DESTINATIONS RWANDA | AFRICA
Zebras and giraffes in Akagera National Park
PICTURE: Dana Allen
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Covid rules require a negative covid
Covid rules While visitors don’t
test to enter the country, all tourists must take a PCR test 72 hours
before entering any of its national parks, except for Akagera National Park.
A more sober activity is a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda’s capital. It’s a harrowing experience, but learning about the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi people feels essential. The museum is immersive with videos showing testimonies from survivors and a Children’s Room, which has an exhibition dedicated to the children who lost their lives.
INVESTING IN NATURE Kigali offers wildlife spotting opportunities too. At Umusambi Village, where more than 50 endangered grey crowned cranes have been saved from the illegal pet trade, I try to snap pictures of woodland kingfishers, African paradise flycatchers and the spiky heads of the cranes themselves. Later at Nyandungu Eco-Park, in a restored wetland area, I hear how
the new park is the largest addition to public green space in Kigali. It’s this important emphasis on conservation to protect the country’s majestic, fascinating wildlife that has become the prevailing theme of my trip. Something Teddy Mugabo, chief executive of the Rwanda Green Fund, confirms when talking at the park. “Investing in nature is the best investment we can make,” he says. I couldn’t agree more. TW
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