Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Kigali International Airport, 5 km from the centreKigali (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -1.95250, 30.11500Kigali (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi; the remains of over 250,000 people are interred there, and a visitor centre explains the events.
Kigali Genocide Memorial (Wikipedia)Plastic bags are illegal in Rwanda: bring only reusable bags.
Kigali (Wikivoyage)At the airport, agree the taxi fare before getting in; buses also serve Remera, the city centre and Nyabugogo.
Kigali (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 3 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Kigali (Wikipedia)
Kigali […] is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primary city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre. Founded in 1907 as a German administrative outpost […] (coordinates -1.9525, 30.115)
- Kigali Genocide Memorial (Wikipedia)
The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. There is a visitor centre for students and others wishing to understand the events leading up to the Rwanda genocide against Tutsi in 1994.
- Kigali (Wikivoyage)
Kigali International is a small and organized airport in Kicukiro District, 5 km from the city centre […] Plastic bags are illegal in Rwanda for environmental reasons, so you should bring only reusable bags into the country. […] Airport taxis are always waiting for fares, but discuss the price in relation to the distance you have to travel before getting into a cab. There are also buses passing in the front of the airport leading to Remera, Kigali City, and Nyabugogo.
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