Kigali Serena Hotel

... on par with what I would pay in several other French-African countries, so I agreed.   We drove to the Serena, the best hotel in Kigali, where they have an outstanding barber. For 5000 Francs (9 dollars) a guy can get a great haircut, better than I ...

... and the even temperatures of Kigali allows one to sit on the open terrace and enjoy night air without getting cold. Since the Serena hotel has opened and displaced the Mille Collines as the best hotel in town, prices at the Mille Collines have come down a ...

... 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 ...

... . We were exceedingly happy to discover that there was an available room, although the prices are a bit more expensive in Kigali than elsewhere (8,000 Rwandan francs - about $16, but with an ensuite bathroom and breakfast included!). We threw down our ...

It rains fiercely and loudly all night, drumming on the tin roofing of our gorilla nest lodge. Spirits are low as we arise to the dark and damp, and contemplate another hike into the forest – but this time soaking wet. Are Golden Monkeys really ...