Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda and it is the tourism hub of the country and from this city you find the Kigali International Airport. Kigali city has got so many tourist places to visit and among them include the historical land marks like Kigali Genocide Memorial, Presidential Palace Museum, Inema Arts Center, Niyo Art Gallery, Ivuka Arts Kigali, Choose Kigali Art Gallery, Nyamirambo Women’s Center and Kimironko local market among others and you can experience all those while on your full day city tour either in a private car rental or motor cycle free style travel.
The Kigali Genocide Memorial to enter is free and then take a walk within the museum and you will follow the signage explaining the tragedy that took place during this time of misunderstanding in Rwanda. More so if you are not good at reading the museum always offers the talking machine that will explain to you all the event and this is chargeable at $25 per person and these fees corrected always goes to the conservation work of this museum.
More so while on your Kigali city tour visit the Nyandungu Eco-Tourism Park, that represents the value of restoring urban ecosystems and will serve as a blueprint for other wetlands in Kigali and across the country.
The restoration of the wetland and creation of an eco-tourism park saw the planting of 17,000 trees made up of 55 indigenous species, representing the single largest addition to public green space in the city’s history.
The 121-hectare park features a medicinal garden, a Pope’s Garden, five catchment ponds, three recreation ponds, an information center as well as 10 km of walkways and bike lanes. The eco-park includes 70 hectares of wetland and 50 hectares of forest and is home to more than 62 local plant species as well as more than 100 bird species.
Also, from Kigali you can also visit other nearby tourist attractions like Akagera National Park where you will experience wildlife safari and boat ride along the Lake Ihema. Here you can stay at Magashi Camp which is a super luxury camp at the shores of the Lake. Then with the mid-range tourists we can help you arrange your stay at Ruzizi Tented Camp, Mantis Akagera Game Lodge and you can spend in this game park.
Still, from Kigali you can visit the Nyungwe Forest National Park via the Butare town with the en-route visit to the Butare Intore museum where you will experience the international Intore Dance and then the more history about the museum. Enjoy the Agro-tourism from the tea plantation factory and then the unforgettable chimpanzee trekking, canopy walk, bird watching and then interesting nature walks in forest.
Visit the Kibuye and Gisenyi where you can experience the Congo Nile Trail along the shores of Lake Kivu and you can do this experience from 01 day to week either walking or bicycle riding. Thereafter, take scenic Goma city view boat ride along the Lake visiting various islands and to the hot springs.
Enjoy the Karongi province and still here you will experience the beautiful green tea plantation landscape and culture. Thereafter, transfer to the Musanze province and here there so many activities to enjoy while on your tours in Rwanda and you can start with Musanze caves, nature walks in the Buhanga Eco forest park, gorilla trekking tours, golden monkey tracking, visit to the twin lakes (Burera and Ruhondo) at the edge of the Volcanoes National Park.
More so before you take the gorilla safari experience visit the Dian Fossey Museum Campus and experience the gorilla conservation work that was done and spearhead by the great American primatologists in the mist at the Karisoke researcher center today.
Thereafter, in the even enjoy the Iby’Iwacu cultural village that harbors all the once gorilla hunters and now the gorilla eco-warriors. From this conservation village enjoy the Rwanda cultural performances from the dances to the traditional herbs experience.
Spending your good days from 01 – 04 days you can take 01-day gorilla trek and also if you want the super 04 days luxury gorilla trek, we are here to help you customize it accordingly and you can stay at the 5-star lodges like Singita Kwitonda and Kataza House, One & Only Gorilla Nest Lodge, Bisate Lodge, Sabyinyo Wilderness Lodge, Virunga Lodge, Five Volcanoes Boutique Lodge, Tiloreza Gorilla Eco Lodge, Lebambou Gorilla Safari Lodge, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge among others and the authority is in hands to let us know book your gorilla safari with the best gorilla safari lodge and camps of your choice and as you book see our previous clients say.
More so, from the Volcanoes National Park it is much possible to combine your gorilla safari in Volcanoes with Virunga in Democratic Republic of Congo or Mgahinga and Bwindi Forest National Park in Uganda. We always do this for tourists with more days of gorilla tours trips in East Africa and are always to compare and contrast the gorilla trek in Africa and interested to visit all the gorilla safari parks.
Then with tourists on limited time and would like to enjoy gorilla safari in Rwanda with the culture experience we always do customize the gorilla tours itineraries visiting some other interesting places like the Azizi Life Experience and here it is typically getting involved in the daily day life of the local communities as it takes you in like digging, cooking, and making artisans activities with the women in this initiative group.