Tag: Kigali /Rwanda/
altitude: 1,567 m/ 5,141 ft
estimated population: 1,200,000
Rwanda’s Kigali is the sparklingly-clean and highly organised aviation hub of the Gorilla Highlands region, a city that few visitors expect to find in the centre of Africa. Smooth tarmac connects brand-new buildings and three national parks in three different directions: Akagera, Nyungwe and Volcanoes.
The must-see attraction is the beautiful memorial museum that bears witness to the genocide against the Tutsis that shook the country in 1994. While it also features similar crimes against humanity elsewhere in the world, its primary message is the power of Rwanda’s reconciliation, resilience and potential.
Our Stories:
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GHE’s Fully Home-Grown Operations Manager
Our Sandrine “Sasha” Benimana has graduated, and her part-time years at Gorilla Highlands Experts are over. She is now a full-time Operations Manager, the first in the organisation’s history. We are growing, and growing with Sasha at the heart of it all. Her colleagues describe her as “a kind-hearted, positive and strong-willed woman, who has…
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Spotlight on Batwa Potters (and Ramadhan’s Clay Zoo)
Say hi to Ramadhan Ntaganira from Coopérative Moderne de Poterie in Ngaruyinka, a village on the outskirts of Kigali. He is the most artistic of our Batwa friends who make a living there. Yesterday he showed off a hippo and a gorilla of his own making, perched on a giant chicken he had created too.…
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Whose Hopes Did We Bring to Zanzibar?
We are back! To the beach! And in general! Jambo from Essence of Africa, a trade fair on the eastern shores of Zanzibar. It’s happening in that building in the background. For the next three extremely full days, Gorilla Highlands Experts will be showcasing the day experiences and treks of our region … but above…
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Preet Moves, the Kigali Walking Tour Doesn’t
Preet Fast Food has moved! Kigali’s first purely vegetarian restaurant has found a nicer spot on KN 82, the same road it’s called home for over a decade. Good news for us too, as we don’t need to adjust the route of the Kigali Walking Tour. Preet has always been part of it, possibly controversially.…
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A Cyclist Learns to Talk: Michel’s First Walking Tour
The tour guiding side of our Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (GHAT) was completed last week; and what better way to mark that than to throw one of the trainees straight into the fire? Today we had a Kigali Walking Tour for a group from Germany, and we invited Michel Iragena to shadow our guide JP…
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Booklet Launched, Then Daylight Hit
We launched our Pocket Treasure at Kigali’s Kamahwa-Tsobe last night! Quizzed by Fred Murwanashyaka, ML Rwebandira guided the cheerful audience through the project philosophy, hiccups and successes. Anticipation grew until, following the serving of delectable snacks, the box from Kampala was opened in front of everyone. Among the excited first readers of the publication was…
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History-Making Competition in Kigali, Rwanda
That was a championship to remember, right in our Kigali! Nobody who watched it will forget the crowds. You may also like: 10 Cool Accommodations in the Gorilla Highlands RegionHonestly, It’s Been an Insane Six Months!9 Observations of Kigali, Rwanda, by an Expert Africa AmateurThe Complete Package (Almost There)How to Support Kigali's “Historically Marginalised People”Preet…
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When Her Life Rolls Out in Front of Her Eyes
When we organise trips for other tour companies, we never push to build relationships with the guests. It’s kinda unprofessional; their clients are their clients and their brand is their brand. But when one of last month’s travellers tagged an image on Facebook because she had enjoyed our home-made lunch so much, we reached out…
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Gallery Surprise in Kigali Leads to … The Home of Edirisa!
This is a postscript to the series that marked 20 years of Edirisa and 10 years of the Gorilla Highlands Initiative. Click here for Part I. When Antonio Chedrawy planned his return to Kigali, one special place from a previous trip was high on his agenda … The very first to arrive for the OMG…
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