Is Save safe? Rwanda travel risk
Is Save safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Save scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Rwanda Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 4 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Save scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Rwanda (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Save: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and health and medical access (68/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 1.
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Rwanda travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 2.5461° S, 29.7721° E in Southern Province. The settlement is located 73.3 km NNE from Kigali.
Southern Province
2.5461° S, 29.7721° E
Lowland
UTC
30,941
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Rwanda)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Save happened in April (4 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Rwanda travel advice & laws.
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