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Member Since | 14/11/2021 |
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Last Seen | 26/03/2024 |
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qiqw12 on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Switching to economy is probably a good option and still cheaper than buying a new ticket now. Rwanda is a really great country and I do…

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acyz90 on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Looks like you might be the lucky last person to fly out on this deal :/ Hopefully no more drama

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alecator on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation. i would have thought they'd be honouring the tickets. i'm not sure there's much you can do…

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lukelegend on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

i did a retrospective claim with krisflyer and the points for my first flight got credited within 24 hours. I'm sending my points for the…

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UberIsCool on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Take the moto taxi everywhere. A trip to anywhere in Kigali should never cost more than 2k francs

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lukelegend on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

You will need to ask Kenya airways as they are the ticket issuer. I asked KQ office in kigali about amending my trip but it was over $3k as…

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totsydeal on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Thanks! We stayed a few night in Gisenyi but didn't go kibuye. Would suggest anyone going to stay at a property right beside to the lake.…

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UberIsCool on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Thai and Kenya airways were both good. Thai was better in terms of food and service. Kenya airways have a comfy mattress pad which is nice…

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totsydeal on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Did you visit Lake kivu? Which part did you stay at? I'm planning to head there tomorrow

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UberIsCool on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Read my earlier post about car rentals above. While I didn't have any issues, I suspect many of the google reviews are fake - mostly…

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isdnman on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

I already took yellow fever shot. They checked it when entering Uganda, no checks when entering rwanda or Burundi.

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UberIsCool on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Kigali is very hilly and while there are sidewalks throughout the entire city, the gradient makes it difficult. You can easily take a…

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Thycup on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

I ended up going with great adventures safari. I think you can try to negotiate a little bit on the price, bargaining is very common in…

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jptraveller on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

Hi everyone! No worries I'm more than happy to answer any questions as I know it's quite difficult to research online. Feel free to post…

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Legobo on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

So far we did a self drive safari and just explored Kigali. We will head to Lake kivu and probably head to Uganda for gorillas. We've been…

jptraveller commented on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner
Happy to report I'm in rwanda with no issues at all. Do note that we weren't issued our boarding passes for Kenya airways until three hours…

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ChatCPT on Thai/Kenya Airways: Business Class Melbourne to Kigali, Rwanda (via BKK) $1652 Return (Fly Dec 23 - May 24) @ Skyscanner

i'm flying on xmas day too. hopefully see you on the flight!

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