After a while Rwanda a unique tourism hub in Africa is set to welcome million travelers for both tourism and sports after the construction of the long awaited state of art Gahanga Olympic Stadium.The Olympic stadium is one of the most ambitious developments Rwanda has ever had for a while.
The country looks at the multi-million dollar project as a facelift of Rwanda to the world as a great country for not only Africa safari tours but also a worldwide national sports destination in Africa. Mountain gorillas have been Rwanda’s prime attraction offering excellent Rwanda tours to different travelers worldwide but soon Rwanda it will still offer the best sports view and game viewing platform in Africa.
According to the Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) the contractors of the Gahanga Olympic stadium confirm that the project will kick off soon and the design concepts have already been developed.Eng. Didier Sagashya who is also the Director General of the project added that the next step is the feasibility study make sure that the stadium together with the construction of the Rwanda International Exhibition Pack can fit on the same piece of land.
“We are going to meet with the Ministry of Sports and Culture and other partners so that we can discuss about the project designed concepts,” he explained. The project will be funded by the Ministry of sports and culture, Ministry of Commerce and the private sector who mobilized the funds. However even the Director Ministry of sports and culture Emmanuel Bugingo states that “We gave the responsibility to Rwanda Housing Authority to come up with the concepts and to find other partners before the project begins.”
The team of project funders confirmed the meeting with the Rwanda Housing Authority to discuss the concept and feasibility in order to enable the project to kick off early march 2016.Besides the Rwanda government supported the project back then in June 2014 and started implementing the project plan which has finally come to pass in march 2016.The modern stadium of 40,000 sitters will occupy 55 hectares of land and the constructors are ready to put the available land into proper use to meet the international standard.
Rwanda looks at having a well-equipped Exhibition park costing around $50million a place where travelers will find all Rwanda travel information including the best adventures, attractions ,hotels, tour operators and experienced experts to guide sport travelers on best Rwanda safari tours and adventures to take on in different times of the year.The Olympic stadium development project in Rwanda won’t only serve as a football ground but its other facilities like athletics track and field, will host other sports facilities like swimming pool and gymnastics facilities drawing millions of sports and business travelers to Rwanda every year. Travelers to the stadium will absolutely discover many amazing Rwanda National parks and attractions with mountain gorillas as the main attraction for every Rwanda safari tour.
