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Rwanda

with Eastern Congo. Bradt Travel Guides

By (author) Philip Briggs
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Published: 5th Sep 2018
Dimensions: w 135mm h 216mm d 20mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN-10: 1784770965
ISBN-13: 9781784770969
Barcode No: 9781784770969
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Synopsis
Now into its seventh edition and written by Philip Briggs, the world's leading writer of guidebooks to Africa, Bradt's Rwanda has been the go-to guide for visitors to this historical and resurgent 'Land of a Thousand Hills' for nearly two decades, and it continues to be in a class of its own when it comes to in-depth information on this emerald slice of East Africa. With freshly researched and updated details on developments across the country, Bradt's Rwanda includes up-to-date maps of rapidly modernising Kigali, information on hiking to the summit of Mount Bisoke and a newly expanded chapter on excursions into the neighbouring DRC. In this new edition are extensive and recently updated maps and natural history information, details of kayak and canoe excursions on Lake Kivu and the Mukungwa River, all you need to know about tracking not only mountain gorillas in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park but also lowland gorillas in the Congo, and information about overnight stays on tea plantations at Sorwathe or Gisovu. Also covered are Nyungwe Forest National Park, where a wealth of endemic birds and primates inhabit the largest surviving montane forest in East Africa; Nyanza, where the hilltop Rukari Palace Museum marks the site of the old mwami's (king's) palace; and the National/Ethnographic Museum of Rwanda, the top cultural site in Rwanda's second city, Huye (Butare). Coverage of nearby cities and national parks in the neighbouring DRC has been expanded since last edition, providing all the necessary information to take an excursion into Rwanda's enormous and poorly understood neighbour. Rwanda continues to change and develop at an unprecedented pace, and there's hardly a more accessible part of Africa to be found anywhere on the continent. It's no less intriguing for the convenience, however, and Rwanda's superlative natural attractions seem to improve by the day, with growing animal populations and an on-going rhino reintroduction program in Akagera National Park. Having now gone through nearly 18 years of editions, Bradt's Rwanda is not only the most in-depth guide available, but also the guide with the longest history in the country itself.

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'The excellent Bradt Guide to Rwanda includes detailed sections on the national parks.' The Sunday Telegraph

'Rwanda is excellent; it captures the mood of the place and gives a positive and accurate account of a fantastic country.'
Art of Travel

'This guide . gives the prospective visitor real and detailed insights into the country, its people, history, flora and fauna. Even if you end up never going to Rwanda, you will feel you know the place quite intimately by the time you get to the final page.'
Wildside

'At last, a well-written and dedicated guide to Rwanda.'
Footprints

'Rwanda is an excellent book that I have recommended to all the visitors who come to Rwanda. This guide presents a clear and balanced overview of events in Rwanda's recent past.The book also describes the charm and attraction that make this country so different.'
Dr Annette Lanjouw, Director of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme

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Conde Nast Traveller magazine

'Bradt's Rwanda is the best guidebook on the region.' Travel Africa