For those of you who are looking for an exotic destination for your next summer holiday, here is a unique country that you will love! Rwanda is one of the fast coming destinations in Africa well known for gorilla trekking within the jungles of Volcanoes National Park. For those who want to experience Rwanda as the majority of the population experiences it, you’ve come to the right place. Your day will be spent in community, putting forth some hard work and interacting with a host of beautiful personalities. Language barriers don’t matter as you share and learn from the experts. Through the opportunity Azizi has given them, these women create day full of Rwandan culture and share it with visitors. If you want to learn and experience rather than just tour, Azizi is the place for you to experience the Rwanda local community safaris.
The culture of Rwanda is varied. Unlike many countries in Africa, Rwanda has been a unified state since pre-colonial times, populated by the Banyarwanda people who share a single language and cultural heritage. Eleven regular national holidays are observed throughout the year, with others occasionally inserted by the government. The week following Genocide Memorial Day on 7 April is designated an official week of mourning. The last Saturday of each month is Umuganda, a national day of community service, during which most normal services close down.
Music and dance are an integral part of Rwandan ceremonies, festivals, social gatherings, and storytelling. The most famous traditional dance is Intore, a highly choreographed routine consisting of three components – the ballet, performed by women; the dance of heroes, performed by men, and the drums. Traditionally, music is transmitted orally with styles varying between the social groups. Drums are of great importance, the royal drummers having enjoyed high status within the court of the mwami. Drummers usually play together in groups of seven or nine.
Rwanda has a growing popular music industry, influenced by East African, Congolese and American music. The most popular genres are hip-hop and R&B, often blended with raga and dance-pop. Popular local artists include The Ben and Meddy, both of whom have won awards, and more recent artists like Miss Shanel, Kitoko, Rider man, Tom Close, King James and others.
After this cultural experience take the unforgettable Rwanda gorilla safari, the mountain gorilla is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. There are two populations. One is found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The other is found in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Some primatologists consider the Bwindi population in Uganda may be a separate subspecies, though no description has been finished. As of November 2012, the estimated total number of mountain gorillas is around 880.
