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Rwanda |
Facts about country
| Capital | Kigali |
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Population |
5 Million |
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Main Languages |
Kinyanrwanda + French |
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Electricity |
2 Plug System 220 Volts 50Hz |
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Currency |
Rwanda Franc |
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Exchange Rate for US $ as of July 2001 |
450 RFr per 1 US$ |
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Safe to Drink Tap Water |
No |
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Size |
26340 sq km |
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Transport |
Bus, minibus, boat |
| Cash Machines (ATMS) | No |
| Credit Card Usage | No |
| Religion | Christian + Tribal Religions |
| Measurement System | Metric System |
Recommended Budget per Day in US $
| Total Budget per Person | Accommodation (Camp) | Meals | Transportation | Other |
| 20 $ | 4 $ | 5 $ (Self) | 6$ | 5$ |
Main things to See (we give descriptions only on places we visited)
| Things to See | Visited | Brief Description | Recommend (10 is best 1 is don't bother) |
| Kigali | Y | Capital of Rwanda. City sits upon the hill, we just walked around the city before moving on. | 6 |
| Gisenyi | Y | A resort town situated on Lake Kivu. | 7 |
| Kibuye | Y | Situated on Lake Kivu. It was a scene of a 1994 massacre of Tutsis at a church overlooking the town. Now in the middle of town is a prison where you see the prisoners in their pink uniforms. They are also hiked through town to do their work duty. Camping at the lake was beautiful. | 7 |
| Nyungwe Forest | N | ||
| Ruhengeri | N | ||
| Parc National des Volcans | N | Area, bordering the Congo and Uganda where the volcanoes are 4500 meters high and the one of the few last sanctuaries where the mountain gorilla is still found in the wild. It is easier to get permits to visit the gorillas, but you will have to organize private transport. | |
Popular activities and Tours (Being not included does not mean they do not exist)
| Hiking / Trekking | x |
| Scuba Diving | |
| Historical Sites | |
| Sightseeing tours | |
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Ballooning |
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Bungy Jumping |
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Safaris |
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| Boat tours | x |
| Fishing | x |
| Horseback riding | |
| Canoeing | |
| Camping | x |
| River Rafting | |
| Sky Diving | |
| Abseiling | |
| Surfing | |
| Windsurfing | |
| Kayaking | |
| Sailing | x |
| Mountain biking | |
| Rollerblading | |
| Motorbike | x |
| Sand boarding | |
| Snorkeling | |
| Water Skiing | |
| Others / Gorilla Trekking | x |
Feeling and Opinions on Rwanda
Rwanda is a beautiful country. One would not think such a genocide could occur there, the people were really nice and helpful. It gave us a weird feeling in our stomach when we saw the genocide memorial and the prisoners in town. We probably should have stayed a little longer than we did. In such a small country there are a lot of things to see.
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