Rwanda (Bradt Travel Guide) Paperback – March 19, 2013

I purchased this book for an upcoming trip to Rwanda. I was very pleased with the scope of coverage of the book, as well as the details of the topics covered. The photographs are beautiful and the descriptions are well written. We took the book with us and referred to it several times.

I have not visited Rwanda yet, but since it is quite difficult to find information about traveling in Rwanda on internet this book is definitely worth having with you. There is a long and good written introduction to the country’s history which I think is essential to know before you visit this country. I would like to find more budget options but this seems to be a general problem in Rwanda (as I said I have not been there yet, maybe there are many just hard to find on internet). I would also like to have more information how to arrange trips by myself. To sum up, the book is very good written and the most necessary information is available but just to go to Rwanda and rely on only this book seams risky (which you can do with a lonely planet book in south east Asia as well as India).

This book has lots of specific details on Rwanda, including language, history, etc. Much more useful than the other "East Africa" books that seem to skim over Rwanda or only focus on gorilla trekking.

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.

I have ear dogged and highlighted the hell out of this guide book. Gives a truly thorough history of the country along with all of your guide and travel information.

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.

Very great and informational for anyone traveling to Rwanda! Brandt is an authority on travel books and they did well with this one.

This book provides good accomodation suggestions and has great guides to wildlife observation, etc. However, it is not a reliable guide to culture and politics, at least not to someone critically questioning the RPF point of view. Overall, it's a good travel guide. The only definitive problem are the often wrong and misleading maps (Karongi/Giseny/Kibuye extraordinarily so).