{"id":55052,"date":"2025-07-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-s-wilderness-bisate-to-open-wellness-sanctuary-this-december\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:44:13","slug":"rwanda-s-wilderness-bisate-to-open-wellness-sanctuary-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-s-wilderness-bisate-to-open-wellness-sanctuary-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda&#8217;s Wilderness Bisate to open &#8220;wellness sanctuary&#8221; this December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubbed The Sanctuary, the space goes beyond traditional spa services, featuring a salt-water lap pool, steam room, ice bath, meditation pods, and treatment rooms. <\/p>\n<p>The lodge says the design prioritises stillness and restoration, with natural materials, quiet soundscapes, and minimal distractions from the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility will be open to guests staying at both Bisate and the nearby Bisate Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Wilderness, the company behind the lodge, says the launch reflects a broader shift in how it approaches guest experiences. Alexandra Margull, the company\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, said wellness would no longer be treated as an add-on but \u201ca natural extension of place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opening at Bisate comes alongside a similar rollout at Wilderness Mombo in Botswana, part of what the brand describes as a more integrated wellness offering across its camps.<\/p>\n<p>Located near some of the last remaining habitat of the endangered mountain gorilla, Wilderness Bisate is known for its conservation-focused model and ultra-private guest experience. The new wellness space adds another layer to what is already one of Rwanda\u2019s most exclusive tourism destinations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91703 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/wilderness-rwanda-opening-the-sanctuary-a-wellness.jpg\" alt=\"Dubbed The Sanctuary, the space goes beyond traditional spa services, featuring a salt-water lap pool, steam room, ice bath, meditation pods, and treatment rooms. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91702 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/thesantuaryatbiasteaerial.jpg\" alt=\"The lodge says the design prioritises stillness and restoration, with natural materials, quiet soundscapes, and minimal distractions from the surrounding environment.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilderness Bisate, the luxury eco-lodge bordering Rwanda\u2019s Volcanoes National Park, will open a new wellness facility this December aimed at offering guests a deeper sense of rest and reconnection with nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000091704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000091704,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/thesantuaryatbiasteaeriallogonew.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000091704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55052"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55052"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}