| View Larger Image | Rwanda, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide | Paperbackby Philip Briggs (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Bradt Travel Guides | | Edition: | 3rdrd Edition | | Page Count: | 288 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 108,011th |
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Product Description
Tourism in Rwanda--"Land of a Thousand Hills"--is developing rapidly, and this updated edition lists the newest hotels, tours, activities, tour operators and all other travel practicalities. Whether you want to explore Rwanda's ancient and modern history, watch performances of traditional dance and drumming, or climb a volcano, this guide is an essential part of your trip. Visit the three National Parks with their varied wildlife, track chimps in Nyungwe Forest, and, of course, visit the world-famous gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park. With 50 extra pages this guide reflects rapid changes and improvements to the tourist infrastructure of an emerging tourist destination. This guide features: *The very latest updates on hotels, tours, and transport*Twice as many maps--all updated*Conservation areas and national parks in detail*What to see and do in and around Kigali, including local markets, handicrafts, restaurants, and memorials*"Giving something back"--development projects |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 10 reviews)
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Not bad, but vague on details by C. B. Gurney (Washington, DC)  3 Stars
June 15, 2009
Bradt guides are generally reliable, but this one gets some details wrong that can confuse the traveller. Briggs and Booth do a good job of hitting all the major tourist and historical sites, but he tends to underestimate costs and travel times. These could have changed since 2007, but other facts are omitted that haven't changed. For example, you MUST be at the Chimp trekking spot in Nyungwe National Park by 6:00 a.m. to go on the trek (we missed out). The turn-off from Gisenyi to Kibuye is almost 10 km from town(the book says 5), and the directions to the Murambi Genocide site are inadequate. Travellers would probably appreciate a bit more detail about what a grisly site this is.
Gorilla trekking gets plenty of attention, well deserved -- except that tour operators have bought up almost all of the permits months in advance.
Briggs and Booth treat Rwanda's genocide with sensitivity and insght, but it sometimes creeps over into a sort of clientilism for the current government.
These are small imperfections, and the Bradt guide is probably the best thing available for taking advantage of Rwanda's growing tourist sector. One hopes that the next edition will correct the minor glitches.
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Comprensive travel guide by K. Mitchell (Boston, MA)  4 Stars
April 19, 2009
Well done travel guide and very helpful during my travels. Guide has all the essentials plus more interesting information.
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Highly Recommended by M. Brand (Long Island, NY) 4 Stars
March 01, 2009
If you are traveling to Rwanda for business or pleasure I definitely recommend this book one of the few travel guides written on Rwanda it does a good job of introducing you to the country, some must sees, and some key Kinyarwanda words to get you around.
Don't pay attention to the information about pickpockets and some unsafe areas in Kigali. Rwanda is probably the safest place I have ever been.
Good luck on your travels. Rwanda is an amazing place and I cannot wait to get back there.
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Excellent guide book by Vesna Marinic (Slovenia) 4 Stars
May 24, 2008
The only one on the market and needs an update. Since 2006 some things have changed, some prices are up, some are down (yes, true), some places are closed, some reopened and some places were not checked but written on somebody else's stories (ORTPN material that is not always true in reality). Regardless of all that still a very good guide that gives a lot of background and other info that are necessary for understanding this amazing country. Backpacker can not do without it! Very helpful and very recommended.
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great guide book by Allen H. Wellons  5 Stars
January 22, 2008
Gave more information than my local guide had on many subjects. I gave her the book when I left Rwanda.
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