Kigali, Rwanda Travel Blogs

A mental day in Rwanda
Feb 9, 2006 (1 photos)

... terraced hills. Regardless it is always a bit thrill and always puts a smile on my face when I arrive in a new country. Kigali looked like an interesting place, perched upon a hill with greenery all around. After booking into the Hotel Gloria I headed ...

Would you like your Fanta hot or cold?
Jul 11, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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 ...

Monkey business...
Mar 1, 2005 (3 photos)

... ... 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. The bus ...

Honeymoon Time
Jul 26, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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 ...

Muzungu in the mist......Gorillas...
Mar 15, 2005 (9 photos)

... 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, ...

Back To Kigali In Style
Aug 5, 2006

... was only staying one night in Kigali, so bought my bus ticket for the next day once I arrived. I timed my trip back to Kigali to coincide with a Saturday night so that I might go to the Ethiopian buffet again, I just needed to find at least one random to ...

Kigali
Jul 6, 2005 (3 photos)

... 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 ...

Rwanda - The Genocide
May 22, 2007 (5 photos)

... , 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 ...

Kampala to Kigali
Jan 14, 2007

... bus had traveled from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to Nairobi, Kenya, to Kampala, Uganda, non stop, and was heading to Kigali, Rwanda.  Four countries, three days.  I wondered how many other problems they had.   I was excited when we ...

Don't Mean to Bug You...
May 12, 2007 (3 photos)

... a great crazy muzungu story. But keep this in mind - I HAD A COCKROACH STUCK IN MY EAR! I've been staying in Kigali with my friend Henriette. She has been an amazing friend, who has graciously allowed me to live in her spare bedroom, saving money ...

10 Signs You've Been Traveling in Africa Too Long
Jun 6, 2007

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 ...

Journey to Kigali
Sep 2, 2006

... 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 ...

Singapore to Kigali, Rwanda
Jun 6, 2008 (3 photos)

... for a bit over an hour and then on to country #3 of the day via a Rwanda Air Express flight from Entebbe to Kigali, Rwanda. I hope you spotted that the flight was with Rwanda Air Express, or Plummet Air as one of my encouraging friends decided to call ...

Keeping Busy (I guess)
Jul 14, 2006

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 ...

Keeping you in Suspense!
Jul 4, 2006

... (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 ...

After Death, Life.
May 11, 2008 (10 photos)

... Or maybe there are just more bicycles and motor-taxis and less private vehicles. Although traffic may be manageable, navigating Kigali's streets is another matter. With extremely steep hills (poor Foxy was moaning and groaning almost the whole time) and ...

Kigali
Sep 4, 2006

Kigali is a beautiful city nestled among magnificent hills/ mountains? The city centre has changed since I was last here 3 years ago - there are fewer idlers on the streets, more buildings have gone up, and the network of roads has expanded. Coming from ...

A relaxing Sunday
Jul 2, 2006 (1 photos)

... was the eastern finals match between Miami and Detroit! Since I hadn't watched it way back in May, I took the time now - go figure in Rwanda of all places. Finally at 6:30 Beth and I called a cab and we went to dinner. It was a nice place, a bit more ...

Back to Kigali
Jul 7, 2006

Today was hard to start after the late night! I was up at 6:30 am though. Today the conference finished after lunch. When the women left they made sure to say good-bye to me, especially Claire and Judith - the woman I danced with most last night. ...

Kigali town, Ruhengeri town and surroundings
Mar 20, 2005 (8 photos)

I made some pictures when biking through Kigali. I haven't made any pictures of Kigali downtown yet. It is embarrassing for me to take out my photo camera when there is a bulk of 20 street children around me. There a lot of street children in Kigali ...

The smallest capital city ever?
Feb 1, 2006 (2 photos)

... Express, you can imagine my delight when we went out onto the tarmac at Nairobi to board a Rwandair Express plane to Kigali. I had never seen a plane that boarded from stairs under the back tail-fin before. The fact that it had previously belonged to ...

Hello Rwanda & Kigali Memorial Centre
Jun 12, 2009

... Kigali and accommodation is really expensive elsewhere thanks to the massive presence of foreign aid workers in the country. I went to the Kigali Memorial Centre in the afternoon - it was set up with the help of a British genocide watchdog and is really a ...

Askari Emmanuel & Kigali
Jun 13, 2009

... . Just as in Uganda, people are so hospitable here and genuinely keen and delighted for you to meet their friends and family. Kigali city is a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of Kampala. I'd been told to expect a little bit of Europe in ...

Machine Gun Kelly
May 23, 2008

... day hiking, no service at that hotel, then transferred last night to the hotel I am at now, at the breakfast table writing in Kigali. We leave in about 30 minutes to sight see before our 1:30 flight to Nairobi. Then I am immediately hopping on a flight to ...

A time for Goodbyes
Aug 28, 2006 (2 photos)

... was surprised to find out that I was going to Ryongo (or something like that), a village about 40 minutes outside of Kigali. I accompanied Désiré and Alice out to the end of a training session for an association of beekeepers. I didn't really do anything; ...

RWANDA
Oct 16, 2007 (13 photos)

... second's thought,but their attitude was born of lack of experience in meeting foreigners and not malice. I finished my visit to Rwanda climbing volcanoes in the Ruhengeri region made famous by Dian Fossy,and "Gorillas in the Mist".It was ...

Weekend Update: Too much Fun in Kigali
Aug 7, 2006

... two late nights in a row. I went to 11am services at the Presbyterian church (I guess I'm officially Presbyterian while I'm in Rwanda) and met with the Korean girls and professor along with Valerie who showed up late (understandable since I just barely ...

A weekend with Valery and Friends
Aug 21, 2006

... in the movies. As we left the house I met another one of Valery's friends who worked for the American Marines stationed in Kigali, as their houseboy. He expressed to me how much he loves Americans. I can't imagine that I'll get this response as much ...

Why I Couldn't Update Sooner!!
Jul 8, 2006

I woke up later today around 9am in order to catch up on sleep. I went into town to try to get to an internet café to make all these posts, but the power in the city was out! I went to a supermarket in town that had a deli/snack bar and ordered a chicken ...

Sombre Arrival
Feb 22, 2008 (3 photos)

... a nearby bench.   We made it onto the plane which was an old twin engine prop aircraft.  We arrived in Kigali, Rwanda two hours later and checked into our hotel.  We hired a taxi to take us to the Genocide Memorial Museum.  ...