Philip Briggs (philipbriggs.com) has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. He is the world's leading author of guidebooks to African countries, with more than 30 years' experience. During the 1990s, he wrote a series of pioneering Bradt travel guides to countries that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel industry. These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Ghana, new editions of which have been published regularly ever since. He has written many articles about Rwanda, contributed to two national tourist brochures, and worked on a government tourist database. His other Bradt guides cover Somaliland, Suriname, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, East African wildlife and safaris. When not travelling, he lives in the sleepy South African village of Wilderness.

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• Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Natural history and conservation, History, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture Chapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Tourist information and services, Tour operators and travel agents, Red tape, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money, Budgeting,Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and events, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Becoming involved PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Kigali History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Nightlife, Arts and entertainment, Sports, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 4 Around Kigali Bugesera District , Gitarama (Muhanga), Kabgayi and surrounds, The highlands north of Kigali,Lake Muhazi Chapter 5 Akagera National Park History, Natural history, Getting there and away, Park fees, Where to stay and eat, Activities Chapter 6 Ruhengeri (Musanze), Kinigi and the Virunga Foothills Getting there and away, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Useful information, What to see and do Chapter 7 Volcanoes National Park Wildlife, History, conservation and ecotourism, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat,Gorilla tracking, Golden monkey tracking, Other hikes and activities Chapter 8 The Lake Kivu Belt and Congo Nile Trail Gisenyi (Rubavu) and Rubona, Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Kivu Belt from Rubona to Kibuye, Kibuye (Karongi), Kivu Belt from Kibuye to Cyangugu, Cyangugu (Rusizi) Chapter 9 Nyungwe National Park Orientation, Park fees, Natural history, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat, Trails and activities Chapter 10 Nyanza, Butare (Huye) and the Heritage Corridor Nyanza, Butare (Huye) Chapter 11 Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks (Eastern DRC) Entrance and border formalities, Security, Goma, Virunga National Park, Bukavu, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Idjwi Island Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Further Information Index

Philip Briggs (philipbriggs.com) has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. He is the world's leading author of guidebooks to African countries, with more than 30 years' experience. During the 1990s, he wrote a series of pioneering Bradt travel guides to countries that were then - and in some cases still are - otherwise practically uncharted by the travel industry. These include the first dedicated guidebooks to Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Ghana, new editions of which have been published regularly ever since. He has written many articles about Rwanda, contributed to two national tourist brochures, and worked on a government tourist database. His other Bradt guides cover Somaliland, Suriname, The Gambia, Sri Lanka, East African wildlife and safaris. When not travelling, he lives in the sleepy South African village of Wilderness.

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• Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Natural history and conservation, History, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture Chapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Tourist information and services, Tour operators and travel agents, Red tape, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money, Budgeting,Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and events, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Becoming involved PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Kigali History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Nightlife, Arts and entertainment, Sports, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do Chapter 4 Around Kigali Bugesera District , Gitarama (Muhanga), Kabgayi and surrounds, The highlands north of Kigali,Lake Muhazi Chapter 5 Akagera National Park History, Natural history, Getting there and away, Park fees, Where to stay and eat, Activities Chapter 6 Ruhengeri (Musanze), Kinigi and the Virunga Foothills Getting there and away, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Useful information, What to see and do Chapter 7 Volcanoes National Park Wildlife, History, conservation and ecotourism, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat,Gorilla tracking, Golden monkey tracking, Other hikes and activities Chapter 8 The Lake Kivu Belt and Congo Nile Trail Gisenyi (Rubavu) and Rubona, Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Kivu Belt from Rubona to Kibuye, Kibuye (Karongi), Kivu Belt from Kibuye to Cyangugu, Cyangugu (Rusizi) Chapter 9 Nyungwe National Park Orientation, Park fees, Natural history, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat, Trails and activities Chapter 10 Nyanza, Butare (Huye) and the Heritage Corridor Nyanza, Butare (Huye) Chapter 11 Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks (Eastern DRC) Entrance and border formalities, Security, Goma, Virunga National Park, Bukavu, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Idjwi Island Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Further Information Index