Top Kigali Art & Culture

Diverse Encounters: Our tour seamlessly weaves together art, history, community, and markets, providing a comprehensive snapshot of Kigali's essence in just one journey. Local Immersion: Led by passionate local guides, you'll engage directly with artisans, women entrepreneurs, and market vendors, fostering authentic connections and unique insights. Empowering Stories: The Nyamirambo Women's Center stop highlights the resilience of Rwandan women, offering an inspiring perspective on empowerment and growth. Intimate Experience: With a limited group size, our tour ensures personalized attention and meaningful interactions, enhancing your connection with Kigali's vibrant spirit. Lasting Impressions: Beyond sights, our tour encourages capturing memories, stories, and souvenirs, ensuring that your experience lingers long after the tour concludes.

Exploring Kigali is necessary once you land in this unique, cleanest and safe city. Being the best and cleanest city in Africa, touring Kigali will make you comfortable as a way to kick off your visit to Rwanda and most important experiencing the beauty of the entire country. Based on your travel needs and aspirations, we will customize this package with much flexibility in order to help you enjoy the beauty of Kigali city. Our guides are very knowledgeable about Kigali city as they will connect you to the local community with a warmly welcome.

Enjoy Kigali city tour, where you'll be treated to a scenic drive, allowing you to soak in the beautiful views of the town. As you traverse the city streets, engage in lively conversations with your guide, who will share fascinating insights into the history of Kigali and its remarkable transformation into one of Africa's renowned cities. Discover how Kigali earned its well-deserved reputation as the cleanest town in Africa, a testament to the dedication and commitment of its residents. Immerse yourself in the vibrant local culture as you meet friendly locals, who will gladly share their daily lives and stories with you. Gain a deeper understanding of the city's rich traditions, customs, and way of life. From bustling markets to serene neighborhoods, the Kigali city tour offers an authentic and immersive experience that will leave you with a profound appreciation for this remarkable city."

Bananas play an integral role in Rwandan culture and this half-day tour gives you a glimpse into the famous banana juice. Join a small group and learn how to make the drink in the traditional way. Walk through the grove to collect green bananas and leaves to bury and ripen over a few days. Dig up some ripened bananas and peel, mash, and strain the fruit to get your delicious juice.

Shake a leg and catch a beat during this 3-hour traditional Rwandan dancing and drumming lesson. Get a sense for the basic steps of Rwandan dancing, and learn about the style’s history. After a little practice you’ll test out your moves in a performance led by your instructors. You’ll continue the day with a course in traditional drumming and a chance to improvise a few beats of your own. Finish your excursion with some souvenir shopping for traditional handicrafts. Your dancing and drumming course includes a guide and bottled water.

Get an authentic taste of rural village life in Rwanda during this flexible-length, small-group experience visiting with a local family. Get a chance to participate in daily chores like hoeing the fields or planting crops, then take a break for a lunch of local Rwandan fare and have time chat with your hosts. Finish your day with a weaving lesson and a chance to purchase local handicrafts made by your family. This small-group experience, limited to six guests, also covers a guide, lunch and transport to the village.

Take some time in Rwanda to learn about the country’s social development when you take this tour to the Akilah Institute, Rwand’s only all-woman’s college. With a private guide, tour the campus to learn about the college’s education and leadership model. Then, gain insight into the local life when you take a walk in the culturally diverse Nyamirambo neighborhood.

Dive deep into the rich culture of Rwanda on this private, full-day tour that begins in Kigalis. First, visit the King’s Palace Museum which offers an in-depth look at the Rwandan monarchy and its abolition in the 1960s. Then, visit the Ethnographic Museum for a look at archaeological and artistic artifacts that provide insight into Rwandan culture.

Learn to make banana juice, a popular elixir typically served at Rwandan weddings and parties, during this 8-hour course. You’ll start your experience by hand picking green bananas and dropping them into a hole in the ground for ripening. After enjoying an authentic lunch with your hosts, dig up your now-ripe bananas to start the juice-making process. Finish you day with a chance to shop for souvenirs at a local artisan market. Your banana juice course includes a guide, lunch and round-trip transport to the juice-making site.

Spend a day immersed in Rwanda’s lush, rolling hills on a hike to local villages from Gakenke. Follow your tour guide and hike to the top of the area’s tallest hill, reaching heights of 8,700 feet (2,660 meters) above sea level. From the top, it’s possible to enjoy views of lakes, villages, and Bagenge Rock.

Kigali is the cleanest, safest city in Africa! A walking tour is a great way to discover Kigali because the roads are relaxed, chaos in the city center is minimal, and safety is assured! Each walking tour may be customized based on your interests!

Experience Highlights: Basket Weaving Mastery: Dive into the ancient art of basket weaving, mastering intricate techniques from local artisans. Pottery Paradise: Shape your imagination into tangible art during a hands-on pottery session, guided by skilled artisans blending tradition with contemporary flair. Beaded Elegance: Craft stunning jewelry, exploring vibrant colors and designs inspired by Rwandan culture and craftsmanship. Embroidery Elegance: Uncover the art of embroidery, stitching tradition onto fabric and mastering the delicate skill of turning threads into masterpieces. Canvas and Culture: Paint your impressions of Rwanda on canvas, guided by local artists who share the secrets of their craft. Cultural Fusion: Participate in lively discussions with local artisans, gaining insights into Rwanda's rich cultural tapestry and witnessing how your engagement directly supports the community

Experience Highlights: Cityscape Marvels: Ride through Kigali's vibrant streets on a moto and bicycle combo tour. Cultural Immersion: Explore local markets, historical landmarks, and hidden gems with expert guides. Breathtaking Views: Pedal through lush hillsides and witness panoramic views of the Rwandan landscape. Interactive Learning: Gain insights into Rwanda's rich history and culture through engaging narratives. Eco-Friendly Adventure: Contribute to sustainable tourism and support Go Rwanda Now's impactful initiatives.

Kigali is packed with historical attractions, but knowing where to go—and what to see—takes local know-how. Ideal for first-time visitors, this private city tour covers the highlights of the Rwandan capital is just one full day of sightseeing. Pay your respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, shop for souvenirs at bustling Kimironko Market, and enjoy panoramic views from Mount Kigali.

Remember the victims of the Rwandan genocide when you embark on this memorial tour from Kigali. With a private guide, visit the former Catholic churches of Ntarama and Nyamata, where thousands fled for safety but instead, were killed. Pay your respects and learn about the causes, realities, and consequences of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda.

Enjoy a day discovering Kigali’s art, history, fashion and culture. Discover the old City of Kigali, tour a local market, taste Rwandan coffee, enjoy local art and a visit to an entrepreneur’s workshop. Return to Heaven Restaurant for a local, traditional Rwandan meal. Optional: Visit to the Genocide Memorial.

Take a step back in time to learn and taste coffee picked, washed, roasted and ground by your own hand. 

Years ago in the time of the Rwandan Kings, there once was a prince who decided to decorate his house by molding geometric shapes onto the wall of his hut using cow dung.  In time, this technique was developed into a popular form of traditional Rwandan art called “Imigongo.”  During your Experience, you will learn the history and technique of Imigongo art and then make your own piece to take away with you.

Our Talking Through Art Walking Tour offers an authentic fun, informative and uniquely personal insight into the culture, history, and daily life of Gikondo. You will have the opportunity to explore some of the hidden areas of our local community, immersing yourself in Rwandan Culture and daily life in this bustling and vibrant area of Kigali. Your Walking Tour will be led by a local guide who has lived and worked in Gikondo all his life and is a wealth of interesting information! We will lead you into one of the bustling traditional neighborhood street markets where you will be able to explore fresh local produce and enjoy the lively atmosphere. We will stop for a delicious freshly cooked sambusa snack and take a break at a nearby milk shop where you can try chilled ikivuguto, a traditional Rwandan beverage.

Take this opportunity to spend the day with a Rwandan family, learn about, prepare, and enjoy local food.Listen to stories and experience life in a Rwandan village. Among 3 Main Activities you will have to chose some highlights: 1. HOME HOST ACTIVITIES: -Traditional dance and drumming experience -Traditional Cuisine(Preparation and cooking traditional food served on traditional tools like imbehe, inkoko and tasting ) -Local medicinal plants that useful to heal illness. - Village walk, Meeting and interacting with local People. 2. AGRO TOURISM ACTIVITIES: -Banana Beer brewing Experience( From Banana Plantation,Juice making, Fermentation and Beer tasting) -Coffee Preparation experience( From Plantation to the Cup). -Traditional cattle, cows and milking experience. 3. ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES: -Hard and High Or Medium elevation Hiking( Mount Jali Hiking enjoying the land scape view with the Binocular and hiking sticks) -Village walk, Meeting and interacting with local Community. -Camping

Kigali is one of the most dynamic and culturally rich African capitals, but knowing where to go—and what to see—takes insider knowledge. Get a local’s perspective on Kigali’s thriving arts and culture scene during this half-day private tour. Highlights include the chance to meet top Kigali artists in an art gallery, a cup of Rwandan coffee in a state-of-the-art café, and a visit to a women’s entrepreneurship NGO.

Kigali is known for its dynamic contemporary art scene, but it takes local experience to understand where the city’s most vibrant cultural spaces can be found. Get a personalized introduction to the Rwandan art world's movers and shakers during this private half-day tour. Observe artisans at work in craft studios, visit galleries and meet with painters, and create your own colorful Imigongo design.

Experience Kigali nightlife like a local during this private, six-hour evening tour. Enjoy dinner or cocktails (at your own expense) overlooking the city at Ubumwe Grand Hotel. Get a chance to photograph Kigali Convention Centre’s nighttime illuminations. Finally, head to Riders Lounge Kigali to wind down the evening with drinks and dancing. Hotel transfers are provided.