Rwanda travel guide helps you to know the dos and donts while in Rwanda. Just like any other country, Rwanda has rules and regulations even laws that differ from your native country or other countries you have visited before. It is relatively easy, safe, and simple to travel around Rwanda. Rwanda is a landlocked country, surrounded by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Rwanda is not only the land of a thousand hills but also a country rich in flora and fauna and stunning natural beauty in its scenic rolling and breath-taking green savannah. The country hosts some rare species of animals like the silverback mountain gorillas as well as unique birds and insects in the tropical forest of Nyungwe.
Rwanda travel guide gives you useful information that helps you plan your Rwanda gorilla trekking trip. Get the Rwanda travel guide that will help you know when and where to go, safari planning, staying safe and healthy, and more; The success of every Rwanda gorilla trekking holiday is a result of supplementary services from other sources. It is noteworthy to enlighten some services that give support to a holiday you would wish to undertake in Rwanda and beyond. These services make sure that holidaymakers get satisfaction from their leisure pursuits. Among these services include Rwanda travel guide, banking, telecommunication, health, and nightlife.
Travel advice
A holiday to Rwanda for a period of 90 days may not require you a visa if you’re a national of the following countries: USA, UK, Sweden, Hong Kong, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya and Uganda; while the nationals of Burundi may do the same for 30 days. However, for more information contact the nearest Embassy of Rwanda in your country.
Financial service
The financial transaction services available for instance in Rwanda are a hard cash payment system, limited international credit card payment system, money transfer, and foreign currency exchange. A number of banks, based in the Rwandan capital Kigali, accept money transactions by the use of either ATMs by clients with a local bank account or international credit cards by those with international bank accounts. Most of these banks, which are internationally owned, have several branches all over Rwanda. However, in Rwanda, the accepted US dollar currency note series is that from 2003 and above.
Food and What to Eat in Rwanda
The local “Brochettes” (goat kebabs) are delicious and are available in most bars and restaurants. Many restaurants also serve grilled fish and chicken, and frites and frites-banane (fried plantain) are ubiquitous.
In urban areas a local buffet known as “Melange” is sold at lunchtime. This consists of a buffet of mostly carbohydrates such as potatoes, bananas, beans, rice, cassava accompanied by some vegetables and a small amount of meat or fish with sauce.
Beverages and Drinks
Rwanda travel guide shows you where you can go for meals, the kinds of meals served in different restaurants. In most shops you will find milk, water, juices and soft drinks. In most bars the choice is limited to their offering of about 5 different sodas and 5 different beers, most of the beers are locally made, Turbo King, Primus, Mützig, Amstel and Skol. Primus, Skol and Mützig are available in small and large sizes, whereas Amstel is available only in 330ml bottles. Note that Rwandans are known for their fondness for large beers and when you order Amstel, small Skol, Primus or Mutzig, it is common for a server to bring out 2 bottles at a time. You will only be billed for what you actually consume. Bralirwa in the north of the Rwanda produces most of the beer and soft drinks available in Rwanda while Brasserie de Mille Collines (BMC) produces Skol. Inyange produces juices and soft drinks. There are also local banana beer preparations called Urgwagwa, normally brewed at home and available at some shops and bars. Ubuki is made from fermented honey and has an alcohol content of about 12%.
Health service
The fact is that valid travel insurance and yellow–fever vaccination are recommended; there are health services available in Rwanda, which range from clinical services to hospital’s surgical treatments, provided by major clinics, dispensaries, and referral hospitals. Most of them, located within Kigali. City, operate twenty-four hours. Some of them have upcountry branches in the major towns, and few are as well located deep in the rural areas.
Phone service
There is also a telecommunication service for different purposes. As the case of Rwanda, a number of telecommunication operators compete to provide such services on a pay basis to the clients; right from the border posts of Rwanda. They provide telephone, internet, and other related services to whoever wants them. These services are all-over Rwanda; even in the remote areas where nature is the major beneficiary of their telecommunication networks.
Nightlife
Finding any entertainment, on a pay basis, more popular from the late evening up to the early morning hours of another day in Rwanda is so easy. Whether you want to club until morning or just want to enjoy a few drinks with friends, there is a number of discotheques, bars, and pubs from which to select.
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