Overview
5 days Rwanda cultural tour is a well curated trip that will expose you to Rwanda’s ancient life and the present lifestyle. The trip is aimed at digging into deep history of the rich Rwandan culture and be ready to have an engagement with the local communities, visit different artisan sites, the historical and royal palaces of the Rwanda Kingdom ship. You will surely understand the real life of a day today Rwandan.
Day by Day Program
Day 1: Arrival and Kigali City Tour
On the first leg, our driver guide will be waiting to receive you either at the Airport or at the agreed pick point, he will brief you about the trip then embark on the road to Kigali the cleanest city in Africa. You will visit Genocide memorial center which paints the memories of the 1994 Genocide, you will also visit local markets like Kimironko where you will have a chance to interact with locals one on one, you will have a taste of their food, you will visit Inema art center among others, and thereafter this engagement, you will return to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Huye
You will wake up on a lazy breakfast, meet your driver guide and head to Huye the former Butare. This is an intellectual and a historical hub that Rwanda still treasures so much. You will drive for about 3hours, land in this highly treasured cultural and historical site where you will find ancient weapons, Rwandan ancient music instruments, visit the local markets, have lunch and in the evening, you will engage in the Rwanda dance for example the Intore dancers and Amaraba dances, these represent the strong culture of Rwanda.
Day 3: Transfer from Huye to Nyanza
On this day, you will enjoy a scrumptious breakfast, check out of the lodge and head to Nyanza which is a former Palace Kingdom of Rwanda, expect to have a full view of the pre-colonial monarchy of Rwanda. You will have an insight of the ancient Kingdom’s operations, politically, socially and socially. You will also visit Rwesero museum in the former palace of King Mutara III Rudahigwa where you will find a lot of art, painting and more stories about the place. You will have lunch and in the evening engage in the culinary activities where you will be learning how to prepare Rwanda food like Isombe (cassava leaves) and umutsima (posho).
Day 4: Check out and transfer to Musanze
On this beautiful day, you will have a delicious breakfast, check out of the lodge and head to Musanze a place that is near Volcanoes national park. You will have an en-route to Nyungwe forest national park where you will have a touch of the forest experience. You will arrive in Musanze in the afternoon, connect to your booked lodge, check in, have lunch and then in the evening you will visit the Iby’iwacu cultural village, engage in the ancient activities, and then retire to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Check out and departure
On this last day, you will enjoy a mouthwatering breakfast, meet your guide to visit Musanze caves which have been in existence for about 65 million years ago. You will learn about the formations of the caves, how they acted as he hiding places during the wars and how they have developed the history of the place. You will later transfer to Nyamirambo women center an initiative for empowering women through education and vocation training. You will engage in their activities for example weaving. You will have lunch, thereafter be transferred to the Airport or to the hotel depending on where we agreed to end the trip from.
