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The city is generally safe but watch out when you cross the street. Coming from Bangkok myself, when I say it's crazy, believe me, it really is! Not only there's no way they would stop a car and let you like some countries in Europe. They also try their best to hit you. So please watch carefully at both directions. Leave a Comment
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Airport by thelittlevoice
The taxi from the airport is fixed at RFr5000. But if you get it from the city, some drivers said it was also a fixed price at 5000 but I once got 3000 so if you have a bit of time, you may try to ask different ones. Leave a Comment
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 misty mountains by husain
In true Vt traveller style, i pulled out my camera as soon as we set foot upon the tarmac, only to have it immediately snatched from my hand by a security guard. I begged and pleaded for the next few minutes, and after a fair bit of effort, it was returned. You are not allowed to take pictures there. Perhaps its an over sensitive nerve, but the genocide in 1994 was sparked off when the plane carrying the then president was shot down at the airport. Not far from where i was standing... Leave a Comment
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I spent a month in Rwanda teaching at the Sonrise School for Orphans in Ruhengeri (now Musanze) and also went up to remote Shyria in the mountains and to lake Kivu. What I learnt most was to negotiate the price of motorcycles and bikes when you need ride. These boys are making a living and will try to up the price. However, although the price seems little to you it does encourage others to take advantage and you could be mobbed, The other tip is not to give money openly in the street but discreetly, Many people want to help you and they are all so friendly and helpful. If someone has been very helpful, like negotiating the price of food in the market and helping you carry it home then tip them, 200 to 500 rf is enough. If you give money out inthe street you have hundreds of street children bothering you and asking you for money. I gave 100rf (10p UK) out to women with babies or the disabled as I felt they could not work. Everyone is poor in Rwanda, you just have to be careful how you help them. Your heart goes out to them and you feel as though you want to give everything you have away. It pulls at your heart.
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For the ones just returned from other galaxies I would like to guide your attention to our friend robmcmumbi's page which I rated so you'll find link below. Please read it as it's essential if you plan a trip near Rwanda! Leave a Comment
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The country is coming out of a period of unbelievable violence. Many people have nothing left. we are all rich to the locals. Having said that, the locals are friendly and hospitable, just keep in the open.
Hitchiking is easy but some of the driving is scary.Rwanda is mountainous which means lots of tight, turning roads with big cliff faces. The roads are often wet, it is rainforest country, and the drivers like to drive as if its straight and dry. We skidded out of control into a cliff face on one bend, if we spun the other way it was 1000m straight down. Did it slow our driver down...not one bit. Leave a Comment
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Don't drink the water, Don't eat ANY uncooked food including fruits & veg (I've had the Meeb it will ruin your stay) Take your anti-malaria drugs seriously, Watch for Black Mambas etc, Rent a 4x4 with driver if you can, Corruption is official business at times, Don't take pictures of soliders or military sites. Be aware that Interhamwe insurgents still attack from time to time, the bastards responciable for the Genocide.
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If you are in Rwanda and planning to go to Uganda and have bought an MTN sim card in Rwanda note that although the MTN network works in both countries you cannot charge your Rwandan sim card with Ugandan MTN time. So you must buy enough time in Rwanda to last you all days in Uganda or else buy a new sim card in Uganda. Same applies for Uganda. It is better of course to buy a sim card in each country as signal and quality of communication is much better. Leave a Comment
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No matter where you go you always need to be on alert, but I have to say that Rwanda is the safest and most honest place I've ever gone. I managed to drop my wallet in a cafe in Kigali which included most of my money, passport, credit card and drivers license. We went in for breakfast and went off to visit some sites outside of Kigali. I had some money in my pocket so never noticed until the late afternoon that my wallet was missing. My heart practically fell out of my body I was so scared! Anywhere else in the world, including my home city of New York, that wallet would've been picked apart and gone. Well, I retraced my steps from the bank, to Nakumatt grocery store and finally to the cafe. When I walked in a waiter I had a few days before spotted me and with a big smile said "Hi, Hope, are you missing something?". I could have cried on the spot. They found my wallet and contacted security in the shopping center where the cafe is located. The security guards came up, they wrote down every detail of my wallets contents and then locked it away in a safe in the security office. Even though they knew my face matched the identifications they made me go over every detail. What is the bank name on the credit card? What currencies and amounts did you have in your wallet? Describe your identifications. Whew, it was such a relief and I was so thankful that I lost it there instead of somewhere else in the world! If ever in Kigali please purchase something at the Bourbon Cafe in the MTN Center! Leave a Comment
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