Gorilla tracking in Rwanda is often described as "life changing" and with good reason. With only an estimated 880 Gorillas left in the world, to see these gentle creatures in their natural habitat is a truly unique moment.
Volcanoes National Park (French: Parc National des Volcans) lies in northwestern Rwanda and borders Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The national park is known as a haven for the mountain gorilla. It is home to five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains (Karisimbi, Bisoke, Muhabura, Gahinga and Sabyinyo), which are covered in rainforest and bamboo. The park was the base for the zoologist Dian Fossey.
The national harvest day was an event that came second to the enthronization of a new king. Big as it was, "Umuganura"– literally "Thanks Giving day" was performed by Rwandans at the beginning of every harvest.
The diversity and range of museums and heritage sites gives the The Institute of National Museums of Rwanda an opportunity to present more to the global community. Rwanda has traced the history back further to World War I in collaboration with the German Embassy based in Rwanda.
The Walk to Remember was created by young Rwandans as a way to stand against genocide.
Kwibuka means 'remember' in Kinyarwanda, Rwanda's language. It describes the annual commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
For centuries, Rwanda existed as a centralised monarchy under a succession of Tutsi kings from one clan, who ruled through cattle chiefs, land chiefs and military chiefs. The king was supreme but the rest of the population, Bahutu, Batutsi and Batwa, lived in symbiotic harmony. In 1899, Rwanda became a German colony and, in 1919, the system of indirect rule continued with Rwanda as a mandate territory of the League of Nations, under Belgium.