On the road with #OneTouchLive :: Nyungwe Forest Lodge, Rwanda
Our East African Road trip last year got us spending 2 nights in Nyungwe Forest Lodge in Rwanda. A beautiful haven in the Nyungwe rain forest (which is one of the largest protected rain forests in Africa). Our trip was rough and this stop was no doubt a very welcome rest stop. Nyungwe rain forest is a marvel to look at and a place you wouldn't want to get lost in. The hotel itself is built on a tea farm. They cleared enough for the hotel and kept the tea farm which they allow the locals to harvest and sell the tea for their own profit. It's their way of giving back.
In Nyungwe, they are big on tea and if you visit this hotel be sure to have nothing but tea at any time possible. They do tea tasting once in a while and have tea experts from around the world to teach visitors about the different teas of the world.
So anyway. I know you didn't come here to read so on to the photos.
The hotel in the rain forest set with the tea foreground
The hotel entrance lobby.
A lot of the Interior is designed using products of tea. The table on the left is made using tea twigs. The chandelier here has been made using hundreds of steel tea sieves put together. I loved that fitting.
The dining area.
Breakfast area while enjoying the sun rising over the hills.
Infinity pool overlooking the rain forest. If you're lucky, you may see baboons.
The rooms.
Detail of the light in the lounge. Again, using tea twigs.
That is all for now. See you on another adventure.