The Rwanda Uganda Land border point at last points to reopening on January 31, 2022.
Bringing the most exciting news to the tourism sector and the word at large- Rwanda finally agrees to reopen the land border with Uganda-makes enormous delight and enthusiasm. Following the visit of Uganda’s first son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to Rwanda to meet with President Paul Kagame, this was decided upon and the news of reopening the closed borders three years following February 2019 surfaced.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Rwanda confirmed the News by releasing a statement indicating that the Gatuna/Katuna border point connecting Rwanda to Uganda will be open at the end of the month, January 31, 2022. Trade between Rwanda and Uganda has suffered greatly as a result of the closure of the border; but, with the news of reopening, we hope that trade will pick back up and clearly tourism will flourish as most travellers enjoy combining an adventure to two neighbouring countries to explore the best of East Africa.
Visitors will now be able to land in Kigali Rwanda, walk Gorillas in Uganda‘s Bwindi impenetrable national park or Mgahinga Gorilla national park, see the other wildlife parks in Uganda the pearl of Africa and vice versa. We appreciate Uganda’s and Rwanda’s governments reinstating this bilateral link between the pearl of Africa and the country of a thousand hills. For us in the travel business, this will simplify the flow of people and goods as well as for us; it will make us happy and hope for many visitors to both nations because of the simplicity of travel from one nation to another.
Acc accusation between the two countries Uganda and Rwanda which resulted in the president of Rwanda to close the border between Uganda and Rwanda arose as the reason behind this three-year closure of the Rwanda – Uganda border point by the president of Rwanda. Accasion between the two countries resulted in political assassination and spying which led to the president of Rwanda to put a closure to the border between Uganda and Rwanda.
Nonetheless, we are now happy that the ties are somewhat healed and hope that all the other problems will also be settled for the peaceful trade between the two East African nations.
The Rwanda Uganda Land border post at Katuna Border last points to re-opening on January 31, 2022
These two countries of Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills any time any day; here at Focus East Africa Tours, Achieve Global Safaris and Explore Rwanda Tours are easily accessible to take you on your next dream safari destinations hustle free. Just get in touch and let us know how best you would like your Gorilla Trekking safari.
Though Rwanda agreed to open its land border point with Uganda, the nation still has regulations for entry, staying and leaving of visitors as well as COVID-19 preventive action that should always be followed.
Among the prerequisites are some like;
- Except for minors less than five, all arriving passengers MUST provide negative PCR test results acquired within 72 hours.
- Once in Rwanda and following three days there, another PCR test
- Arriving guests must spend twenty-four hours in approved hotels under mandatory quarantine while waiting for test findings.
- Face mask wearing all the time
- Seeing a few curfews everywhere, including Kigali and any other Rwandan city
- Visitors to the restaurants and bars are only fully immunized ones.
- Always exercising great care in line with the guidance provided by the local authorities.
- Just as arriving passengers, leaving travelers also have to show a negative PCR test result completed within 72 hours before departure.
Note: The quarantine and the PCR tests are your own costs.
More regarding the trip to Rwanda;
Rwanda, with a thousand hills, is a stunning nation among the most visited in East Africa famed for having the cleanest city on the continent-Kigali. Rwanda runs alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Uganda. Every foreign visitor to Rwanda lands at Kigali international airport, the national airport.
Three national parks in Rwanda: Volcanoes National Park, Golden Monkey National Park, and Mount Karisimbi and Mount Bisoke are among the main attractions of the nation where one may come across mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Other parks include Nyungwe forest national park, home of the primates like chimpanzees, monkeys and many more without forgetting the one of the best canopy among the deep forest. For those who want to view the big five wildlife, Akagera national park is the only savanna park in Rwanda; so, it is the best place to visit.
Apart from national parks, Rwanda is blessed with many additional attractions including the Genocide memorial sites ideal for dark tourism. One could as well go on a city tour to discover many more people, cultures, foods, and other interests.
Trekking on Gorillas in Bwindi
On the other side, Uganda the pearl of Africa is also among the best safari locations to visit any time any day and now that the land border between Rwanda and Uganda is open, you may schedule to visit Uganda from Rwanda. Mgahinga gorilla national park, also home to Mountain gorillas, Golden monkeys and volcano mountains just like Volcanoes national park in Rwanda and Virunga national park that are all situated in the virunga massif, Uganda boasts ten national parks, Bwindi impenetrable national park home to the largest number of Mountain Gorillas in the entire world.
More than 13 primate species equal of Nyungwe forest national park in Rwanda can be found in Uganda’s Kibale forest national park. Other parks in Uganda include the best savanna parks such Kidepo valley national park, Murchison falls national park a place to find the most powerful waterfall, Lake Mburo national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Semliki national park, Rwenzori mountains national park and Mount Elgon national park.
Finally, have your passport ready, prepare your travel suitcase, and let’s stylishly tour Uganda the pearl of Africa and Rwanda the land of a thousand hills.
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