Itinerary & Logistics

Itinerary:

Participants should plan to arrive at Discover Rwanda Hostel in Kigali on January 6th to be on time for activities on January 7th. (Hostel reservations have already been made)

Full itinerary to be shared soon!

 

Transportation in Rwanda

MIIS will provide transportation to/from planned visits. Transportation to/from the hostel & airport can be arranged by contacting staff directly at info@hostelkigali.com or their website. (The Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel is located just off the Boulevard de L’Umuganda, opposite the Top Tower Hotel and next to the Chinese Restaurant.)

From the Airport: Take the only road heading towards the centre of town in Kigali, keep going on this road until the Kigali Business Centre (KBC) roundabout is reached and then turn first right on the roundabout. Follow the road down, just after passing the Top Tower Hotel on your left, turn right (this is the second right on the road after the KBC roundabout) cross the road which you come to immediately, passing a chinese restaurant on your left and an office block on your right. The DiscoverRwanda Youth Hostel is directly ahead of you with a white gate.

Motorcycle taxis (moto-taxis) are not recommended by MIIS DPMI staff and administration.
Taxis are less common and best found by waiting at the taxi sign at bus stops or by calling them. They are significantly more expensive – short rides cost RWF$2000 and longer rides can be RWF$5,000 or more.

Hostel staff can arrange taxi or other transportation –ask at the front desk. Locals will hail a cab for you outside of the hostel, too. Slightly longer distances, indeed the whole country, can be travelled by Matatu or mini-buses found throughout Rwanda.

DPMI Training Location

The Partners in Health training will take place from at the Partners in Health facilities in Rwinkwavu in the Eastern district of Kayonza, about a 2 hour drive from Kigali.

 

Lodging in Kigali

Participants will stay at the Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel in downtown Kigali. Proceeds from the hostel go to provide programs for survivors of the Genocide.

Hostel Contact Information: Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel, Kacyiru Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
Tel: +250-788-678-081; Claire.Uwineza@aegistrust.org

 

Photos of the Kigali Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel and the PIH Training Center in Rwinkwavu:

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