When people think of Rwanda, they often think of its dark past. Since then, the country has successfully advanced and emerged as strong and united.
While it is important to remember the past and understand a country’s history, we’d be doing Rwanda a disservice if we didn’t acknowledge the beauty of the country today.
With a population of 12.95 million, Rwanda – also known as the land of a thousand hills – is geographically small but comes with so much to offer to those who visit.
Here’s why you should.
Rwanda is extremely safe and clean
While I’m not a fan of labelling countries as either dangerous or safe, particularly African countries, it’s worth highlighting that Rwanda is safer than most of your favourite destinations.
It has been regularly dubbed as the safest country in Africa for years, and was recently ranked as the sixth safest country in the world for solo travellers by Usebounce.
I explored Rwanda without worry – even more so …