Rwanda

Updated COVID-19 restrictions were issued on 28 November. You must quarantine for 24 hours at a designated hotel at your own cost. A COVID-19 PCR test will need be taken on arrival at your own cost. You'll need to take an additional test at a designated testing site on day 7 from your arrival date. This cost will be covered by the Government of Rwanda. Direct flights between Rwanda and southern Africa have been temporarily suspended. If you've visited Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the past 7 days from arrival in Rwanda, you're required to quarantine for 7 days. This will be at a designated hotel at your own cost. You'll need to take an additional test at a designated testing site on day 7 from your arrival date. This cost will be covered by the Government of Rwanda. Curfew measures are in place in Kigali and elsewhere. Face masks must be worn at all times. Penalties apply for non-compliance. Ongoing changes to restrictions are anticipated. Follow the advice of local authorities.

We now advise:

Exercise a high degree of caution in Rwanda overall due to the threat of violence and crime.