This 1 Day Rwanda Cultural Tour will take you to visit the most predominant and well-known cultural sites in Rwanda including the famous genocide memorials, the Kigali Traditional Construction Experience, the Kigali city tour, and community walks, as well as an exceptional birding experience in the capital.
This particular tour can be tailor-made to suit your varying needs & timing either to start and end in Kigali or directly pick you up from the airport for those with limited time of traveling. For purposes of visiting the different attractions in a day and for this tour, you will take our tour vehicle with an experienced tour guide to the different sites you are interested in visiting while on this Kigali city tour. Just send us an email indicating where you would like to start the 1 Day Rwanda cultural tour.
Day 1: Pickup to start your Full Day Cultural Experience
Wake up and have a meal (breakfast) before the start of the Rwanda cultural tour where you will start off your day with a guided tour at the Gisozi (Kigali) Genocide Memorial site as you learn more about the real experience of the 1994 genocide from the storytellers. The Gisozi genocide memorial site is the final resting place where more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide were buried in Rwanda.
On this tour, learn about traditional Rwanda cultural treasures, the unique building techniques, and experience rural village life during this flexible-length excursion with a local family. Discover the traditional methods used by Rwandans for brick-making and fashioning rope from banana trees. After enjoying a simple but delicious lunch of cassava and beans you’ll spend the afternoon applying your new skills to build an animal shelter, fence, or house.
Later on, you will take on a City tour in Kigali, visiting the old town of Nyamirambo, the new handicraft village, the Batwa pottery and dance center, and the Kimironko fruits.