Rutsiro district intends to elect more infrastructure projects like roads, hotels and touristic sites as a way of encouraging tourism and investment in Rwanda.
The geographical make up of this district with high mountains, Lake Kivu on its side, natural forests, Rutsiro district is a touristic potential district in Rwanda.
Gervais Muremera the director of Coffee Processing Factory in Rutsiro district that owns a guest house says they built this guest house in 2010 to provide accommodation services to tourists that travel Congo Nile Trail.
This guest house receives all kind of tourists be those passing by or there to explore Lake Kivu. Some come to learn about coffee farming and how it is processed and some want to tour in some Islands like Bugarura and many others
Poor roads as well as lack of enough sign posts to guide people are the main limitations to tourism in Rutsiro district.
Jean Damascene Nsanzimfura the vice mayor for finance and economic development says they are working on strategies to promote tourism in the district.
Among the set strategies include putting tarmac in Karongi to Rubavu road passing through Rutsiro district as well as other roads that pass through the district. Sign posts will also be put on the roads to give distinct directions to people passing through the district.
According to the districts’ 5 years’ economic action plan for the 2013/2014 economic year, hotels will be built alongside Lake Kivu and in other parts o f the district.
The district recently had a meeting with the Ministry of Commerce (MINICOM) to plan on soliciting investors to build a golf course near Lake Kivu as well as a good hotel.
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