Travel in Rwanda

• Visit the Genocide Memorial Centre. This is a special memorial centre in the capital Kigali for the victims of the Hutu-Tutsi genocide that took place in 1994.
• Huye (formerly Butare) is a student town in the southern province of Rwanda, with the largest ethnographic museum in the country.
• Gisenyi, also called the paradise town of Rwanda. This town is located at the northernmost point of Lake Kivu and has many Congolese influences because it borders directly on the city of Goma. Gisenyi also has several beaches where you can book accommodation and watch the sun set over Congo and the reflecting lake.
• Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is becoming increasingly attractive to tourists due to the various cozy restaurants and the landscaped city parks in combination with the safety and the good public transport system.
• Unlike other East African nature parks, Akagera National Park has not yet been discovered by many tourists, which means there is plenty of room for spotting wild animals such as giraffes, zebras, lions and elephants.
• Nyungwe Forrest, this protected rainforest is located in the south of the country. You can take various walks here for beginners to advanced. You can visit chimpanzee families, view high waterfalls or spot special birds.
• Lake Kivu is the largest lake in Rwanda, it borders the Democratic Republic of Congo and has beautiful beaches with many restaurants and different types of accommodation. In addition to baking in the sun, you can do activities on the water here, such as: boat trips, paddle boarding, kayaking and canoeing.
• Be prepared: at the large bus station Nyabugogo in Kigali, many employees of different bus companies try to convince you to buy a ticket from them, sometimes they pull your arm or get into a fight with their competitors over you.
• Be aware that the Internet is censored, so it is not recommended to search for political information or visit websites with sensitive or inappropriate content.

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