Kenyan passport, visa-free entry, direct flights from Nairobi and Mombasa, the East African Tourist Visa option, where to stay in Kigali, and the practical things Nairobi-based travellers should know about the slower-paced sister city to the south.
Ugandan passport, EAC freedom of movement, road crossing at Gatuna or Cyanika, the Kampala-Kigali flight option, and the practical things Kampala-based travellers should know about Kigali â including what's *different* despite the shared EAC framework.
Tanzanian passport, EAC visa-free entry, Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro flight options, the long bus route via Rusumo, and the practical guide for Tanzanian travellers visiting their northern neighbour for the first time.
Burundian passport, visa-free entry, road crossing at Kanyaru or Akanyaru, the Bujumbura-Kigali bus route, and the practical guide for Burundian travellers crossing the closest northern border.
EAC nationals get the easiest path of any nationality moving to Rwanda: no visa, immediate right to work, banks that accept your home-country ID. What that actually unlocks â and the few things still worth knowing about pace, neighbourhoods, and what changes after week three.