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Map of Rwanda |
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Rwanda is a land of great diversity and beauty. Popularly known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda has five volcanoes, twenty-three lakes and numerous rivers.
The landscapes in this green country are truly breathtaking. Many a visitor to Rwanda has remarked that the physical beauty of the country is without equal on the African continent.
Spectacular volcanoes and dense tropical forests dominate the north of the country, while gentle hills and valleys, calm lakes and turbulent rivers in both savannah and dense tropical vegetation dominate the rest of the country. Rwanda boasts a wide variety of wildlife - including Mountain Gorillas.
› Akagera National Park
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| Set at a relatively low altitude on the border with Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterise much of Rwanda |
› Butare
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Butare (HUYE now ) was the largest and most important city in Rwanda prior to 1965, when it lost out to the more centrally located Kigali, 135km to its north, as the capital of independent Rwanda.
Today the site of several academic institutions, including the country's largest university,Huye ( Butare) is still regarded to be the intellectual and cultural pulse of Rwanda.
It is also an attractively compact and sedate town of shady avenues emanating from a main street lined with comfortable small hotels and breezy terrace restaurants.
The most prominent tourist attraction in Huye (Butare) is the superb National Museum, which houses perhaps the finest ethnographic collection in East Africa.
Absorbing displays of traditional artifacts are illuminated by a fascinating selection of turn-of-the-century monochrome photographs, providing insight not only into pre-colonial lifestyles, but also into the subsequent development of Rwanda as a modern African state. |
› Kigali
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| Located at Rwanda's geographical heart, the rapidly growing city of Kigali is not only the national capital, but also the country?s most important business centre and main port of entry. |
› Lake Mburo
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| Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda's fourth National park was gazetted in 1982.The park covers an area surface of 256km sq and it is the only park to contain an entire lake. It offers varied scenic beauty hills and valleys. |
› Nyungwe National Park
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Nyungwe National Park, extending for almost 1000km2 across the majestic hills of southeast Rwanda, is the largest ?island? of montage forest remaining in East or Central Africa: a rich and ancient centre unparalleled biodiversity and natural wonders.
Transected by the surfaced road between Butare and Lake Kivu, Nyungwe and its array of forest inhabitants are also uniquely accessible to casual visitors. |
› The Volcanoes National Park
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Volcanoes National Park, named after a string of magnificent peaks that range from 2,500 to 4,500 meters (8,000 to 14,850 feet) in altitude, is well known as the home of the largest wild population of mountain gorillas.
Thousands of tourists visit the gorillas each year, making the wildlife an important part of Rwanda's tourism industry. |
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