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3 Reviews and 13 Opinions I've stayed at the Umabano over a period of several months so feel well qualified to comment on it....
MikeAtSea Says: RwandAir is one of the youngest and most modern airlines on the African continent. Operating with the latest Boeing 737-800 NG planes and the only ones in...
MikeAtSea Says: In the past the King of Rwanda had up to 60 residences around the country. In 1899 the King broke this tradition and built a royal residence on Nyanza Hill....
MikeAtSea Says: Lake Kivu stretches for almost 100km along the DRC border to the West, this lake is part of the "collection" of lakes one can find along the Rift Valley. With a...
MikeAtSea Says: For most visitors the capital of Rwanda Kigali will only be the arriving and departing stop. However give yourself a day here to explore the city, visit the...
MikeAtSea Says: Driving around Rwanda you will come across one word all the time - Mzungu!!! Shouted by thousands of children who come running out of their huts, along the...
MikeAtSea Says: Akagera National Park is situated in the East of Rwanda towards the border of Tanzania. Untypical to the rolling hills of Rwanda this part of the country is...
MikeAtSea Says: Nyungwe National Park in the South West of Rwanda is the largest Montane Forest on the continent of Africa, a spectacular rain forest that offers an incredible...
MikeAtSea Says: Perched along the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo are the Virunga Mountains and the Volcano National Park. The Volcanoes are extinct with the...
MikeAtSea Says: One of the most amazing attractions of Rwanda is tracking the Mountain Gorillas in the Volcano National Park. Not only does it offer a 99% guarantee to see...
DAO Says: OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES. Doesn’t sound like a nice way to die does it? Please note that Diseases is plural. Very plural. If you want to get to know a local...
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DAO Says: How bad is the food and service? Yes, it is bad. Famously bad. There were even newspaper stories in August 2009 about the staff and managers they had to all...
DAO Says: Rwanda is a Malarial Zone! If you visit - PLEASE PREPARE! Malaria can sometimes be fatal and at best may make you regret that you survived. Medicines must be...
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Just go to the front of the Mille Collines Hotel and look for the Elephants. This is the dramatic REAR entrance to Chez Robert and a good buffet meal. Chez...
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Q: Hi I'm unsure f this is the right forum..but I iwsh to see the silverbacks in rwanda or uganda next march.. Which is a better...
A: Hi kikili, Rwanda is the better place to see gorillas, but no matter which country you go, there is no such thing as a budget option when it comes to seeing the...
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The recent troubled history of genocide and civil war which lasted 100days in 1994 cannot be forgotten and should never be repeated. The land of one thousand hills and 'hundreds of lakes' is an...
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Before the genocide occurred in 1994, Rwanda was often referred to as 'a tropical Switzerland in the heart of Africa', and also as `Le pays de Mille Collines' (Land of a Thousand Hills). The 100 days...
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Before I left home I didn't intend to visit Rwanda at all. The country is well known mostly because of it's horrible recent history and you might think that Rwanda should therefore be more the scope...
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