2016 trip report

We just travelled Rwanda using your guidebook from earlier this year, and I have to say it was of utmost value to us, be it in terms of general information about the country, be it in specific tricks and tips. So thanks for this excellent piece! As there are always things changing, here are two …

Trip report with good off-the-beaten-track info

Alistair writes: Nyakarambi: I (and a couple of Americans who I met there) found the craft museum very disappointing with very little to see. By all means stop if you are passing but do not (unlike theAmercans I met) make a special trip from Kigali Kamembe: Unless crossing the border or catching the ferry to Kibuye/Gisenyi I would stay in Kamembe and …

Village visits at Gitarama

Geri Skeens, a volunteer with Azazi Life in Gitarama, has forwarded us the following details: Village Visits Azizi Life Experiences offers cultural tourism days that connect you with rural Rwanda.  Local artisans and their families invite you to spend the day with them:  you can join in with agricultural activities, share a midday meal and learn to …

Updates for Gitarama, Butare, Gikongoro, Nyungwe, Kibuye, Gisenyi, Ruhengeri

Gitarama -Artificial lake and rice fields near Genocide Memorial invite for a walk   -Nice Cathedral Butare -Omuganda Day: Shops opened very late around 1 or 2 pm and not as we thought at 11 or 12 am -National University Campus has  nice cafeteria (buffet for 1000 Rfr),and the main auditorium has Music and Football …

Handicrafts in Gitarama

If you are interested in local arts and crafts, it is well worth stopping in Gitarama (Muhanga). There are many artisan co-operatives working in the area, and a number have found local and international market connections through organizations and shops located in the town. Of these, three in particular merit a visit and are open Monday …

Exotica Restaurant, Gitarama

The Exotica Restaurant (Bradt Guide) - now 'The Orion Night Club' - is a no-no! The thatched extension has unusable lavatories and no food to speak of. The adjacent 'restaurant' in the Exotica building - the Daphy - is not recommended either. April 2011 Frank and Sue Paice

Ngororero

Ngororero is a village about one hour’s drive north Of Gitarama.  The road  from Gitarama to Ngororero is tarred, as is most of the remainder of the road on north to the junction of the Ruhengeri/Gisenyi road.  Once this road is tarred all the way, which should be soon, it will open up a massive …