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Gisenyi to Goma can be done by foot or bicycle-taxi ($0.25 one way to/from border).

Starting from Kigali (capital Rwanda) there are express minibuses to Goma (ca. $3)

Exploring Goma is best done by foot, and excursions out of town by off-the-road motorbike-taxi (I paid $10 for 2 bikes/2 hours).

Updated Jun 12, 2003

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