Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Travel Blogs from Ruhengeri (57)

Ruhengeri-A close encounter with mountain gorillas, Ruhengeri, Rwanda travel blog
Ruhengeri-A close encounter with mountain gorillas
Feb 10, 2006

... trying to process that whole experience - in some ways it's so surreal it's almost like it didn't happen. Back in Ruhengeri and I hiked a local hill to watch the sunset behind the volcanoes, I was a bit worried as there was cheap corrugated tin ...

A travel blog entry by jonclark2000
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Misty, The Performing Gorilla, Ruhengeri, Rwanda travel blog
Misty, The Performing Gorilla
Aug 2, 2006

... I felt rather underprepared as all the other tourists started offering items from their first aid kit, whereas mine was back in Ruhengeri, ooops! Then the slightly alternative couple pipped up, "we have some Lavendar oil". This just reminded me of a Billy ...

A travel blog entry by irax
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To the hills, Ruhengeri, Rwanda travel blog
To the hills
Jul 9, 2005

... Packed up and moved out late morning, getting a taxi and stopping en route to buy a bag of Maraba coffee. 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 ...

A travel blog entry by izzie
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Gazing at Gorilla
Gazing at Gorilla's
Dec 12, 2003

... to a little office, and published leaving times (which were surprisingly accurate!) Okapi cars had the monopoly on the trip to Ruhengeri. The village closest to the mountains which we were going to use as our base for the trek. The journey took about 2 ...

A travel blog entry by emma_inafrica
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Attractions in Ruhengeri (1)

Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park

Ruhengeri, Rwanda

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This park is home to many of Rwanda's famed mountain gorillas.

Forum Discussions on Ruhengeri (2)

Gorillas in the mist
Posted on Nov 4, 2006, 08:36:44
... Gorilla trip (2 hours from Kigali). 4) Find some friends if you already don't have any. 5) Find a driver and car. The Ruhengeri cartel dictates that this will cost 50 US Dollars for the car (hence you need friends), you'll not be able to negotiate ...
Gorilla Tracking in Uganda or Rwanda, then Zanzibar Film Festival
Posted on May 3, 2007, 18:25:11
... the ORTPN office downtown to confirm the booking and sort out the inevitable bureaucratic stuff-ups (allow half a day), catch a minibus to Ruhengeri (couple of hours, leaving every half hour or so), and go see the ORTPN office in Ruhengeri (2nd floor of a ...

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