Promoting Religious Tourism: Nyaruguru District Showcases Rwanda at International Exhibition
Since Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Steering Committee for Tourism Development in the Nyaruguru District (COPIL) has been participating in the tourism exhibition taking place in Colmar in the city of Strasbourg, France.
This is under the invitation of Tourism Without Borders. This exhibition takes place every year, but it is the first time that Tourism Without Borders has invited the Nyaruguru District to promote Rwanda, Nyaruguru, and Kibeho in order to interest pilgrims in religious tourism there.
According to the organizer, the progress of tourism in this geographical area relies on three actors: the Nyaruguru District, the Diocese of Gikongoro, and ADENYA.
There is great potential in this region. The Diocese of Gikongoro and the Kibeho Sanctuary are a guarantee for the development of tourism in this territory.
As for Father Jean Pierre Gatete, vice-rector of the Kibeho Sanctuary, it is an opportunity to exchange experiences with other countries to learn how to properly welcome those who visit Kibeho and Nyaruguru.
The Rwanda team is exhibiting material showing the beauty of Rwanda, Rwandan coffee and tea, as well as devotional objects related to the apparitions of the Holy Mother of Kibeho.
