Part of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Lake Kivu in the west of Rwanda is surrounded by magnificent mountains and has deep emerald green waters covering a surface area of 2,700 km2. It is Rwanda’s largest lake and the sixth largest in Africa. Rubavu – previously known as Gisenyi – is a large town on the northern...
The Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Center in Kigali is just 5 kilometers from the bustling city center and Kigali International Airport (KGL). This contemporary hotel is situated in an office park with Kigali Convention Center, which has room for up to 5,000 delegates. It’s just 2 km from several government embassies, the British High...
Nyamirambo Women’s Center is a Rwandan NGO, was launched at the end of 2007 by 18 Rwandese women living in Nyamirambo, Kigali. Together they created a project which aimed to address gender-based violence, gender inequality and discrimination. Today, NWC’s mission is to provide education and vocational training to women who do not have the means to...
The king’s Palace Museum is based in Nyanza District, Southern Province,88 km from Kigali City; King’s Mutara III Rudahigwa’s Palace offers a detailed look into the Rwandan monarchical system and its abolition in the early 1960s due to colonialism. The palace was restored to its 19th Century state as a replica and was made entirely...
Kandt House Museum, the former Natural History Museum is located at KN 90 St, around one kilometre from downtown. This museum is formerly well known as the Natural History Museum (NHM). Its name as NHM was changed into Kandt House Museum since December, 17th 2017. At the present moment, The Museum comprises three main parts:...
The “Rwanda Art Museum” in Kanombe is located 4 kilometres from Kigali International Airport. This former Presidential Palace Museum changed into Rwanda Art Museum effective from 18th May 2018. The new museum displays contemporary artworks produced by both Rwandan and international artists. The aim is to provide to our visitors’ insight into the originality of...
Campaign Against Genocide Museum is a museum located in the Parliamentary building, in Kigali just 800 meters behind the Kigali Convention Centre road point, and just 4.9km, 9 minutes drive from the Kigali International Airport. This campaign against Genocide Museum was opened officially on 13th December 2017 by H.E Paul Kagame. The Museum is built...
Kigali Cultural Village is a traditional market space where local artisans & food vendors exhibit and trade their goods, The Village also hosts events, workshops, festivals and music. Tourists and City of Kigali dwellers can be provided with cultural performances, historical facts, related disciplines like handicrafts, entertainment and leisure activities under one roof. This brilliant...
Following the assassination of President Habyarimana on 6th April 1994, the genocide commenced in Bugesera almost immediately. On 7th April, extremists started burning down Tutsis houses in Nyamata, but as there were many Tutsis in this area they tried to defend themselves. By 11th April many Tutsi had left their homes and gathered within the grounds of Nyamata...
Murambi Genocide Memorial Site is located in Murambi village, Remera Cell, Gasaka sector, Nyamagabe district in the Southern Province; 126 km from Kigali City and 3.5 km from Nyamagabe town. Before the genocide, Murambi was located in Nyamagabe commune in Gikongokoro prefecture which was formed after merging former communes of bufundu, Nyaruguru, Bunyambiriri and Buyenzi...
