According
to the globe spots web portal, Rwanda was ranked sixth among the top
adventurous places to visit in 2013. The country was named after Portugal,
Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, Panama and Armenia where as Cuba, Ukraine, Malawi and
Canada were ranked behind Rwanda. The website is also an international travel
guide for tourists just like TripAdvisor and Lonely Planet.
The
Head of tourism and conservation at the Rwanda Development Board Miss. Rica
Rwigamba, said the ranking will attract more tourists as the country gets more
revenues from tourism sector. She added that the country has more attractions
to offer to tourists beyond Mountain Gorillas.
Last
year only, the tourism industry generated Rwf152.4 billion million in revenue
and since the beginning of year 2012, the country hosted about 493,744
visitors, which represented an increase of 22 per cent compared with the same
period in 2011.
It
recorded a remarkable 16 per cent increase in leisure visitors as well as an
eight per cent increase in business visitors.
Rwanda Safaris will boom next year compared to the
rest of the years since the country was ranked among the top tourist
destinations for 2013.
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