Rwanda - tourism -- Review --
Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors, generating US$214 million in 2008, up by 54% on the previous year. Despite the genocide, the country is increasingly perceived internationally as a safe destination and one million people are estimated to have visited the country in 2008.The country's most popular tourist activity is the tracking of mountain gorillas , which takes place in the Volcanoes National Park . Other attractions include Nyungwe Forest , home to chimpanzees , Ruwenzori colobus and other primates , the resorts of Lake Kivu and Akagera , a small savanna reserve in the east of the country. Each year in June, the country celebrates Kwita Izina - The Baby Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony. People come from all over the country and the world to participate in this unique event.
Rwanda - tourism -- Places --
Visitor arrivals in Rwanda by purpose of visit and month,January 2007-March 2008
| Month |
Holiday, vacation |
Visiting friends and relatives |
Business |
Transit |
Total tourist Arrivals |
| Jan 2007 |
1580 |
28 190 |
23 942 |
12 606 |
69 421 |
| Feb |
1717 |
21 815 |
21 725 |
10 719 |
59 052 |
| Mar |
1551 |
27 026 |
25 892 |
1384 |
59 685 |
| Apr |
1243 |
27 608 |
22 526 |
14 564 |
69 110 |
| May |
1365 |
26 914 |
24 673 |
12 841 |
68 755 |
| Jun |
1727 |
27 228 |
23 221 |
13 016 |
69 204 |
| Jul |
3122 |
32 995 |
23 390 |
14 051 |
76 933 |
| Aug |
2562 |
32 577 |
24 445 |
15 636 |
78 330 |
| Sept |
2053 |
25 435 |
20 989 |
16 419 |
68 786 |
| Oct |
1840 |
25 561 |
24 027 |
12 983 |
68 994 |
| Nov |
1521 |
26 323 |
19 981 |
12 792 |
70 061 |
| Dec |
1211 |
30 290 |
21 026 |
13 113 |
68 043 |
| Total |
21 492 |
331 962 |
275 835 |
150 124 |
826 374 |
| Jan 2008 |
2204 |
15 558 |
20 387 |
11 641 |
49 837 |
| Feb |
2290 |
22 389 |
25 673 |
11 050 |
61 773 |
| Mar |
3905 |
22 622 |
30 585 |
20 389 |
78 287 |
Rwanda - tourism -- Products
Visitor Arrivals in Rwanda by country of nationality 2007-2008(Jan-March)
| Year |
Democratic Republik of the Congo |
Uganda |
USA |
Canada |
UK |
| 2007 |
416 028 |
124 591 |
16 923 |
4998 |
8713 |
| 2008 |
94 577 |
34 395 |
4350 |
1014 |
2021 |