2014 trip report

Goran writes: Trip report Jan 2014 Places visited Huye, Nyanza, Kigali, Rubavu, Rubona, Musanze, Lake Burera, Volcanoes NP (NB: some practical info may be outdated as the report is more than a year old). Exchange rate: USD1=RWF670 I was planning to stay in Rwanda for three weeks maybe, but had to cut my visit short as …

Detailed 5th edition updates

Alistair writes: Please find below some updates to the 5th edition of Rwanda:   General info: P36  Burundi embassy info confusing. The address given is different to where it is shown on map on page 81 - which is actually the correct place to go for visas p47 ATMs all over nowadays P51 why not differentiate …

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 …

Geert Jan de Groot’s updates

Hi Phil, I just returned from doing 3 weeks (15 May - 5 June) of doing volunteer work in Kigali, at KIST and other places. A few updates: 1. Environment People visiting Rwanda will be very pleasantly surprized how clean it is. No rubbish anywhere! The government takes serious measures to keep Rwanda clean and …