Rwanda~Uganda attractions: All Listings 

Set at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterise much of Rwanda-The land of a thousand hills. Dominated by the labyrinth of swamp ...
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Nyungwe Forest is the largest single tract of montane forest remaining in East or Central Africa and aside from the gorillas in Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans (PNV), is the most important tourism asset of Rwanda. Home to 86 mammal species, 280 specie ...
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Parc National des Volcans - PNV protects the Rwandan side of the Virunga volcanoes, a range of six extinct and 3 live volcanoes which border Uganda, Rwanda and DRC. The highest peak ,Karisimbi reaches 4,507m. The volcanoes shelter some of the last remai ...
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Lake Kivu is a 2,650 sq. km. extraordinarily beautiful inland sea enclosed by steep, green terraced hills along eastern Rwanda. This large lake straddles the border between western Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The lake is surrounded by for ...
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Butare (now:HUYE ) was the largest and most important city in Rwanda prior to 1965, when it lost out to the more centrally located Kigali, 135km to its north, as the capital of independent Rwanda. Today the site of several academic institutions, including ...
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Located at Rwanda’s geographical heart, the rapidly growing city of Kigali is not only the national capital, but also the country’s most important business centre and main port of entry. Serviced by an efficient international airport and connected to neig ...
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Tanzania is one of the unique destinations on the African continent that has yet to be discovered by many. It is a land of many wonders hubbing an un-paralleled diversity of fauna and flora. Kilimanjaro, the highest permanently snow-capped free standing m ...
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Rwanda is a land of great diversity and beauty. Popularly known as ‘the land of a thousand hills’, Rwanda has six volcanoes, twenty-three lakes and numerous rivers, some forming the source of the great River Nile. The landscapes in this green country a ...
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From the moment you land at Entebbe’s modern and efficient international airport, with its breathtaking equatorial location on the forested shore of island-strewn Lake Victoria, it is clear that Uganda is no ordinary safari destination. Dominated by an ex ...
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Sprawling across both sides of the equator, a network of 10 national parks and several other protected areas offers wildlife enthusiasts a thrilling opportunity to experience Uganda’s biodiversity: not only the mesmerising tracts of thorn-bush savannah te ...
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Gorillas Uganda’s star attraction is the endangered mountain gorilla, the bulkiest of living primates, and among the most peaceable. Staring into the pensive brown eyes of these gentle giants, who share 95% of their genes with humans, is as humbling as i ...
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Transitional to the East African Savannah and the western rain-forests, Uganda is Africa’s most complete bird watching destination, with more than 1,000 species recorded within an area comparable to that of Great Britain. Specialist birding tours through ...
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Uganda is a classic adventure tourism destination. Indeed, Bujagali Falls, which lies downstream of the Source of the Nile an hour’s drive east of Kampala, is the East African counterpart to more southerly ‘adrenaline capitals’ such as Victoria Falls and ...
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Lakes of Uganda & Ssese Islands Roughly one-quarter of Uganda’s surface area consists of wetlands, ranging from vast inland seas to the mysterious marshy expanse of Lake Kyoga, formed by the Nile as it drains into a shallow sump at the very centre of ...
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Situated at the geographical heart of the African continent, Uganda has long been a cultural melting pot, as evidenced by the 30-plus different indigenous languages belonging to five distinct linguistic groups, and an equally diverse cultural mosaic of mu ...
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Kibale Forest National Park harbours the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa. Not less than 13 different species are living in this small area of 560 km², including the black-and-white colobus, blue monkey, red-tai ...
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rwanda culture, rwanda cultural dances, cultural tours rwanda, rwanda cultural safaris. Intore Dancers Music and dance plays an important role in the traditions of all Rwanda's peoples .The Rwandan people have a variety of music and dance which rang ...
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TRADITIONS OF RWANDA, traditions of rwanda, rwanda history synopsis, brief traditions of rwanda. history and cultural rwanda traditions-very briefly and non-authoritative. The earliest known inhabitants of Rwanda were pygmoid hunter-gatherers, ances ...
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Arts & Crafts A wide range of traditional handicrafts is produced in rural Rwanda, ranging from ceramics and basketry to traditional woodcarvings and contemporary paintings. A good selection of crafted artifacts can be viewed in the main market or stre ...
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World Environment Day & Annual Kwita Izina “Many Species, One Planet, One Future” “Raising global awareness of biodiversity conservation as we give names to our baby gorillas” Rwanda is enthusiastic and honored to host the World Environment Day (WED ...
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