7th edition Published: 5th Sep 18 328 pages 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.