Rwanda hits 2024 Travel Trends
As travellers gear up to plan their holidays for 2024, projections suggest an evolution in travel preferences, with a focus on transformative experiences, sustainable practices, and exploration of off-the-beaten-path destinations. Travellers in 2024 are anticipated to approach travel as an opportunity for personal transformation and cultural enrichment. They're moving away from
Conservation key at Rwanda’s Wilderness Bisate
Tucked within the heart of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, Bisate Lodge stands as a beacon of eco-friendly luxury. This Wilderness property not only immerses you in the wonders of nature but also champions sustainability and conservation. Spanning a 160sq km area in the northern part of Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park is
Trekking Rwanda’s wilderness
Rwanda is known as the ‘land of a thousand hills’, and with that title comes a lot of trekking options. While gorilla trekking is the biggest draw card for visitors to Rwanda, there are many other treks and hikes around the country that are guaranteed to feed your wild side. Due to
Rwanda honours gorillas in conservation event Kwita Izina
The 18th Kwita Izina Baby Gorilla Naming ceremony has wrapped up in Rwanda, with 20 baby gorillas given a name and one new gorilla family named. Held in Kinigi at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park, this year’s international conservation event is the first time in person since 2019 following the
Rwanda’s baby gorilla namers for Kwita Izina 2022
Rwanda is getting ready for its 18th edition of Kwita Izina, a ceremony that marks the naming of newborn baby gorillas, held in Kinigi at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park on 2 September 2022. Every year Rwanda celebrates their newborn baby gorillas by honouring them at a Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Rwanda welcomes 30 White Rhinos to Akagera NP
In the largest single rhino translocation ever undertaken, 30 white rhinos have been introduced to Akagera National Park in Rwanda this week. The rhinos were translocated from andBeyond Phinda through a collaboration between the Rwanda Development Board, African Parks and andBeyond, with funding provided by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. This
Meet Rwanda’s baby gorillas on World Gorilla Day
Today, 24 September 2021, Rwanda will join the rest of the world to mark World Gorilla Day, the day renowned gorilla conservationist Dian Fossey established the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda in 1967, with their long-standing traditional Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony. Now in its 17th year, Kwita Izina 2021 celebrates
One on One with Red Rocks Rwanda founder, Greg Bakunzi
Early last year the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recognized Greg Bakunzi, founder of Red Rocks Initiatives For Sustainable Development, for his role in pioneering sustainable tourism development in Africa. Presented by UNWTO Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili, the award was in recognition of Greg's work to promote tourism, conservation, and community development
Join Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Every year Rwanda celebrates their newborn baby gorillas by honouring them at a Gorilla Naming Ceremony called Kwita Izina. This year to coincide with #WorldGorillaDay, 24 September 2020, the event is going virtual so everyone around the world can join in to watch this amazing ceremony. The challenges of the current
Rwanda’s Magashi camp is getting conservation right
Newly opened Wilderness Safaris’ Magashi Camp, is strongly rooted in a core purpose: To help contribute towards the conservation and sustainable operation of Rwanda’s last protected savannah ecosystem, and to drive sustainable ecotourism in the wildlife-rich Akagera National Park. Launched in partnership with African Parks and the Rwanda Development Board, collectively called