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.
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Border to Border — From Our High Season Months
On Uganda’s border with South Sudan, Kidepo Valley NP is a phenomenal destination that is not a common part of our itineraries. (It’s kinda far …) But when Ramon from Slovenia requested Kidepo, we were happy to oblige, and also added Semliki on Uganda’s boundary with DR Congo. (He had over 3 weeks at his…
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10 Cool Accommodations in the Gorilla Highlands Region
We believe that what you do is the heart of any tour. But not everybody is like that. Many people prefer to start with where to stay … So let us take you to some accommodations we have recently used for our guests, presenting a true rainbow of price points and locations in Rwanda and…
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Honestly, It’s Been an Insane Six Months!
Have you noticed us going quiet? Have you explained that away with a simple, “the pandemic is over and they must be very busy”? You were right. Or did you maybe think, “Probably there isn’t much new to report”? Well, you were correct again! The last few months have seen Gorilla Highlands Ltd (our travel…
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Which GHE Project Will You Pick?
Gorilla Highlands Experts now exists for real! 10.5 years after the Gorilla Highlands idea was born in southwestern Uganda — as a humble project by Edirisa — we finally have two proper entities: • Gorilla Highlands Limited as a tour company (this one has been in existence for a couple of years and is the current…
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We Know What We Are (Finally)
• “Gorilla Highlands” is a tour company specialising in tailor-made offers in Rwanda, western Uganda and eastern Congo • “Gorilla Highlands Experts” is the non-profit wing engaged in tourism and non-tourism projects that boost peace, security and economic/social development of our region • these adjustments are a result of 4 years of considerations, introduced for the sake…
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Top Rwandan Chef’s Top Kigali Restaurants
Hello friends! Sorry I have been quiet since our Cyuza Island Online Picnic, but times have been a bit challenging. With the hospitality industry at a standstill, most restaurants and hotels have been closed for a long time or were not operating at full capacity, and owners had to find some new solutions. A patron’s…
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How to Support Kigali’s “Historically Marginalised People”
At first sight, the nursery beds and tiny cactuses in painted pots by the roadside look unremarkable. As in any other East African city, the residents of Kigali can conveniently buy decorative plants and earthenware straight from their cars. But the gentlemen who run the neatly arranged gardens that extend towards a swamp rich in…
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Rwanda Makes Uganda Jealous, the West Furious
Harsh words, but justified. Instead of thinking marketing or business, they think charity and politics.
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Chef Rama is First Rwandan to Win at Gorilla Highlands Silverchef
Rama wasn’t the only Marriott chef who wanted to compete; four of his colleagues wanted the same!
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