What budget for activities and outings Rwanda?
Visit the city of Kigali (by private vehicle or motorcycle taxi), cooking classes, Imigongo painting or pottery classes, traditional dance and drumming classes, visit a tea plantation, tasting workshop with a Rwandan coffee master, day trip to the Akagera National Park, hiking or mountain biking in the hills, visit the Nyamata memorial, beekeeping experience... From Kigali, everything is possible and the experiences are multiple. There is something for all desires and all budgets. From 50 € per person.
Where no price is indicated, haggling is possible, for example in markets, in some craft shops, in taxis without taximeter (don't hesitate!) and in some hotels.
What budget to eat Rwanda?
Apart from the big hotels and a few rare gourmet restaurants, the prices of dishes in a standard restaurant are almost the same and hardly exceed 15,000 Frw, or less than 14 €.
The price of draft beer varies between 1,000 Frw (local) and 2,500 Frw (imported).
What is the budget for accommodation Rwanda?
Rwanda has a hotel infrastructure that ranges from very inexpensive establishments with spartan comfort to comfortable hotels and very high-end luxury lodges. The top level hotels in Rwanda are located in Kigali, Gisenyi, Lake Kivu, Akagera Park, Nyungwe and Kinigi, at the foot of the volcanoes. Medium-sized establishments, along with guesthouses, are the most common throughout the country. The former are roughly equivalent to European two-star hotels, with decent comfort and facilities that are normally in good working order. Church-related guesthouses are also scattered throughout the country. Rwanda also relies on responsible luxury tourism, and many exceptional eco-lodges have been created in recent years (One&Only Nyungwe House, One&Only Gorilla's Nest, Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Magashi Agakera, Retreat by Heaven, Singita, to name a few).
As for the budget, you will not find a single room for less than 25 US$, in collective accommodation and shared sanitary facilities, with the constraints that this implies. For a hotel accommodation, count at least three times more. The average budget will be able to get by with 70-90 US$ per night. For more comfortable accommodations, you should expect to pay between US$90 and US$160 per night. High-end establishments can charge up to US$800 per night (or even more for some ultra-exclusive establishments).
Travel budget Rwanda and cost of living
Traveling to Rwanda can be expensive without a minimum of organization. The smallest budgets will get by with 50 € per day, but it can quickly climb, especially if one of the objectives of the trip is to go and meet the gorillas! An eleven-day trip can cost around €5,000 per person, including: round-trip flights from Europe, visa, accommodation in single rooms in comfortable hotels, meals in quality restaurants, car rental, and visits to the three main attractions: Akagera National Park, Nyungwe Forest, and Volcanoes National Park, where some prices are prohibitive (a gorilla permit now costs US$1,500 for international visitors). Prices drop sharply if you opt for public transportation, cheap or mid-range hotels and... if you give up the gorillas.
