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[Closed] Ever wanted to ride Rwanda?

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Kaspar Kundert has released a guidebook under a Creative Commons licence including maps, descriptions, pictures, elevations, GPX files

http://bit.ly/18aojnb

I've been to Rwanda to gorilla track in the Virungas and it's a stunning country whose people have done an incredible job of forgiving each other following the genocide the country is sadly most famous for. I'm sure the riding there is incredible and would feel like a fantastic adventure.


 
Posted : 03/08/2015 5:40 pm
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Looked into white water kayaking there about 10 years ago. While we were out in Uganda, was advised that there was still a lot of (unmarked) land mines about.

Apart from that I don't have anything to add about Rwanda apart from the relief maps showed some great gradient in the mountains.

Tom KP


 
Posted : 03/08/2015 6:27 pm
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I don't know how true that could be at this point since so much of the land is cultivated I suspect they would have been cleared - deliberately or through sad accidents. I wasn't aware of mine warnings when we toured, as I was in Mozambique where warning signs are very common.

If I get out there myself with a bike at some stage I'll report back on the guidebook and the riding.


 
Posted : 04/08/2015 5:12 pm
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Like I said, it was 10 years ago, and haven't been out to 'the dark continent' (to sound all Rudyard Kipling) since then, although jog for want of trying.
If it's all cult.ivated now then I guess they'd have either dug them up or trodden on them by now. Terrible things. There's been a lot of change since then. Hopefully for the better.

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Posted : 04/08/2015 5:30 pm