Rwanda - tourism

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.

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