From the City of Francistown to Kigali: prestige holiday homes

City of Francistown and Kigali

City of Francistown lies in Botswana, named like its largest city: Francistown, with about 103,000 inhabitants.

Getting to Kigali from the City of Francistown

Figures on this page start from Francistown, the largest city of the city of the same name.

Kigali lies about 2,155 km from Francistown, in a straight line. Francistown and Kigali share the same time zone offset.

City of Francistown has its own international airport, Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW).

From Francistown, most travellers connect through Nairobi (Kenya Airways), Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines) or Cairo (EgyptAir); your concierge plans the connection.

Entry for citizens of Botswana

What counts is the passport: citizens of Botswana travelling from the City of Francistown follow the rule that applies to Botswana. As citizens of a member state of the African Union, the Commonwealth or La Francophonie, you receive a visa on arrival and the visa fee is waived for a visit of up to 30 days. Botswana's memberships include the African Union and the Commonwealth. We link the official immigration page below; Irembo is where online applications are made.

Money and payment

Your home currency is the Botswanan pula (BWP); the stay is quoted in US dollars, and USD, RWF, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and crypto are all accepted. Once your dates are confirmed, the concierge sends the details; never pay to details found anywhere else.

Cash is also accepted on arrival at the villa, in US dollars or Rwandan francs, with a written receipt from the concierge.

Arrival

Whatever time you land, a private pickup can be waiting; The Black Key Arrival includes it at Amahoro and Urugwiro for three nights or more.