The capital of eternal spring - so most truly can be characterized Kigali, comfortably located among the velvet green hills of central Rwanda . This is a European clean, neat and soulful city in which you want to stay if not forever, then at least for a long time, the benefit for this there are all the prerequisites: here there is a very good choice of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs ±​​$ 10 Fans of contemplative recreation will attract the picturesque surroundings of Kigali, and eco-tourism supporters will delight in the proximity of national parks with exclusive mountain gorillas and other all-African wildlife . . How to get to Kigali

From Moscow to Kigali you can get only with transfers, there are no direct flights. Among the variants of the flight are flights of KLM (with a transfer in Amsterdam), Emirates (in Dubai), Brussels Airlines (in Brussels). Most often the plane sits at refueling in Nairobi, from where Kigali to fly just 25 minutes. In addition, you can focus on Nairobi - the main docking hub of the region, and from there fly to Kigali by regional carriers Kenya Airlines and Rwandair. Prepare to spend at least 15 ½ hours on the road.

Kigali International Airport (Aeroport Kigali Kanombe) is located in the suburbs of the capital, Kanomba, 14 km from the city center. From the airport to the city you can get by taxi (this is one of the few places in the city where you can find them). The trip will cost about 5,000 francs.

Transport in the city

The most popular mode of transport in Kigali is mototaxi. Well done in a green waistcoat and a helmet on horseback on a moped will catch you dashingly and drive you to a destination frightening from unaccustomed speed, taking a mere penny for the trip - from 200 to 600 francs within the city limits. Some guarantee of passenger safety can be a helmet offered at landing.

Another option is minibuses, scurrying through the streets of the city. Destinations are indicated on the windshield, but it is better to clarify them with the driver once more. To stop the car, just give up. Minibuses will also be useful for trips outside Kigali, they run all over the country. The cost is slightly lower than in mototaxi.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Overcast +29 ° С in the day +17 ° С at night ° С water	March 2, Monday Partly cloudy, light rain, thunderstorms +28 ° С in the afternoon +20 ° С at night ° С water	March 3, Tuesday Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +26 ° С in the afternoon +19 ° С at night ° С water
Kigali weather forecast for 10 days

Kitchen and restaurants

In Kigali, a lot of snack bars, buffets and international restaurants for any inquiries and finances. You can taste national fast food in "melange" - establishments that offer visitors a "buffet" of a variety of salads, potatoes, cassava, bananas, rice, as well as fish, meat and chicken. Lunch will cost between 700 and 7000 francs, depending on the melange's pathos.

Fans of more extensive meals will find a great selection of restaurants of Rwandan, African, Indian, Chinese and Mediterranean cuisines. Count on the cost of the meal starting from 7000 francs.

Shopping and shopping

In Kigali, a large number of shops where you can buy handicrafts, souvenirs and various entertaining Rwandan contraptions. We recommend visiting the market of Kaplaki (formerly located on Avenue de l'Armée and recently moved to a private building). It sells products of wood, decorated with carvings, national baskets and lids for dishes, mats, rugs, masks and paintings. We recommend to bargain: the initial prices are quite high.

Another place literally stuffed with traditional products is the Cooperative des Artisans Rwandais, located in the heart of Kigali, near the central post office.

In the Gahaya Links Gifted Hands Center you will find an impressive selection of national agaseke baskets. For something special, go to the boutique of folk crafts next to the Republika Lounge. Here you can buy a good painting and stylish interior items. Picturesque canvases are also available in the art galleries of Bushayija, Ivuka Arts and Inganzo Art Galleries.

Crafts of forest dwellers - pygmies tva (mostly ceramics) are sold in the Dancing Pots shop at the office of the social project The Forest Peoples' Project.

In the very near future in Kigali should open the mall Kigali City Tower. Here will be placed more than 60 stores of European and African brands of clothing, footwear, perfumes and accessories. On the last, eighteenth floor, there will be a restaurant - a night club.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions Kigali

The National Tourism Office of Rwanda offers tourists an organized bus tour of Kigali for a duration of 3 hours. Groups are sent daily at 8 am and 2 pm. Much attention is paid to the Memorial Center, historical buildings and the modern city under construction. Such a tour is a good way to learn more not only about the capital, but also about the country as a whole: guides speak good English and are very well educated. The cost is 20 $; minimum - 4 people.

The Kigali Memorial Center, created in commemoration of the 1994 genocide, when nearly a million Rwandans belonging to the Tutsi ethnic group were exterminated, is an extensive museum with written testimonies and photographs of survivors, official documents and other exhibits, including the clothing of the dead. The awareness of the fact that this tragedy occurred some 15 years ago, in front of the world community, is amazing ...

It is also worth a visit to the Museum of Natural History, housed in the estate of the first German settler in Rwanda, and the Geological Museum, where you can see a rich collection of local minerals.