Introducing Kigali
Rwanda was once the ‘Land of Eternal Spring’ and its capital Kigali still fits the bill. Sprawled over ridges, hills and valleys, it is a small, attractive city offering superb views over the intensively cultivated and terraced countryside beyond. It was quite badly trashed during the civil war in 1994, but following a long rehabilitation, one gets the sense that Kigali is a city looking ahead to the future, not back to the past.
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There aren’t many sights in the city, but the Kigali Memorial Centre, documenting the Rwandan genocide, is a must for all visitors to Rwanda. The city has a reasonable range of hotels and restaurants, and while nightlife is not quite as pumping as it is in Kampala (Uganda) or Nairobi (Kenya), it is worth a whiff at the weekend.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Kampala or Arusha, which better to hang out in for a day?
by littlerunaway84 14 September 2011
didn't visit Kigali, but between Kampala and Arusha, I liked Kampala waaay more. I found it to be a lot more interesting. the traffic…
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Re: Kigali, Rwanda to Lusaka, Zambia (via Tanzania)
by africanexplorer 13 September 2011
Once in Kigali you`ll need to go to the main bus station in Kigali (Nyabugogo – 10 minutes from downtown)and book a seat in advance for…
