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Kampala-Kisoro-Northern Rwanda

Izmir
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Hello all!

Just wondering if anyone knows how to (a) get from Kampala to Kisoro and (b) from Kisoro to Ruhengeri in Northern Rwanda? I've scanned through loads of forums and it seems that information is either extremely bare or dates back from 3-5 years ago.

I've seen some recommendations for bus companies in Uganda, but none seem to have websites, is this normal? If so, is email the alternate mode of communication? As it stands it seems like I just need to wing it and go with the flow once I'm there, but I will be traveling solo and it makes me a bit uneasy to simply "wait and see" once I'm down there.

Any advice would be appreciated! I've already found all my other travel routes for this trip, but this is the last stretch that I need to figure out!

Thank you kindly!

Nik

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Most bus companies in UG do not have a website and a lot of buses don't have a regular schedule they just leave when they are full. No need to feel uneasy If you turn up at the Qualicel bus park in Kampala around 9 in the morning you'll be heading south within the hour if not sooner I'm sure. The other bus park Kisenyi behind Owino market is a lot less hassle than Qualicel but I'm not certain of buses going all the way to Kisoro from there, I may be wrong.

Try a search for Jaguar or Horizon bus companies I’m sure they head down that neck of the woods.

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Try Jaguar or Muhabura coaches that will take you from Kampala to Kisoro, then connect to Ruhengeri with a special hire via Cyanika border

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Most buses to Kisoro move at night you board bismakahn, muhabura, Horizon or gateway, the last drive upto Congo, so they will drop you in time to musanje just take a taxi to the border and jump on a matatu.

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