If you are looking to touring Kigali? You should not miss out taking a city tour! There are many amazing places that you can visit on a city tour. Most travelers who take a complete Rwanda safari can’t leave Kigali without atleast visiting the top tourist sites in the city.
Kigali is the largest and capital city of Rwanda with very many attractions; it’s the heart of Rwanda where all business centers, port entry and international airport (Kanombe international) are located.Therefore there are lots of sites including political, cultural, religious and historical sites.
This beautiful ever green city become a capital city after independence in 1962 and it was established by Dr.Richard Kandt the first German colonial resident of Rwanda in 1907. The city is built on a hilly area since Rwanda is a mountainous country it is referred to as the land of a thousand hills. Its nearness makes it easy to drive from the capital to the most of the tourist attractions in Rwanda and it’s just about 7kms up to the Rwanda international airport.
Currently Kigali is regarded as one of the cleanest, safest and friendliest city in Africa attracting gigantic visitors and investors whole over the world. Right from the airport you will be welcomed by hospital people even when in the forest you will be guided by friendliest guides you real feel at home. The city is clean and it cannot be compared to many other cities in Africa.
When in Kigali, You can’t even remember that ounce it suffered much during the 1994 Rwanda genocide where a very big number of people lost their lives. History shows that many of the Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the genocide and a few who survived took refugee to neighboring countries. On a city tour in Kigali, you will visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a museum offering a great account of what happened during the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.
Although damaged during this tragedy war, the city’s structure has recovered. It hosts a very big number of tourist attraction which are very difficult to miss if in Kigali they include;
- Kigali genocide memorial site which houses a lot of information on how this war started and ounce you visit this genocide memorial site. During the tour you will still see peoples’ bones, cloths, watch still laid on the ground. There are also mass graves where some of the people who died within the genocide were laid to rest.
- visit the Hero’s Cemetery at Amahoro National Stadium, Rwanda’s largest sports stadium
- The Rwanda Parliamentary Building – a historical site with great stories about the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.
- Local Community Tour – visit the pottery project of the Batwa,as well as the local people of Rwanda.
- Coffee shops,
- Kigali Nightlife – Visit bars and local clubs in Rwanda spread throughout the city
- Visit also the local market places
and international restaurants ranging from Chinese, Italian, North African, visit many other interesting places in Kigali.
