Experience i had, a lake in the uk. Elwa is pursuing a career in travel and entrepreneurship. This is such a great hes a rapper and film director, example of tourism and who shot to fame with a youtube series portraying gang innovation in rwanda. Culture in south london. So its important then now andrew onwubolu, to show the world there is more to rwanda better known as rapman, than just gorillas . Is making a feature film, what about the beautiful tea based on the same story. Estates, what about the coffee . Our arts editor Will Gompertz what about kayaking . Its a beautiful experience. Has been to meet him. You need to cue two actions to them, yeah . You fly, you duck. We have the monkey rapman on set directing his first island that you can see movie, blue story. Something that is exciting, it is inspired by his life living something that people love but they dont know. On a south London Council estate and shakespeare. Is that why your brother dont like me then . Because i live in this area . I refer to this film and how do the local people feel about it . As like a romeo and juliet. For me, the whole romeo and juliet are they excited to welcome thing is so timeless. Tourists into the area . As rwandans, its so even though this part of our culture. So they are excited to see is not a story of. It was that we see the kids running i call it romeo and juliet, around trying to grab you a kayak. Laughter. Its not about a guy and a girl its been an incredibly wild who love each other like that, its like a brotherly love. And exciting day and i am its a forbidden love. Like i want to be your brother, certainly onboard for and you want to be my brother, any more this year. But the area that you live in doesnt like my area. While the history of the genocide your older people and my older will never be forgotten, people are saying we shouldnt be the travel experience really shows friends, but we get along. A different side of rwanda. Why cant we be together . Everywhere you turn there is just and thats what it is, something new on offer. That comes from shakespeare. This place really is amazing. His life could have turned out quite differently, not making a film about gang culture, but being part of it. I always stayed close to the line because my dad wanted me to. But i can imagine if my dad wasnt there. Right. Because i kind of had the people here have been so eager one foot into things to welcome me on my first that i shouldnt have been doing, ever trip to this country. Tourism is providing an excellent but if my pops wasnt there, opportunity for rwandans to reshape their countrys image and you can i probably would have both foot in the wrong way, man. Only hope the countrys dark days that is something that we touch on in the movie. Are well and truly in the past. Without saying too much, there is a lot of lack of positive male role models in the film. If anyone asks, yeah, ive been here the whole time. I didnt think it was possible to become a film maker because i was black. The most i was thinking was, you could be a footballer. Whats your football like . Not good. Not good he started rapping and got some followers. Lived with his mum, his dad died when he was young. And then he started rapping stories and directing them and attracted a huge audience. Jay z signed him up. Now, hes hot property. Hello there. Pressure will be building in for tuesday morning, theres not many people so it looks like many in your position making movies. Places will start dry. No, theres not. You can see this area of High Pressure pushing and whose fault is that, though . Is that because people like me in from the south west keeping this are not making stories weather front at bay. Or is it because when mainly affecting the far north of the country to start the day. We will have lost that weather front across the south east so drier there too. So its going to be quite people like me make a chilly start to tuesday, with some mist and fog around, particularly where those skies clear and the temperatures really drop. Stories, people because so dont be surprised if you see when people like me make stories the people scenes like this across some central who have the powers that be dont and southern parts of england think our stories are good enough and wales to greet us this morning. For the Silver Screen . Where are you from . Now, that mist and fog deptford. Could linger on for a few hours, and i want people to be inspired by this film. But it should tend to lift and break once you start firing, and then we should see a good deal of dry weather with some sunshine so maybe you are like this. Across england and wales. A vast improvement across the south east. I want people to think more cloud further north, if rapman can make a movie, certainly for scotland and northern im going to make a movie as well. ireland. Most of the rain in the far north, so i hope thats with many places staying dry. The case, i hope so. Well, he has done his bit, temperatures 12 15 degrees in the south. So that should feel quite pleasant. He has shown the way. Will gompertz, bbc news. And then through tuesday night it now on bbc news the travel show, stays dry, variable cloud with lucy hedges. Across england and wales. Hello and welcome to stays breezy, though, the travel show, with me, for scotland, Northern Ireland, with rain tending to flirt lucy hedges, coming with the north west corner. To you from the jungle in northern temperature wise, again chilly rwanda, where im hoping to catch in one or two spots, particularly where skies clear. A glimpse of one of the worlds so on into wednesday, most majestic creatures. We hold on to the fine weather, i think, across much of the south east. We have this weather front still bringing wet and windy weather to the far north west. And that low pressure system across spain and france bringing a lot of rain and mayjust influence the weather across the south east. A weather front here sending more cloud perhaps one or two showers. For the north and the west it stays windy. Outbreaks of rain, which will become more persistent in parts of Northern Ireland, western scotland. But in between again a slice of dry weather. Hose temperatures 12 15 degrees. As we head on into thursday, it looks like that front in the south east may bring a little bit of rain. Rwanda, despite its diverse but weve got low pressure wildlife and natural beauty, has for decades been an unlikely to the north west which will push tourist destination. In to bring a spell 25 years ago, the genocide here of windy weather here. Grabbed international headlines. Now, we could see gales or even over 800,000 people were killed in inter Ethnic Violence severe gales for a time injust 100 days. Across western scotland. Showers or even longer spells of rain here. One or two showers further south, but a quarter of a century on, particularly in south east where we will have that and rwanda has become one weak weather front. Of africas bucket in between, some good spells of sunshine and again those temperatures around the low to mid teens celsius. List destinations. Low pressure then clears off to the north to end the week. We could see something a little and its biggest draw, the furry, curious cousin to us humans, bit drier once again. The mountain gorilla. But then we look to the south west, this new area of low pressure will slide into bring increasing cloud and rain through the day. But we start friday off on a dry note for many, with sunshine, a few showers in the north, which will be wintry on the hills. There will be some cold so i have been promised a chance of there across Northern Areas so as this wet and windy weather a date with a silverback gorilla. Pushes northwards we could see some snow fall on the higher ifeel like i should help them push. Ground of scotland. But it will be milder in the south. That is, if i ever make it up the mountain. Oh my god, be careful yeah, yeah, yeah im standing here at the foothills of rwandas Volcanoes National park, which is the home and sanctuary of 20 troops of gorilla. It is very exciting, off we go. The park is part of the larger virunga Conservation Area and a World Heritage site. It is also the only place in the world where the gorilla population is on the rise. And this year marks a0 years since money from tourism was first used for their conservation. Francis, hey welcome to the park. So this is where the park begins, you can see the bamboo. There is a trench here, this marks the difference for making the communities understand where the park begins, and where the buffalos cannot come over. Ahead of me there is a team of trackers. Hey, trackers, iam lucy, good to meet you for any traveller takes to the mountain, the rangers share essential knowledge. Its so beautiful walking through here. Yes, sometimes gorillas come down to the bamboo. This is bbc news really, they come this far down . Welcome if youre watching they can even come outside. Here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. My names mike embley our main headlines once we come to the gorillas we need to stay together, mondays parliamentary we are creating a distance election in canada. Between us and the gorillas, the liberal party led we need to have seven metres distance. Byjustin trudeau is projected we need to respect their movement. To form a minority government. There is a sound, they have to do like a. The polls have started closing clearing throat sound. Across canadas six time zones. Im lyse doucet in toronto, bringing you the latest results of the votes are counted. Once they do that, its a confirmation everything is ok. 0h, 0k. But once the silverback, the other main stories this hour or any gorilla say. Coughing sound. That means thats not good. Israels long standing Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government, thats not good. After two inconclusive elections. His rival benny gantz now gets his chance. So what i am doing, i have to stop. Japans new Emperor Naruhito but then if i hear. Will formally ascend the chrysanthemum throne low grunting. So i make the situation feel ok. In the next hour. It is pretty huge. And Northern Ireland decriminalises abortion and same sex marriage these are gorilla droppings, it leads you to where the gorillas are. So i follow the path of poo. As i walk, branches are gripping my legs, but the trackers have cleared a path for us, and i can hear gorillas, ive heard at least three grunts and gorilla noises. The walk is pretty tough, i am not going to lie. The higher we get, the higher the altitude, my breath is getting shorter. Three hours, and 4,000 metres above sea level, and i was beginning to fear i might not everfind a gorilla. Whispers oh my god its there this is the susa group made up of 23 gorillas, including, unusually, three silverbacks. You really should be scared, but they are so big, ive got francis like my life depended on it. And then a moment id been waiting for. Time to put my gorilla talk to the test. Throat clearing noise. I know you have the trackers, but how do you make sure you always find them . How do you know . The thing is, make sure you dont lose them any single day. You follow their movement every day. When you spend the night you study them from the next day, so you follow them all year round. How long have you been doing this . For now, im coming to 18 years. Wow, you must love them. Yes, this is the work that is dynamic, you always see new, different things. The way you see the gorillas today, is not similar to what you see tomorrow. Whispers we have really lucked out here. We have the mother cradling her baby, weve got blackbacks, and weve got the mother of all gorillas, the silverback right there. Hes just watching us watching him. I cant believe were this close. My mind is absolutely blown, they are so beautiful. And when you think we share 98 of our dna with these great apes, you understand why they, too, are curious about us. Rwanda, in collaboration with International Conservation partners, has achieved remarkable success in not only protecting but growing the mountain gorilla population. In fact, theres now 1,000 mountain gorillas up here in the wild, up from 200 just 2 decades ago, when they were on the brink of extinction. This is primarily down to the decrease in poaching, when gorillas were hunted for meat. But in an effort to protect the gorillas, poachers were trained to become Mountain Guides and porters here, further supporting tourism. So talk to me about the poaching here. Poaching, there is no problem. But there is no problem because we keep avoiding it not happening, by involving the communities and having poaching pathways. You cant say it is done and we leave, so we keep on. But of course, more gorillas means they need more space. The government has now pledged to expand the forest by 23 , adding almost 4,000 hectares to its current 16,000. The expansion of the park, it is about making the space bigger for the gorillas, but its another way to bring the climate to where it needs to be. So good for rwanda, good for the planet. Yes, so it will be for all of us. And whilst numbers here are increasing, the conservationists here cannot become complacent. Between patrolling the park for any remaining poachers and monitoring the gorillas health, theres an army of people involved in protecting them. Noelly bosco is a gorilla doctor, and thejungle is his clinic. Today he has come to check on one of his patients. Hey noelly how are you . Im good. Welcome to the jungle. Thank you. How do you know which one, exactly who is who . Each one of this group has a specific nose print. And then these guys have the gorilla card, you look at the nose print, and you think oh, it is this one. Then over time, you get used to it. Talk to me just about how important your work is to conservation. Well, very much important, gorilla doctors is credited for half the population growth. But everyone has contributed, including tourism. This increases 4 every year. In fact, tourists pay 1,500 to spend an hour up here with these great apes. Thats an expensive trek, but it is contributing to conservation. When you are preparing for maybe a medical action, you are so stressed, you dont know whats going to come out, you just come here stressed, have to be responsible for these guys, you have to be responsible for gorillas, you have too much on you in a very short time. But then you come back the next morning, and you see the guy playing or picking some food, youre like, i made it. So thats why i like it. Now trackers have located the gorillas, the tours for travellers can began. So now i am tagging along with one of francis tourist groups. Gorrila noise. Aggressive gorilla. High flyer gorilla. There he is chowing down on some leaves. You can just hear the little grunts in the distance, it is quite hard to tell if it is aggressive or playful grunts. How did you feel when the gorila came out here and ran and jumped out at you . Scared just standing there, waiting to see what happens. Yeah. Whispers hes up there in the trees, somewhere. I think hes getting ready tojump down because hes heard how good this food was. So how long have you been planning this trip . Weve been planning this trip for 12 months, its been on our bucket list for quite some time. Its been amazing. What kind of feeling . A wonderfulfeeling. Its very rare, these beautiful majestic creatures have just completely taken my breath away and just being able to watch them eating, interacting, and even communicating with us in their natural habitat is one of the best experiences that ive ever had the pleasure of having on my travels. I highly recommend it. Still to come i have signed up to explore some alternative ways to experience this. The country of 1000 hills. I take on these african champs. Oh, no and i head down to explore one of the deepest lakes in the world. Once a hotbed of violence during the conflict, but now i go to destination for any traveller here. It looks like there is a party over there, a beach party . My kind of place. So now that ive spent time with the awesome gorillas, im heading off the beaten track to see what else rwanda has to offer. The last two decades have seen a real turnaround in the countrys international appeal. And tourism is really on the rise. The fact, rwanda has set itself up as africas new big Luxury Travel destination. Its no surprise that tourism economy here is booming, its growing by 15 every year, making it one of the Fastest Growing tourism economies in the world. The government traditionally focused on attracting big spenders to stay in Luxury Lodges and spend a fortune tracking with gorillas. But it is opening up to cater for people with all kinds of budgets and if you are an adrenaline junkie, you can have one hell of a ride here. If you dont mind, i can show you your bike. So, are you going to ride with us . I look forward to it. This is your bike, its a new e bike. It has a battery, so if you need assistance, just press that. Press right here for assistance. Third and fourth. Ultimate power. Yeah so i think youre very excited. Im very excited. How could i not be excited . Running four new bike routes to the country, covering over 500 kilometres of track. What is the bonus of having these bikes to tourists . The e bikes, it doesnt matter how steep the hill is, anyone can go. Rwanda has so many beautiful views, wonderful places. Many hills. Reported by the world bank, the governments 2020 vision for the reconstruction of the country after the genocide has led to Huge Investment in rwandan infrastructure. Thats why these roads are a joy to ride. Whats it been like for you witnessing just how popular cyclings getting here. It makes my heart feel happy because im doing the cycling trips with the guests, people from all over. He tells me that over the last few years cycling has really taken off here. Perhaps inspired by these guys, the National Rural wind and cycle team, they are african champions. Hey, guys they have inspired the nation and International Cycling community with their Success Story olympic performances. From struggling racers a few years ago, they are known of africas most successful teams. Shall we race . Go laughter. Oh, my god oh, no im last yeah, i was never going to beat these champs. Where are we going now . Were going to some locals just to taste the real rwandan life. Oh, im going to get a true rwandan experience . Hello nice to meet you. Nice to meet you