourists in her well connected and world classic national parks like;
Volcanoes National Park: A natural home to Mountain Gorillas, this national park is a chain link of dormant extinct volcanoes rising above the sky almost 15,000 feet. These are covered by a rich mosaic of bamboo zones forming part of the Green rainforest of the Virunga massif.
Nyungwe Forest National Park: One of the oldest African forested parks and a home to large families of chimpanzees. Nyungwe is a rich Biodiversity Park with spectacular natural beauty of green rolling mountains, thick vegetation covers, meandering tea plantations and the scenic road trips. There are 15 trails for tourism all offering unique memories that includes the arduous canopy walk.
Akagera National Park: A savannah safari gym of the country amidst the low laying warm plains. Lions and Rhinos have been re-introduced into this park through partnership with African parks, this has made it complete for a Big Five safari trip of Rwanda.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND SIZE: Sitting on the area scale of 26,338 kilometers squared Rwanda is a renowned safaris and Gorilla trekking destination. Rwanda is country of rush rolling greenery that gave her a destination name globally as the “land of the a thousand hills”. Though Rwanda have close bonds within the East African community, the country’s location where the West African jungles meets the East African savannah has given this land of a thousand Hills that offers a million dollar views of outstanding landmarks which are rapidly being shaped to add a niche into the global travel industry. Rwanda is landlocked country south of the Equator line passing through the Great Lakes Regions of Africa. Rwanda boarders Dem.Rep of Congo in the eastern boundary.
RWANDA AS ALUXURY SAFARI DESTINATION Rwanda has recently welcomed a chain of Luxurious service providers into her safari industry, among these includes The American One and only group and Singitta which have added hospitality facility on the Rwandan accommodation classic. The two lodges are Kwitonda Luxury Lodge in the Volcanoes National park, One and Only Nyungwe House. Rwanda is considered to be the cleanest country with Kigali capital city ranking high on the continent, this is due to the strictness of the Government of Rwanda that has enforced strong regulations and penalties for some items as used elsewhere and acase in point is the ban on the polythene bags.
VISIT RWANDA MARKETING CAMPAIGNS Rwanda is known to partner with big cooperation to promote her tourism potentials to the foreign markets, for example through their Visit Rwanda tourism promotion brand contracted with Arsenal Football club in England.
Rwanda Air Express. Talking safaris Rwanda we can’t eliminate out the connections that Rwanda has enjoyed for years through her National carrier Rwanda Air Express which have direct flights to several major and minor foreign airports globally. The recent addition on the list is the November 6th 2022 Launch of direct flight routing between London Heathrow and Kigali international airport. This new flight is on sale and operates four times a week.
DIRECT NONSTOP FLIGHTS FROM LONDON TO KIGALI: Tourists coming to trek the mountain Gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda won’t waste their valuable time in the sky or through terminal connections that makes them get the effects of JetLag. With a 7:00 Am arrival timing, tourists will be welcomed and have ample time to explore their choice safari destinations.
Please keep informed that your Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi forest in Uganda is a 4hrs drive compared to the 10hrs road trip from Entebbe. Therefore it’s easier to fly in Rwanda and Track the mountain Gorillas in Uganda.
