Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Tourists VS residents/locals and Public Wifi Zone

Country forums / Africa / Rwanda

hi,

When visited Kenya, a lovely country indeed, but what a huge disappointment to discover the inequity treatment of those people categories. If someone can explain the reasons why some ( neighbours african) foreigners pay more than wealthy"wazungu" residents, for hotels, parks, museums, cinemas.... it would be helpful:

Somewhere in AllAfrica.com was written a project of East African passport (Ke, Ug, Tz first and then Rw and Bur), anyone has news of it?

Anyway, an other reason of this thread is that Rwanda seems different with some rates applied:
As far as i'm concerned only the Volcanoes National Park charges different prices according to your status, somehow reasonnable or unfair. If you know more public/private institutions making this difference please state here. Both community, short or long term the country, would enjoy some tips.

Finally, being part of the happy fews, where are the free wifi zones in Kigali and the rest of the country?

cheers

There are different prices for locals and foreigners in lots of places in Rwanda. For example in museums and in Nyunge National park too.
Government wants to promote domestic tourism, and it is clear a local is not going to pay 60 USD for a canopy walk or 500 USD to see some primates.

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hi Gozone,

you right, do you know more about some accomodation type (lodge or hotel) throughout the country, offering such benefits?

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