Rwanda Travel Blogs

... open until 9am. So instead of heading out of the hotel I had pleasant breakfast with Molly, a Canadian who worked in Rwanda as a volunteer for a while - we discussed the pros and cons on NGOs in Africa and George Bush's investments in alternative energy. ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by jonclark2000
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... of some of these street kids [and adults]. She didn't look old enough to be alive when the genocide happened though. As I said, Rwanda is a tiny country, so it didn't take long to get to Kigali. We tried the Auberge again, but they had no rooms. We ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by izzie
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... the accommodation, whilst a little pricey, has been comfortable. It was nice to have a bath in Kigali. As I mentioned, Rwanda has recovered magnificently from the genocide 10 years ago. The memorials are sobering places, but it's worth going, just to ...

A travel blog entry from Rusumo Falls by izzie
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... waterfall... Then down to Kibale NP from Chimp walk, amazing, then relaxing at Bunyonyi crater lakes before crossing into Rwanda to Kigali. Nitty Gritty: From Kampala we travelled north west to Masindi, the gateway town to Murchison Falls National Park ...

A travel blog entry from Kampala to Kigali by grahamandrach
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... between Sabinyo and Mt Gahinga. Mt Sabinyo is massive - 3634m - and is smack bang on the meeting of the corners of Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC. The walk initially gives great views west, with Mt Visoke [Bisoke], 3711m, and Mt Karisimbi, 4507m, in the ...

A travel blog entry from Kinigi by izzie
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... in a French accent] was mentioned and suddenly we noticed the pink outfits the axe-wielding men were wearing. Prisoners wear pink in Rwanda. In our defence they had taken their tops off in the sun and we couldn't see the trousers of most of them because ...

A travel blog entry from Gisenyi by izzie
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... us a few days with which to go to Lake Kivu. We decided on Gisenyi rather than Kibuye since it's closer to Ruhengeri. Rwanda is small enough that everywhere is striking distance from anywhere, but still... Only thing left to do in Kigali was get ...

A travel blog entry from Gisenyi by izzie
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... as Paul Theroux put it in Dark Star Safari - 'Egypt is not really Africa' or if it was on religious grounds. Rwanda has a huge Christian population and there were churches all over the place. Thought it best to join in with the locals and support Ivory ...

A travel blog entry from Ruhengeri by jonclark2000
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... state of affairs left here by the Europeans that colonised Rwanda for a while. Also, The UN ignored warnings from those in Rwanda about what could potentially happen. Of course no-one could have predicted, and now can't believe the true horrors of what ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by irax
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A shoe horn was required this time, but I got into the minibus for the 2 hour journey to Gisenyi. The bus fare was only about 2 US Dollars, I'd have loved to have bought 2 tickets so that I could travel with at least a little more comfort, but I just knew ...

A travel blog entry from Gisenyi by irax
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... human children, parks officials say. from: http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/ Abstract: Visited the mountain gorillas in Rwanda which was magical, relaxed at Lake Bunyonyi (again), spent 14 amazing hours with the chimps back at Kibale, ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali, Rwanda via Uganda to Mwanza by grahamandrach
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... graves where each was handed a rose to lay on the grave site honouring the remains of the victims interred there, and all about Rwanda. From there, the guests climbed up onto a rain soaked hillside in the sticky mud to accept a seedling tree from one of ...

A travel blog entry from Gikongoro by djchurch
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I was really worried that I'd be squeezed into one of tiny minibuses for 4 hours in order to return to Kigali. By luck I found a full size bus that does the trip, this was sheer heaven, I had a whole seat to myself for the trip back, fantastic. I was ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by irax
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We caught a mini bus to Ruhengeri. We were pretty comfortable in it with plenty of space, The mini bus left and drove down the road, stopping at the big bus station at the edge of town. This is when the bus really filled up. The three of us were squashed ...

A travel blog entry from Ruhengeri by irax
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... read about a particular place click the links, otherwise read on below: ~ Lake Kivu ~ Gorillas [Ruhengeri] ~ Genocide Memorials ~ Rwanda Summary ~~~~~~~~~~ Day the Twenty-ninth - in which we blag passage to Rwanda and I unwisely lose my rag ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by izzie
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... Took a minibus to Ruhengeri - nice and cramped, but ok due to the window being open a crack. We got to see some of Rwanda [the last minibus ride being mostly in the dark]. The lady sat next to us sort of demanded we take down her details - we ...

A travel blog entry from Ruhengeri by izzie
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... they seemed more concerned about people smuggling plastic bags than, say, drugs or firearms. Then I thought, "Good for Rwanda. What a forward thinking policy. This country must be more environmentally aware than any other country I'm come across. Yes, ...

A travel blog entry from The Border by djchurch
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... , find a copy of "Shooting Dogs", a (in my mind) better film. Read, try to understand, please. We, everyone, owes Rwanda that. And look: This is Fillete. She was two years old. Her favourite toy was a doll. Her favourite food was ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by djchurch
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... internet. We try and keep in touch regularly, especially if we're about to cross into another country. We really are leaving Rwanda tomorrow. Heading south-east to the Tanzania border and then... we're not quite sure. Hopefully we can get a bus through ...

A travel blog entry from Nyamata and Ntarama by izzie
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... them. I was thrilled that there was no visa fee for South Africans!   The culture changed immediately on entering Rwanda, and I was instantly intrigued and excited.  They drove left hand drive vehicles on the RHS of the road, and French was ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by dcm
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Everyone has a top ten list. You know, top ten places you would like to see. Top ten foods you love. Top ten people you would like to "get with". Whatever. Not many write a top ten list of the least pleasant experiences you would prefer not to have. ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by djchurch
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Top 10 Signs You Have Been Traveling in Africa Too Long   1. You have begun to seriously consider the 80's as the greatest (and most recent) decade in music.   2. You don't feel truly comfortable on public transport unless there is a ...

A travel blog entry from Kigali by djchurch
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... to Congo. Hills? I looked up to the towering Virunga Mountain range - hmmm, I would be up there soon. The mountains border Rwanda, Uganda and Congo, and our guide wasn't quite sure whether we actually stayed in Rwanda for our entire trek - we cross back ...

A travel blog entry from Ruhengeri by emma_inafrica
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... the ground, and peering underneath into the darkness, I could make out row upon row of coffins. I knew the statistics of Rwanda - 800,000 people died during the genocide, although Rwandans estimate it to be nearer one million, and watching as more coffins ...

A travel blog entry from Lake Kibuye, by emma_inafrica
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... to despise the locals- think we are only after their money. But the other people in the queue were all speaking Kinya-rwanda (Rwandese language), French or Swahili. I'd tried to initiate a conversation with the guy standing behind me first in English and ...

The Burera lake is in the very north of Rwanda. It borders Uganda. It is one of the poorest regions in Rwanda with a high rate of malnutrition among children.

... too confusing. We arrived at a hotel that looked like it was in the middle of a big European city...but this was Rwanda. Checked-in, got a beautiful room, ordered room service, watched rubbish TV and collapsed in a pile of exhaustion. Day One finished ...

First I apologize for not having pictures up yet. I've been trying to get them uploaded here at the office, since I don't really want to deal with taking my camera out at the internet cafe. However, here at the office internet is frustratingly ...

... (now it is). I was going to go to an internet cafe today and update in the morning, but today is Liberation Day in Rwanda and everything was closed! So I've had a real interesting weekend...world cup, new restaurants, clubs, and new people. BUT, you'll ...

... much pain and suffering as possible to the victims before they were left to die. The UNAMIR (UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda) was present during the genocide but was powerless to prevent any of the killings because of an ineffective mandate. There has ...