Kigali City Sightseeing Tours - Rwanda

Kigali City Tour: Sightseeing Excursions

Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda and the country’s vibrant commercial center with all year round moderate climate allowing you to visit any time of the year. It is one of the cleanest and safest of Africa’s cities attracting numerous visitors and investors yearly. In the recent past it has hosted several high level conferences and activities bringing a number of delegates from all over the world. This city tour is for those people who wish to visit an interesting place in Africa but don't have a whole lot of time. This one day visit will also take you to the City Markets (Kimironko) where the sites and sounds are amazing! It also includes a visit of the Genocide Memorial Centre at Gizozi, where contacts with local people provide the discovery of all types of artisanal products. The Kigali city tour offers you an authentic outlook of Kigali which hosts some of the “a thousand hills” in Rwanda. You can take this tour as an addition to your Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari, Chimpanzee Trekking Safari, Rwanda Cultural Tour or Rwanda Birding safari and you can add the city tour before or after the safari. More about Kigali City.

Kigali City Tour Itinerary: Full Day, 6hours (9am - 3pm)

You will be picked from Kigali Airport, Hotel or Kigali Residence at 8.30am. After a quick itinerary briefing, you will head off to the city for a great day of sightseeing. Engage with you driver guide concerning your interests while on this tour but remember all your requests must be realistic and within the city. The Kigali city tour takes you to the major historical and cultural sites of Rwanda. You will visit Kandt house or museum of natural history where Dr. Richard Kandt the first German colonial resident of Rwanda resided. His residence at the base of Mount Jali and Mount Kigali in the heart of the city is now the Natural History Museum in honor of his work, and is one of the stops on the tour. This can take about 1 hour in total depending on how you engage the museum guide about what you are learning about Kigali and Rwanda in general. We proceed with the guided tour to the fast growing neighborhoods of Kigali that are changing the face of the city.

There is opportunity to visit the presidential museum which is the residence of two of the former Presidents of Rwanda, here you will have an opportunity to learn a bit about the political history of Rwanda. We have opportunities to visit the craft centers where you are able to purchase souvenirs from your stay in Rwanda in turn supporting families of the women involved in making the items. Lunch will be at a local restaurant where you will have a taste of Rwandan traditional food. You are free to choose a cosmopolitan restaurant for a more diverse menu. Later travel through Nyamirambo to the top of of Mt. Kigali for views of the city and the countryside; sip milk at a milk bar; visit a market where you'll taste fruits; go to a public art walk led by a local artist; stop for the best coffee around; Your tour ends Evening with a drop off at the Genocide Memorial. Our driver will wait and drop you off at your hotel after the visit.

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