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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16 to Battle for the Silver Hat
The wait is over… 16 brave chefs will represent 16 great establishments from 3 amazing countries.
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Silverchef 2018: Invitation pour interconnecter et concourir
L’initiative de Gorilla Highlands (GH) est un projet pour globalement marquer et promouvoir la region transfrontalière partagée par le Rwanda, l’Ouganda et la RDV.
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Silverchef 2018: Invitation to Network & Compete
To chefs, GH Silverchef means an event to both challenge them creatively and instil confidence.
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Let’s Be Fair: Kampala versus Kigali
It’s an undisputable fact that Kigali and Kampala are hard to compare.
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Good Kind of Crazy: Volunteering and Hiking in Uganda and Rwanda
This has been an American year for the Gorilla Highlands team. The fourth US specialist volunteer of 2017, Benjamin Blayne Dawson from Florida, is flying home at this very moment, after volunteering in Uganda and Rwanda for two months. Benji B. has spent 90% of his time at Lake Bunyonyi, however, he has also visited…
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Get Your Copy of the New Gorilla Highlands Pocket Guide
Will this be enough to meet the demand? Let’s hope so!
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1 Week of Hiking + Savannah – Jealousy = 29 Shots
Why would somebody opt for hiking through Africa? What is wrong with a good old motorised safari through Rwanda and Uganda? How can a walking safari be an improvement on that? It’s obvious: you get truly close to the nature and people of an area famous for its striking beauty and warm hospitality. The 29…
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9 Observations of Kigali, Rwanda, by an Expert Africa Amateur
Hello to all, my name is Anika Utke. I am an eighteen year old American and the newest addition to the Gorilla Highlands team. My life one year ago is unrecognizable from my life today. I was a kid in high school that had never been out of the country before and was spending countless…
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Kigali-Based & Professionalised
Five years ago, on 22 December 2011, the Gorilla Highlands initiative was first made public. We circulated a photocopied concept sheet at a Banyakigezi convention at White Horse Inn in Kabale stating:– the region had immense tourism potential but suffered from remoteness, insufficient travel information, excessive focus on gorillas and lack of branding– the “Gorilla Highlands”…
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