Rwanda: Investment opportunities in the hotbed for luxury and leisure tourism

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) today held a press conference to announce the Africa Hotel Investment Forum that is happening in Kigali, Rwanda from 4th to 6th October.

Inama y'igihugu izatwara igihembo cyiza ku rwego rw'Igihugu gishinzwe ibikorwa byayo byinshi mu muryango w'amahoteli n'uburyo bwiza. Muri iki cyumweru, Umuyobozi Mukuru w'Ishami rishinzwe Belise Kariza yashimishije abakinnyi bagiye gushyira mu bikorwa rikomeye, cyane cyane ubuyobozi bw'i Kivu Belt Rwanda n'ubutabera hamwe n'ibikorwa bitandatu by'ubucuruzi muri Kivu Belt, mu burasirazuba bwa Rwanda.


"Rwanda inzira yemari yekudyara kunyanya nekuti tinopa rutsigiro nzvimbo yemabhizinesi neese anodiwa mabasa anowanikwa online 24/7. Nekushanya kwave musimboti wenyika, hurumende ndiyo inobata zvikuru uye yakachengetedza zvikuru zvivakwa zvinodiwa kutsigira kukura kwechikamu ichi, senge migwagwa yakasimba, mvura pamwe nemagetsi, ”akadaro Kariza.

The key investment opportunities presented include: a hot spring eco-tourism resort on the Rubavu Peninsula, an entertainment and leisure complex in Rubavu, a five-star golf resort and residential villas, an Ecolodge on Gihaya Island, a premium boutique hotel and tourism center in Rusizi and the completion of a five-star conference and leisure hotel in Rusizi district.

The respective projects range in value from $50 up to $152 million. Rwanda’s western province is a popular tourist destination given its vicinity to the Volcanoes National Park, home of the mountain gorillas and its current offering of lakeside resorts and water sports. According to tourism statistics, the industry registered more than US $ 340m in revenues in 2015 indicating a 10% increase from 2014.



“As we develop more tourism packages, it is important that we diversify our offering in terms of luxury accommodations and amenities for our clients. Lake Kivu is literally paradise on earth and presents the opportunity for Rwanda to become a resort destination,” she added.  The Kivu belt offers a breath-taking, incredible scenery, exquisite weather and accessibility making it attractive holiday destination. The Kivu Belt houses prime lakeside properties, flora and fauna, cultural and heritage sites and nature trails.

Africa Hotel Investment Foramu (AHIF) ndiyo musangano wekutanga wekudyara mahotera muAfrica, uchikwezva varidzi vemahotera epasi rese, vatengesi, vezvemari nemakambani ekugadzirisa. Iforamu iramana ibikorwa by'ubukungu bw'amabuye y'agaciro, kubungabanya urubyiruko, kandi cyane cyane, igihe cyo gutera u Rwanda nk'uko uruhare rukomeye rukorera abakozi mu mahoteri.