Rwanda is the tiniest landlocked
country in East Africa, lying on the eastern rim of the Albertine Rift and is
the watershed between Africa’s two largest river systems which is the Nile and
the Congo. Rwanda borders on Uganda in the north,
Tanzania in the east, Burundi
in the south and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west. Referred to as
the "land of a thousand hills", Rwanda is a mountainous country with
an average elevation of 1,700m making Rwanda safaris realistic and
memorable.
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The country's capital is Kigali, housing its international
airport to which international and intra-East African flights operate.
On the western side of the plateau you will find Rwanda's principal geographic feature known for the famous chain of volcanoes - the Virungas - which it shares with Congo and Uganda and which are part of the Albertine Rift and home to the most famous tourist attraction as the mountain Gorillas!
On the western side of the plateau you will find Rwanda's principal geographic feature known for the famous chain of volcanoes - the Virungas - which it shares with Congo and Uganda and which are part of the Albertine Rift and home to the most famous tourist attraction as the mountain Gorillas!
Rwanda has
without doubt more to offer than the mountain
gorillas. Another of Rwanda's popular attractions is the Nyungwe
National Park, which primarily is a montane rain forest and a unique habitat of
more than 300 colobus monkeys, chimpanzees and other primates! There is also
the beautiful Akagera National Park - savannah plains with elephant, hippo, antelope
and crocodile. Lake Kivu is a beautiful inland sea enclosed by steep terraced
hillsides and home to a large variety of bird species.
In the Rwanda
safaris it also has a rich culture with its second city, Butare, having one of
the finest cultural museums in Africa.
Rwanda, together with Burundi and
Tanzania, was part of the German East African colony. After the First World
War, the country became a Belgian protectorate. Originally the domain of
hunter-gatherers, Rwanda emerged into a centralized state with a feudal
monarchy in the fifteenth century.
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French, English and Kinyarwanda
are the most widely spoken languages and the population of about 10 million
people is largely Christian with some Muslim and traditional communities. With
all these immense attraction makes your Rwanda safaris the best ultimate choice
to travel.
Sharon C
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