Rwanda travel guide
Honest, practical advice from our Kigali team — visas, seasons, permits, money and what to pack. Updated every season.
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Rwanda at a glance
- Visa
- On arrival or online, $50 for most nationalities
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (RWF). US dollars widely accepted
- Languages
- Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
- Time zone
- CAT, UTC+2 — no daylight saving
- Power
- 230 V, plug types C and J
- Health
- Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a risk country
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