Tag Archives: Rwanda Tours

NYUNGWE BUFFER ZONES SET FOR COMMERCIAL TREE FARMING | Rwanda National Parks

The contracts signed last year, between the Rwandan government and the New Forest Company, to manage and sustainably utilize the Nyungwe Forest buffer zones, are now becoming fully operational, after NFT has entered into a tripartite partnership with the Rwanda … Continue reading

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QATAR AIRWAYS TO FLY DOUBLE DAILY TO JAPAN | Rwanda National Parks

A media release received overnight has confirmed that Qatar Airways will commence a second daily flight to Japans capital Tokyo, adding to the current daily service routing via Osaka at present. The new service will commence on 28th of October but the … Continue reading

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Virgin Australia launches first flight from Sydney to Darwin | world travel news

Virgin Australia will today take its inaugural flight from Sydney to Darwin with commercial guests on board. The direct service will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft named ‘Mindil Beach’; after Darwin’s iconic beach and will depart Sydney at 9.40am local time, arriving in … Continue reading

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Rwanda Development Board sets up standards for tour guides

The Chairman of the Tourism Chamber at PSF, Edwin Sabuhoro (L) handing a certificate to one of the trainees, Bilima Innocent. During a dinner organised to recognise 36 tour guides who had completed three weeks’ training on how to protect … Continue reading

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G Adventures announces new West Africa sailings

Exploring multiple countries in West Africa has become easier as G Adventures announces its first sailing programme in the region aboard the M/S Expedition. The cruises enable travellers to discover this underexplored area of the continent with ease, while uncovering … Continue reading

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Dubai Tourism rolls out ad campaign (gorilla trekking in africa)

Dubai Tourism is launching a new £1m trade and consumer advertising campaign which is set to challenge the public’s perceptions of Dubai as a holiday destination. Launched in a week where Dubai’s hotels topped the world in occupancy levels (which … Continue reading

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Ted Turner donates a million US Dollars to Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund

Ted Turner has according to information received from Kigali overnight donated a million US Dollars to the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund. The donation is aimed to allow the Ruhengeri / Musanze based Karisoke Research Centre to widen its reach and … Continue reading

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ITB Berlin 2012 opens its doors (budget gorilla tours)

The 46th ITB Berlin, which takes place from 7 to 11 March 2012, is a more political event than ever before: the European debt crisis, turmoil in the Arab countries, climate protection and sustainability, as well as EU emissions trading. … Continue reading

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KAMPALA LOSES ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY HEADQUATORS TO RWANDA KIFGALI (gorilla trips)

It was learned overnight that the UK based ARCS has apparently decided to shift its regional office, presently located in Kampala / Uganda, to Kigali / Rwanda, where a new proposed US $ 350.000 head office is to be built, … Continue reading

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Murchison falls and Bwindi gorilla trekking -5 days

Day 1 – Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Early Morning, drive through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town, Proceed to Murchison Falls NP via Budongo forest. Have lunch and drive to the top of the spectacular fall where you … Continue reading

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