"Rwanda, extremely rewarding destination" Top 5 Page for this destination Rwanda by Bonobo2005

Rwanda Travel Guide: 336 reviews and 875 photos

Making fun with kids at Lake Burera - Rwanda

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 for NGO's than for travellers.

Nowadays, nothing is less true. Rwanda has really great people that are honest, cheerful and helpful despite the fact that life is not always easy. I rarely visited a country where I felt more welcome.

Wonderful people, breathtaking beautiful lakes, challenging mountains, stunning scenery, perfect climate, rare species of apes, excellent roads, express buses, good and cheap food and beer, various accommodationoptions, fast internet, only few tourists outside the gorilla-homes, I found it all in Rwanda, a safe and yet to be discovered backpackers haven!

Rwanda, extremely rewarding destination - Rwanda

Last visit to Rwanda: Feb 2003
Intro Updated Jul 22, 2009
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Parc National des Volcans (2) / the... Things to Do (5)

Even if you don't go for the gorillas, there's still enough reason to visit the Parc, as I found out. As volcanoes are... more travel advice

Ruhengeri - 5 volcanoes in 1 sight! Off The Beaten Path (3)

Behind the big marketplace along the mainstreet in Ruhengeri is a small but steep hill from where you have amazing... more travel advice

Use express service! Transportation (1)

The roads to the main destinations around the country are easily accessible by minibus on mostly tarmac roads in good... more travel advice

Visit Goma in DR Congo Off The Beaten Path (3)

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Restaurants (1)
As much food as you can build on one...
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Written May 11, 2003

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angiebabe Oct 5, 2008 at 6:50 PM Report Abuse

Inspirational page thanks - great tips and photos.might be somewhere I could get to next...!?
marcoparco Jul 22, 2006 at 12:21 PM Report Abuse

Bo nobo, you have an amazing page here and I came back to visit once more before I move to Rwanda for 6 months next week. I will be hitting most of places you have visited in hope that I will have as good of time as you had! Thanks for your input! Cheers
hindu1936 Apr 12, 2006 at 9:49 PM Report Abuse

Ms. Fossey's work has long been a story of great emotion for me. I did not know the memorial site was still intact. I had heard that the murderers of the genocide had destroyed it. thanks.
chewy3326 Mar 17, 2006 at 12:20 PM Report Abuse

Rwanda has probably been unfairly stereotyped as a very violent nation, but it looks very beautiful and diverse. Great page!
acemj Jun 8, 2005 at 5:42 PM Report Abuse

Sounds like you became a must see activity while walking around. This page is so refreshing. Great to see Rwanda is such a positive light.
damaris05 Nov 23, 2004 at 4:51 PM Report Abuse

COOL Sunset!!! WoW! I like it!!
THLIN Oct 5, 2004 at 9:42 AM Report Abuse

IT must have been amazing to be threre...I wish I could be there Nice Page...
revlyne Aug 6, 2004 at 3:50 AM Report Abuse

I have not been in my country - Rwanda- for the last 17 years and i was glad to see the wonderful pictures that you took. They brought tears to my eyes
grets Jun 30, 2004 at 9:36 AM Report Abuse

Great page - beautiful pictures and useful tips. Thanks
husain May 10, 2004 at 11:16 PM Report Abuse

great page! i`m headed there soon- for a television assignment...