All Entries in the "Rwanda" Category
Kigali Province
It was in 1906 that the history of Kigali started, when Dr. Richard Kandt the first imperial resident governor for Rwanda selected Nyarugenge hill as the site of the capital, due to its central location in the country. Until now, Kigali is still the capital city of Rwanda and its commercial hub.
Roundpoint Kigali
Kigali, a city [...]
Provinces in Rwanda
The Republic of Rwanda is constituted of 12 provinces of administration. Each Province is divided into a number of districts as shown below.
The old provinces of Rwanda Included the following;
Kigali City ( 8 Districts)
Kigali Ngali Province ( 10 Districts)
Gitarama Province ( 10 Districts)
Butare Province ( 10 Districts)
Gikongoro Province ( 7 Districts)
Ruhengeri Province ( 11 Districts)
Cyangugu [...]
Provinces in Rwanda
The Republic of Rwanda is constituted of 12 provinces of administration. Each Province is divided into a number of districts as shown below.
The old provinces of Rwanda Included the following;
Kigali City ( 8 Districts)
Kigali Ngali Province ( 10 Districts)
Gitarama Province ( 10 Districts)
Butare Province ( 10 Districts)
Gikongoro Province ( 7 Districts)
Ruhengeri Province ( 11 Districts)
Cyangugu [...]
Music in Rwanda
Rwanda is an African country having a long history of folk music. Because of socio-military unrest and violent conduct, many people of Rwanda have migrated to countries overseas in the current years, carrying with them the Rwandan music to cities such as Brussels. The most exalted musical tradition in Rwanda is perhaps the Ikinimba. This [...]
Rwanda Intore Dance
Music and dance plays a great role in the traditions of all the people of Rwanda. The people of Rwanda have got different kinds of music and dance which range from acts that bring out poetical composition in remembrance of excellence and bravery, humorous lyrics, to hunting root. Traditional songs are usually accompanied by a [...]
Rwanda flights
Booking a cheap flight to or from Rwanda is no longer a hustle, since the number of airline and air ticketing is rising. Rwanda civil aviation authority is doing its best to improve air transport in the country.
Direct flights from Rwanda to other countries include;
Entebbe, Nairobi, Bujumbura, Kilimanjaro and Johannesburg.
Nairobi – In Kenya – Daily [...]
Cultural and primate tours – Rwanda Eco-tourism
Born in its present form in the late 1980’s Eco-tourism came of age in 2002, when the United Nations celebrated the “International year of Eco-tourism”. Essentially, it refers to Ecological tourism; where ecological has both environmental and social implications in addition to cultural perfomances like the Intore dance. Albeit it may change according to various [...]
Akagera National Park
Akagera National Park is covered mainly by savanna grassland with acacia woodland. The national park is situated at the border of Rwanda with Tanzania. Part of Akagera safari park is filled up by Mitumba hills, lakes; Ihema, Kivumba, Hago, Mihindi, Rwanyakizinga and River Akagera from which the park obtained its name. The relatively low altitude [...]
Nyungwe Forest National Park
The park is one of the most ancient, covering total areas of 1,000 square kilometers stretching across the hills in the south eastern part of the country. It has an altitude ranging between 1600m to 2950m above sea level and receives between 1800 to 2500mm of rainfall per annum. In the park you will find [...]
Volcanoes Mountain Gorilla National Park
PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS
In the heart of Central Africa, so high up that you shiver more than you sweat,” wrote the eminent primatologist Dian Fossey, “are great, old volcanoes towering up almost 15,000 feet, and nearly covered with rich, green rainforest – the Virungas”. Situated in the far northwest of Rwanda, the Parc des Volcans [...]