6 Days Rwanda Cultural tour
Day 1, Arrival in Kigali
Upon arrival in Kigali at the Airport, you will be met and greeted by our company representative in Rwanda who will also the same time be your Safari guide. You will then transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2, Drive to Ruhengeri
Following breakfast, you will drive to Ruhengeriin the north, commonly referred to as the Land of a Thousand Hills. You will have a tour around the lively and friendly town centre; visit the clay fields and see a group of brick makers. You will then go to your hotel of accommodation and have a traditional dinner and also be entertained a local dance group, have a chance to see the cultural dances. Overnight in Ruhengeri
Day 3, Visit to the Lakes.
You will wake up and have breakfast, then visit the beautiful region of the twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo. You will be introduced to traditional sustainable farming methods with African vegetables and fruits, visit the local fishermen and also see the fishing competition with children from the adjacent villages. You will then have a launch cruise in one of the traditional canoes and also you will visit the local witch doctors and the snake man. Return for dinner and overnight stay in Ruhengeri.
Day 4, Drive north of Lake Kivu and visit tea plantations.
Drive to Gisenyi at the northern shores of Lake Kivu, visit the tea plantations, do some shopping at a farmers market then, have a tour of the city which repeatedly gained tragic publicity in the past decade because of enormous refugee camps, hunger, epidemics and, recently, a devastating volcanic eruption that reminded of the fate of the historic town of Pompeii and then drive to Kigali
Day 5, Visit to the Palace.
Drive to Nyanza, the historical seat of the ancient Rwandan kings and visit the Palace, then drive to Butare, Rwanda’s cultural centre and visit the National Museum. Drive to Kigaliand tour the city. In the early evening, you will get to see performances done by the members of a Batwa Pottery Project with an introduction to the life of the first Rwandans, their art of pottery as well as singing, drumming and dancing
Day 6, Kigali City Tour and Return Home
After breakfast, you will depart for Kigali where you will do a City tour
and visit places like the market, a pottery project, handicraft shops, the Franco-Rwandan cultural centre, the Museum and the genocide memorial. Have lunch enroute and then Transfer to the airport reaching in time for your flight back home
End of Rwanda Cultural tour
