Why Hollywood Stars and Tourist Visit Uganda and Rwanda

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In October 2018, American rapper Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian embarked on a private visit to Uganda in what the country’s authorities described as an endorsement of its tourism resources. Arriving at Entebbe Airport, they flew, by helicopter, to Chobe safari lodge in Murchison Falls National Park in northwest Uganda.

According to The East African, the park’s waterfall is a popular tourist destination. It is where the Victoria Nile “falls” at its most dramatic and narrowest point — at 20 feet wide and 130 feet down. 

Celebrity news site TMZ released a video showing Kanye, Kim and their daughter North West at the safari lodge soon after their arrival.

Apart from this celebrity couple’s visit to a country described as “The Pearl of Africa,” several other Hollywood stars have also visited the neighbouring country, Rwanda. They include Danny Glover, Edward Norton, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, Alfre Woodard, Angelina Jolie and Matt among several others in the film and music industry.

While each of them has their own reasons for visiting these countries, we cannot underestimate the powers that pull them to come visiting in the first place. For instance, Rwanda has been described as the “Land of a Thousand Hills” and epitomizes stability from near annihilation.

The peace and stability currently enjoyed in Rwanda has made the country to be in the bucket list of many tourists from all over the world. They come to this region, not just to establish humanitarian projects but also to see its natural beauty like the iconic mountain gorillas that can only be trekked in the Virunga massif.

But most tellingly, the visits also validate the region as a safe haven for tourists to come and enjoy amazing tourism and cultural experiences. The two countries, Uganda and Rwanda, have invested heavily in its national parks and in its hospitality industries and it is no wonder that due to these efforts, the world is noticing and now tourism is exponentially thriving in this region.

Rwanda can boast of the prized mountain gorillas, the Volcanoes National Park, the Akagera National Park, the Canopy walk in the Nyungwe forest, its clean city and its model security that is the envy of many countries around the world.

Uganda, on the other hand, has several parks including Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and Semiliki National Park among others where you are going to see different species of plants and animals, some of them endemic to those protected areas.

However, it’s not just to see nature that attracts several stars and generally tourists to these countries. Apart from security now enjoyed, the people also are welcoming, an Africa trait of always treating visitors as family.

The region has become attractive to tourists and visitors for much more reasons. This region has a huge tourism potential that you just have to come, see, enjoy, and experience on your own or with your family. You will have unforgettable experience here. www.virungaprograms.com