Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. One of the smallest countries on the African mainland, its capital city is Kigali. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is highly elevated, giving it the sobriquet “land of thousand hills”, with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous Lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. Rwanda has a population of over 12.6 million living on 26,338 km2 (10,169 square miles) of land, and is the most densely populated mainland African country.
Rwanda is among the safest state country in East and Central Africa. Rwanda is among the countries that has highly embarked on the great work of conservation of natural resources which has given Ecotourism to develop in the country. Though, Rwanda has got few gazette national parks and game reserves it has a high concentration of biodiversity and with great team of tourism planning, Rwanda has rebranded some of its land marks, religious and local places like markets among others as tourism spots to local and international travelers and visitors coming to Rwanda.
For over years, Rwanda has been known for the sad event “genocide” that took place in the country during April 07, 1994. This massacre took place in Rwanda from the division of tribalism that was trending in this country and a lot of people lost their lives and after this since then the new government of President Paul Kagame took powers and reconciled the nationals and today, its Rwandese in the country and no tribalism anymore and since then we see the growing country in the region and on the international level in all aspects of development.
Apart from this sad event, the country is so much known for the mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park which is part of the Virunga Massifs that expands in Congo and Uganda and known as Virunga in north of Goma and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Kisoro the southern part of Uganda.
Again, Rwanda is so much known for the Arabica coffee growing, of which from the coffee plantation tour to cup experience is much loved by travelers going to the country and they combine this with the tea plantation experience that is offered by some of the factories like the Gisakura Tea Factory that is found near the Nyungwe Forest National Park.
So many travelers have taken tours in Rwanda to experience mountain gorilla experiences in the Volcanoes National Park and all classes of tourists have been on board that is from budget to luxury. Before Rwanda has been offering these trips with the few lodges and hotels in the country.
In May 2017, Rwanda came up with new ideas of increasing its gorilla permits experience from US$750 to US$1500 per person and introducing new programs like the personalized, exclusive and behind the scenes experiences. Therefore, this left so many local and international operators blaming Rwanda for this move, but Rwanda went on to rebrand as a new luxury destination in East and Central Africa.
After Rwanda repositioning itself as the newest luxury destination in East and Central Africa has attracted some of the chain international luxury hotels, eco-lodges and exclusive camps in the Kigali and national parks. Among the luxury hospitality facilities include the Marriot Hotel, Radisson Blu, Haven Retreat, Serena Hotel in Kigali where you can have your overnight stay upon your arrival or before your departure back home.
Then, if you happen to take cross country safari in Rwanda, variety of luxury eco lodges and exclusive camps are available in all parks and lodges like Singita that has put in place lodges like the Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge and Kataza House, the one and only resorts developing the Nyungwe House and Gorilla’s Nest Lodge and then the wilderness safaris offering the Bisate Lodge and the exclusive Magash Camp.
With the establishment of these luxury lodges and camps in Rwanda, tour operators have developed so many various programs that match with these lodges in one or more parks. The Rwanda best primate holidays like 5 Day Safari with stays at One and Only Resorts, experiences are offered doing the chimps and canopy walk in Nyungwe forest and gorilla adventures in Volcanoes and on this unforgettable primate safari holiday you will stay in the Nyungwe House and Gorilla’s Nest Lodge in Nyungwe and Volcanoes National Parks respectively.
Then for the pure premium gorilla safari experience in Volcanoes National Park you can take your as many as nights at Singita Kwitonda Gorilla Lodge and Kataza House, Gorilla’s Nest Lodge or Bisate Lodge and you can either take gorilla trek that cost US$1,500 per person, personalized & exclusive mountain gorilla visits for a requested targeted gorilla family that cost US$15,000 or the behind the scenes experience whereby you will visit gorillas 3 consecutive days and in a minimum of 3 visitors and this will cost US$3,000.
More so, for those interested to experience luxury Rwanda wildlife safari in the country, visit to the Akagera National Park and here the wilderness safari has solved the luxury space services in this park by setting up an eco-exclusive camp (Magash) that is set at the shores of the Lake Ihema.
Activities to encounter in this park include the day and night game drives, sunset boat cruise, fishing among others. Later, after you can head to Volcanoes National Park and this can be either by land or flight with the Akagera Aviation and at the Volcanoes you will experience the luxury nature space at the Bisate Lodge that is designed with African décor and beautifully blend with nature.
Awesomely, all these luxury eco-lodges and exclusive camps are set at the foot slopes of the parks and staying at any of them you are supporting the conservation awareness work, which is the number one concept of their setting in these fragile destinations and all these lodges are set with the mind of considering the carrying capacity of the destinations.