Rwanda tour offers you an authentic outlook of Kigali which hosts some of the “thousand hills” in Rwanda. You can take this Kigali tour as part of your Rwanda safaris like gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, Rwanda cultural tour or Rwanda birding safari where you can add one day Kigali city tour or half day city tour.
Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda and the country’s vibrant commercial centre 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.
It 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.
Proceed with the guided tour to the fast-growing neighbourhoods 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 drive through the older commercial and residential areas with a major stop at Kigali genocide memorial site commemorating the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
Get the opportunity to visit the craft centres 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.
The after all that welcoming vibe, proceed for gorilla trekking safari in the Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda gives you the opportunity for an up-close encounter with the highly endangered mountain gorillas.
Call it a one-on-one experience with the gentle primates as you stand just 6 meters away from the magnificent mountain gorilla, watching them and gazing into its brown eyes. The gorilla tours in Rwanda are highly recommended for those that are short on time as the connecting time from the airport in Kigali to the gorilla trekking base in Musanze/Ruhengeri is quite short.
The gorilla permits Cost US $1500 per person per day. The minimum age limit to track gorillas is 15 years old. Special offers are currently available for Rwandan and East African. The booking must be done in advance because the number of permits given per day is limited.
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