Volcanoes National Park is located in the heart of Central Africa in the north western part of Rwanda and has a very high altitude. The Parc des Volcans protect the steep slopes of the amazing mountain range which is a home of the rare mountain gorillas and the rich mosaic of montane ecosystems which embrace […]
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Rwanda has been the first African country to cooperate with tourism players, Google and citizen mappers to include the tourism facilities and attractions in the country so that people from different countries all over the world can know them through a single search. Rica Rwigamba,the head of tourism at RDB talked about the development after […]
The owners of Hospitality facilities and institutions have been blamed by Hotel managers in Musanze districtin Rwanda for the poor services they provide to their clients because their main aim is to make profits not considering authorization of human resource for better quality service delivery. The hotel managers said the owners do not train their […]
Nyamasheke District in Rwanda has decided on a Rwf20m approach to attract tourists to the district. The district mayor, Jean Baptista Habyarimana, said they have been consulting a number of stake holders on how to make an extensive plan which will be exposed in two months. The district has a number of attractions located on […]
The increase in poaching in the Virunga area has increased fears among countries that share the environment that is a home to the rare mountain gorillas. Early February, the park rangers in the Virunga Massif have found a body of a mountain gorilla and that of an elephant that had been killed by poachers. Maxime […]
Air Uganda has cancelled a Code Share agreement with Rwanda Air that had been signed in June 2010 and the Rwanda Air’s Chief Executive Officer, John Mirenge said there revenue will not be affected because they have already introduced a new flight in the route so nothing will be affected. He said the airline has […]
The private sector of Rwanda that is involved in tourism and hospitality industry has disagreed with the current increase of gorilla permit by 50% because it might endanger their business. The non residents will pay $750 from $500, Rwandan national will pay $50 from $33 and foreigners staying in Rwanda will pay $375 instead of […]
Akagera National park is located at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania. It could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterize much of Rwanda.Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that follow the meandering course of the Akagera River the most remote source of […]
The Rwanda Development Board has said starting from 1st June 2012; the gorilla permit will be sold at $750 from $500. The added amount will be used to further improve measures for the apes, finance conservation efforts research and community outreach which all depend on the income created by tourists that come to view the […]
Rwanda is a small landlocked country known for the genocide in 1992 but with the presence of gorillas in the country, people will see why the country is important to be visited. The rare mountain gorillas Rwanda is one of the countries in Africa where the gorillas can be found. The apes are found in […]