Kigali City Sightseeing

With Kigali City Sightseeing, Countryside Tours-Rwanda helps you discover different parts of Kigali city with a professional and friendly local tour guide. For convenience, a pick-up in Kigali city is provided. The City sightseeing include Gahanga local market, Uzuri K&Y workshop for made in Rwanda sandals, Akagera; the river separating Kigali from the Eastern province and which will pass through Akagera National Park separating Rwanda and Tanzania. This river continues its way into Victoria lake and further to form Nile river. The city tour passes via Rebero, with the view overlooking the central part of Kigali city and the Kigali Convention Centre in the horizon and goes on to Kigali Heights-one of the modern shopping and entertainment centres, the car-free zone for, to Kigali Genocide Memorial and finally, Ubumwe Grande Hotel rooftop bar for a refreshing afternoon coffee or a local drink of choice. With Us, You Explore Better!

After pick-up, we drive sightseeing the city as we head to Gahanga local market, our first stop. The drive takes 20 min approx.

Walk through Gahanga, a local market in the outskirts of Kigali city. You will experience the daily local market livelihood which is different from the shopping mall style. Vendors in the market, mainly ladies, are welcoming and accommodating. In case you would like to take a picture, please ask the guide to request for you.

Uzuri K&Y workshop: Note: Uzuri K&Y workshop for sandals-Not yet available due to due to Covid-19. At Uzuri K&Y workshop, you will witness a group of many young girls and boys, all participating in the made in Rwanda shoe-making chain. In line with the Government of Rwanda skill enhancement policy among the youth, the workshop hosts both the apprentices and the employees. The factory employees come from the apprentice pool. The finished products from the workshop are shelved in the Uzuri K&Y showroom. Later during the tour, you will visit the showroom and you can buy a souvenir to take home and support their initiative.

Akagera is the river separating Kigali from the Eastern province and which will pass through Akagera National Park separating Rwanda and Tanzania. This river continues its way into Victoria lake and further to form Nile river. At Akagera river, you enjoy the beautiful scenery of its marshland and its surrounding hills. After that, we will have a stop-over at Rebero mount to enjoy the view of the central Kigali city and Kigali Conventional Centre in the horizon.

Visit the Uzuri K&Y showroom for the made in Rwanda sandals. Located in Kigali Heights, one of the modern Kigali city shopping and entertainment centres, the visit of Uzuri K&Y showroom to witness the finished products of the earlier visited workshop.

Then, get to the buffet-style lunch and enjoy as per your preferences. We estimate spending one hour approx. at the lunch place.

Drive for 15 min and walk through Kigali car-free zone, visit a handcraft shop before driving through Nyamirambo area, one of the oldest suburbs of Kigali city.

For 1h15 min approx., visit Kigali Genocide Memorial. Reaching the reception, the genocide memorial staff will brief you on how to go about the visit. In addition, visitors can rent an audio guide device to give you a more elaborate explanation on each stop within the memorial.

Unwind yourself at Ubumwe Grande Hotel rooftop bar. Share an afternoon coffee, tea or any drink (alcohol/non-alcohol) with your guide while having a magnificent view of Kigali city. As this is the last activity, the guide will de-brief and drop you off to your preferred place in Kigali City.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• At stop points during the trip, it is necessary to remain within the group so as to avoid disappearances which can result into activity delay.
• Shoes: Sneakers or any other comfortable shoes
• Kigali car-free day: Every first and last sunday of a month, 07h00-10h00. The tour goes on but we avoid the blocked roads
• PLEASE MENTION THE PICK-UP PLACE IN THE NOTES
• To prevent Covid-19 transmission, Uzuri K&Y workshop for sandals IS NOT VISITED until further notice

• Shared Kigali City Sightseeing
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• Vehicle and a local driver-guide
• A cup of coffee/tea or a drink (alcohol/non-alcohol) of choice at Roof-top bar
• Complimentary WiFi onboard the vehicle
• Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Kigali city

• Extra to one drink
• Anything not explicitly included in the tour

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• This Tour is Provided by Countryside Tours-Rwanda.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Africa/Kigali.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 4.5 Stars based on 49 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.