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.
