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DAO Says: FOREX-BUREAU ICYIZERE is a great place to change money in Kigali. They give top rates, are friendly and also quick. Just go in, sit down, hand the money over and about 1 minute later you are out the door with Rwandan Francs. There is no paperwork to do and the receipt takes...
THE TOURIST OFFICE & GORILLA PERMITS
DAO Says: The Rwanda Tourism Board is known as ORTPN (Office Rwandaise du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux). Their offices here in Kigali and Musanze are the only way you can obtain a permit to tack the Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys in Rwanda. Primarily they function as your...
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN FOOD AND STUFF !
DAO Says: Are you going to be here for a while? Do you just have to have a certain kind of chocolate, coffee, shampoo, or baby formula? Euro Foods (La Colombe) is the pace to find European and North American brands of packaged foods, drinks, beauty products and even baby care items...
THE EYE DOES NOT SEE ALL, BUT SOME
DAO Says: I first discovered the FREE Eye Magazine in Uganda. Absolutely fantastic. Great descriptions of restaurants and reviews, current music or art events, even shopping tips. Well Kigali has the EYE, but it does not cover all that it could. It does have some good maps of Kigali...
MikeAtSea Says: One of the most unique experiences is seeing some of the few mountain gorillas that are left in the world. The hike through the rain forest in the Volcano National Park is an absolutley stunning experience and coming near to our closest relatives is a unique and thrilling...
MikeAtSea Says: Under the command of Canadian General Romeo Dallaire, they were deployed to guard the house of moderate Prime Minister Agatha Uwilingimana. After the violence began, Presidential Guard soldiers invaded the home, disarmed the Belgians and transported them to Camp Kigali where...
MikeAtSea Says: 8 Belgian soldiers became victim of the genocide on the 7th of April 1994 the first day of violence. This monument which displays one stone pillar per soldier with the age marked as a line inside the pillow remembers those 8.
The Rwanda Parliament – Shell Holes
MikeAtSea Says: From the distance the parliament would appear like any other normal parliament in the world, yet there are shell holes in the town facing side of the parliament. Rebels occupied the parliament and government troops fired rockets onto the parliament to recover the parliament....
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Flamingo Chinese Restaurant: Good Chinese food with a great view
Georgewoods Says: The food was tasty, I liked the cashew nut chicken and the Sweet and Sour pork. The spring rolls where also good, I also ordered fried noodles with vegetables. The service was also very fast and proffesional, it also had a friendly touch to the service and I have been going...
LALIBELA RESTAURANT: A PERFECT 10 FOR 10
DAO Says: This is the best Ethiopian Restaurant in Kigali. It may actually be the only one, but you do not want to miss this restaurant if you love Ethiopian food. If you have never tried Ethiopian food then you have an amazing opportunity to sample Ethiopian cuisine at its finest. I...
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The KBC or Kigali Business Centre houses the Planet Cinema, CAfe and Nightclub ...all next to each other.
The Nightclub is well healed and is popular with young rich rwandans and expats.
The drinks are pricey but the music is western pop and east african vibes,all catchy
The dance floor is compact with a large mirror on one side. It was weird as all the young Rwandaise dressed trendily and dancing rhythmically would all face the mirror and dance with their images!!! all nite!
Also its quite common to see the young men gyrate on and with each other, a bit tantalizing and curious as young girls are not supposed to openly cavort with the males,but some modern ones do.
The nite starts late and goes till dawn ....Kigali nite spots are definitely happening..I went on a wednesday and it was packed.....take a dance!
Dress Code: Smart casual, no door people but on the weekend which starts Thursday thru to Sunday inclusive its supposedly paacked. Once you look foreign.no problemo
Written Jun 28, 2005
Address: Kigali Business Centre
THE ROAD TRIP TO BURUNDI AND BUTARE
DAO Says: Ok. So you want to go from Kigali to Butare in the south or even cross the border and go to Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. There used to be 2 bus lines called variations of Yahoo! Car Express. Now there is just the one called New Yahoo! Car Express. Sometime shortened or...
DAO Says: Want a cheap, quick and even SAFE way to get around? Take a motorcycle taxi! No, really. Known as ‘Taxi Moto’ they are actually regulated across most of Rwanda. You will see these guys scooting around in their green jackets, helmets with ID numbers, AND an extra helmet for...
SIMBA SUPERMARKET: THE LIONS HAVE IT !
DAO Says: Just follow the 2 stone lions in front and you will discover the Simba Supermarket. Simba is actually a hyper-market with just about everything including an ATM that sometime works. They offer everything from a fresh bakery, butchery, cheeses, produce, housewares,...
NAKUMATT: THE BIG SUPERMARKET - 24/7
DAO Says: Nakumatt is the only 24-hour grocery store in Rwanda. Part of a large Kenya based chain, it offers just about everything. It’s actually a department store offering everything from stationery, appliances, electronics, bedding, camping equipment and household plastics. Did I...
Art Market: Local Arts and Craft
MikeAtSea Says: A small art market right in the city centre offers the opportunity to purchase souvenirs and handicraft produced locally. Word of caution though prices are inflated and you should negotiate!
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Kigali is not only one of the cleanest cities in Africa- it is also one of the cleanest capital cities in the world. This is not by accident. The government of the city of Kigali have spent a lot of time and money in introducing nice litter bins (pictured) throughout the city. In addition there have been several campaigns to get the residents to not throw rubbish in the street and to clean it up. I not only saw city employed street cleaners – I saw many businesses cleaning the streets near their shops – daily. There is a real civic pride in Kigali and its cleanliness. Please hold on to it until you can find a suitable container. Even in shared taxis and buses the passengers took it with them. I was impressed immediately with the cleanliness of the city and I urge you to do your part. Kigali has more than 300,000 residents and it puts my own home city of less than a third that size to complete shame.
Well done Kigali!
Updated Dec 1, 2009
Website: http://www.kigalicity.gov.rw/spip.php?article100
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Being close to the equator any summer day ends with a huge thunder storm. I walked around Kigali when the next moment the sky opened and it was literally poring buckets, with streets being flooded and everyone seeking shelter in entrances of buildings and shops.
Written Oct 22, 2008
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Kigali does not have a lot of ‘public’ toilets and they all charge. Get 100 Rwandan Francs ready as this seems to be the going rate. If you can find one of the better hotels, like the Hotel des Milles Collines they have nice free toilets in their lobbies. You might find a bar or restaurant that might let you. Overall Kigali is very spread out and so are the hotels.
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Better keep a few 100 Franc coins with you!
Written Dec 5, 2009
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Favorite thing: We are in the heart of Africa – if you look at the streets you would not imagine it. Stretches of Kigali are so clean that you could eat of the ground. Even areas of trading and markets are astonishingly sparkling – and it shows that the current administration really has their hands on the grounds!
Written Oct 22, 2008
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Kigali – Capital of the Country of the 1000 Hills
Upon my arrival to Kigali, the Rwandan capital I was not sure what to expect. Any trip to this part of the world will undoubtedly be associated with the cinema film “Hotel Rwanda” or the pictures that...
Kigali is an interesting mix of rural and urban villes overflowing on juxtaposed hilly terrain. New construction is everywhere and large mansions stand side by side with mud brick huts and dirt roads....
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