There’s nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife, wild lands and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love.
We had a great meeting in the well-manicured capital city of Rwanda, Kigali, with Mr. Jean Malic Kalima, a leading entrepreneur in Rwanda and Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Rwanda. We got a warm welcome and received helpful information about business...
Once we arrived in Kigali, we realized that if Rwanda is the Land of a Thousand Hills, then Kigali’s setting right among rolling green vistas makes this a fitting choice of capital. It is a contender for Africa’s most scenic capital and the cleanest, safest, and most relaxed...
Located 92km southwest of Kigali, Nyanza is the former royal capital and home to the King’s Palace compound (🎟️13000 RWF). Before colonial rule, the monarchy was scattered across 50 or so residences in Rwanda; it was only in 1899 that they set up camp permanently in Nyanza. It was...
Rwanda’s ‘second city’, Huye, is a relaxed and sprawling town. It was the nation’s former capital. Butare, as it was known (and Astrida before that, in tribute to the 29-year-old Swedish wife of Belgium’s King Leopold III, who was killed in a car accident), was established under Belgian...
We arrived late in the afternoon at the Gisakura Gate Information Centre; we found out that they would like to charge 25 USD for the Tea Plantation visit without visiting the factory, so we skipped it and went back to the Gisakura Guesthouse in the little village Colline Ruvumbu. Next to...
Today, we were lucky and had lovely weather. We drove from Karongi towards Nyungwe Forest National Park. The road was perfect tarmac with some occasional bumpers. We made many photo stops and really enjoyed great views of Lake Kivu and local villages dotting steep hills. The road was...