Rwanda Development Board (RDB) which has a mandate of tracking the development of the country has recorded an impressive increase of local tourists as this years, the institution focuses on spurring more visitation in parks and other attraction.
This institution announces that the number of local and international visitors in whole has reached 67 696 while the number of local visitors was increased by 10% from 16,646 in 2013 to 18,223 in 2014 and domestic visitation in parks generated almost 400,000 USD.
RDB officials attribute the increase to the continued partnership of both public and private institutions in marketing of Rwandan tourism as well as the effort of EAC partner states in promotion of regional tourism. The other reason behind the increase of visitors is among others associated to the decrease of visiting costs.
Country leaders in charge of tourism development and promotion are encouraging more Rwandans to be the first enjoying their country natural beauty rather than getting Rwandan beauty praises from foreign visitors.
Rwanda National Parks (Akagera in East, Volcanoes North and Nyungwe in South West) recorded 67,696 activities sold in 2014. Compared to 61,792 activities sold in 2013 at the same period, it corresponds to 10% increase. Volcanoes National Park, the home of Gorilla increased by 11% while Akagera increased by 4% in 2014.
Revenues generated by the National park increased by 19% from 14.1 Million USD generated in 2013 to 16.8 Million USD in 2014. Volcanoes National Park accounts 93% of all revenues generated by the parks.
Nyungwe National Park, the only home of the canopy walkway in East Africa, topped other parks in the sale of many activities by increasing them to 30% after two consecutive years of decrease and its revenues increased by 37% while Akagera revenues was increased by 12%.
Among activities that Nyungwe National Park sells to its visitors there is the fortune of numerous biodiversities including Chimpanzees, different flours and vegetation species, variety of bird species, the canopy walkway and the Kamiranzovu water fall inside the Nyungwe forest.
The Volcanoes National Park sells Gorilla and volcanoes’ climbing while Akagera Park sells variety of savanna animals and bird species as well.
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