Top Kigali Car Tours

Skip the hassle of renting a car and see the highlights of Kigali from the comfort of a vehicle with a local Kigali guide. Along the way, a guide keeps you entertained and shares firsthand, professional details about the city that you would likely miss if traveling on your own. You can choose a driver-only experience for an independent Half-day engaging tour or add one of our engaging tour guides to learn even more about Rwanda's history and culture as you navigate Kigali's Vibrant city and rich history. Our tours are designed with the lens of a foreigner in mind and a local who has hand-picked local sights to provide a wholesome, rounded experience. Moreover, this tour will highlight Kigali's must-sees with the convenience of a private driver on a half-day tour that explores minimum 5 top Kigali sights, such as Kigali Genocide Memorial Kimironko Market, Kigali Car Free Zon Nyadungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park. Also, we can customize places to visit according to your interests

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.

Rwanda’s coffee is known for its delicate flavors, and just outside Akagera National Park, you’ll get to see the caffeinated magic for yourself. On this tour, you’ll visit a world-class coffee farm—worked by female farmers—see how the beans are harvested, roasted, and more, getting a deep look at every step in the process of creating your morning cup of joe.

Lake Kivu—one of Africa’s Great Lakes, sitting in the Albertine Rift—offers deep immersion in nature, away from the crowds. On this tour, you’ll head out early in the morning for a boat trip to the lake’s best islands, stopping for a hike, a waterside lunch, and to take in the views. There will be plenty of chances for wildlife-viewing, too.

Finding your way around Kigali’s rolling hills can be tricky for new visitors. Embark on a full-day tour led by a local to easily locate the city’s top attractions and hidden gems, such as Gahanga’s local market, a modern shoemaker, and the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Save time navigating with included hotel pickup and drop-off, and enjoy a relaxed small-group excursion with lunch and refreshment included in the price.

Optimize your chances of seeing endangered mountain gorillas on this full-day tour to Volcanoes National Park. Follow your small-group guide through the dense forest on foot, benefiting from their tracking expertise to locate the wild creatures. Learn about the work done to protect the animals and relax with round-trip transfers, plus lunch, covered in the price.

Dense forests might not be what you picture when you think of East Africa, but that’s exactly the landscape you’ll explore at Nyungwe National Park, in southeast Rwanda. Departing from Kigali, you’ll cross massive swinging bridges in the tree’s wild canopy, count the colors of orchids, listen for monkey calls, spot incredible flora and fauna, and more.

Take a break from the busy streets of Kigali and spend a day immersed in the beautiful natural scenery of Lake Kivu. With a private guide, drive to the lake where you see a waterfall, visit a tea plantation, take a boat ride, and soak your muscles in a hot spring. Your last stop is a visit to a cultural village that is home to reformed poachers.

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.

Kigali is known for its landmarks and culture, but it can be hard for new visitors to find their way around the many highlights. Discover the city like a local on a tour that includes Mount Kigali, an art exhibition, local cafes, and the Genocide Memorial. Gain insight into the Rwanda capital from your guide, and relax after a day’s sightseeing with hotel drop-off included.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2 Days Chimpanzees trekking in Nyungwe forest takes you to the canopy walkway,Nature walk & hiking.The2 days Rwanda Chimpanzees trekking safari will also reward you to do the Canopy walk experience. This activity will give you a bird’s eye sight of the forest, birds and chimps.Located in the South West corner of Rwanda, Nyungwe National Park is an untouched natural rainforest that is filled with exciting biodiversity.Covering over 1000 square kilomtres, Nyungwe forest is surely one of the world’s most beautiful and pristine mountain rainforests. It’s believed to be one of Africa’s oldest forests, staying green even through the Ice Age, which explains its diversity. Home to habituated chimpanzees and 12 other primates species (including a 400-strong troop of habituated Ruwenzori Black & White Colobus), it’s also a birder’s paradise with over 300 species, including 16 endemics, and is home to 75 different species of mammal.

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.

The ideal introduction for first-time visitors to Kigali, this small-group, full-day tour ticks off the Rwandan capital’s highlights in a single day. Enjoy panoramic city views from Mount Kigali, bargain for crafts at Kimironko Market, dine on a buffet lunch at Mille Collines Hotel (known as “Hotel Rwanda”), and pay tribute to victims of the 1994 genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Learn about traditional Rwandan 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. Finish your trip with a chance to shop for locally-made handicrafts. This chance to learn about Rwandan construction 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.

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 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

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Kigali and explore the beautiful Lake Kivu on this full-day excursion. Join a small group and head to Ndaba Rock, where you learn about the legends of the area from local children. Then, drive to the town of Karongi, located on the banks of Lake Kivu, for a visit to the Environmental Museum and a boat ride to the Napoleon islands.

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