Cultural safari rwanda
Culture safari Rwanda – 5 days
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Ruhengeri with an optional city tour.
On your arrival at the airport, you will be welcomed by the company guide who will brief you about the tour and transfer you north to Ruhengeri a mavarious place for refreshment. However, you will have a tour around the lively and friendly town centre depending on the arrival time before you proceed to the north. Then later have a traditional dinner at your hotel accompanied by great entertainment from the local group dancers. That is at La Palme Hotel/Hotel Muhabura.
Day 2: Visit to Burera and Ruhondo lakes
past breakfast visit the beautiful region of the twin Lakes Burera and Ruhondo where you will be introduced to traditional sustainable farming methods with African vegetables and fruits. Then later, visit the local fishermen and also see the fishing competition with children from the adjacent villages. After lunch, you will carry out a launch cruise in one of the traditional canoes and have a visit to the local witch doctors and the “snake man” plus the convent “Foyer de Charité”.Then return for dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Optional relaxed activities in Kivu
Early morning past breakfast leave for Kibuye passing through breath-taking mountains, deep valleys, and the typical Rwandan topography. However, you will have a lunch stopover at Hotel Bethanie. After lunch have optional relaxation activities at the lake shore like swimming, sun bathing boat trip and many others on Lake Kivu. Dinner and overnight at Lake Kivu Serena Hotel/palm beach hotel/Morial beach resort.
Day 4: Visit to the Palace, Butare and Exposure to the first lifestyle of the Rwanda people.
Drive to Nyanza, the historical seat of the ancient Rwandan kings and tour in and around the Palace. There after, drive to Butare, Rwanda’s cultural centre and visit the National Museum, then proceed to Kigali for a tour the city. In the early evening, you will get to see performances done by the members of a Batwa Pottery Project with an introduction to the life of the first Rwandans, their art as well as singing, drumming and dancing. Dinner and overnight at hotel ibis/ Motel du Mont Haye/ Credo hotel.
Day 5: Visit to one of the genocide site plus Departure
Past breakfast, leave for a visit to the genocide memorial site in Kigali with a lively market suburb enroute and then transfer to Kigali International Airport to catch up with the home flight back home.
End of the Rwanda Cultural safari tour