Travel Internet Tips

Expert advice on saving money and staying connected abroad.

Traveller using a smartphone on a Rwanda eco-lodge veranda

Mobile Internet at Lodges in Rwanda

Where you sleep in Rwanda affects your evening connectivity as much as anything else on a trip, and…

Travellers checking navigation during a Rwanda road trip

Mobile Internet for a Rwanda Road Trip

If you haven’t looked at connectivity basics yet, start with the internet in Rwanda guide. A Rwanda road…

Traveller using a smartphone on a dock at Lake Kivu

Mobile Internet Around Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu runs along nearly the whole of Rwanda’s western border, and rather than one uniform coverage story,…

Cyclist checking a smartphone on the Congo Nile Trail

Mobile Internet on the Congo Nile Trail

The Congo Nile Trail runs roughly 227 km along Lake Kivu’s hilly western shore, connecting Rubavu in the…

Safari traveller checking a smartphone in Akagera National Park

Mobile Internet Around Akagera National Park

Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s answer to classic East African safari country — open savanna, lakes, and papyrus…

Traveller using a smartphone on the Nyungwe canopy walkway

Mobile Internet Around Nyungwe National Park

Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of Africa’s oldest rainforests, and unlike Volcanoes National Park’s single access point…

Hiker using a smartphone near Volcanoes National Park Rwanda

Mobile Internet Around Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park is bigger than its gorilla trekking reputation suggests — five volcanic peaks, golden monkey troops,…

Trekkers checking a smartphone on a forest trail in Rwanda

Mobile Internet for Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

Gorilla trekking day has a rhythm most first-timers don’t expect: an early, well-connected briefing, then a hike that…

Traveller checking a smartphone above the misty hills near Gicumbi

Internet in Gicumbi for Tourists

Gicumbi, still sometimes called Byumba, is less a destination in its own right than a waypoint — a…

Traveller using a smartphone near traditional architecture in Nyanza

Internet in Nyanza for Tourists

Nyanza was Rwanda’s royal capital for much of the 20th century, and the reconstructed King’s Palace and the…

Traveller using a smartphone in the open landscape near Nyagatare

Internet in Nyagatare for Tourists

Nyagatare, in Rwanda’s far northeast near the Ugandan border, is cattle country — open savanna, long-horned Ankole herds,…

Traveller checking a smartphone near a market in Muhanga

Internet in Muhanga for Tourists

Muhanga, still commonly called Gitarama, isn’t a destination most itineraries are built around — it’s the crossroads town…

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