Kigali City Sightseeing
With Kigali City Sightseeing, Countryside Tours-Rwanda helps you discover different parts of Kigali city with a professional and friendly local tour guide. For convenience, a pick-up in Kigali city is provided. The City sightseeing include Gahanga local market, Uzuri K&Y workshop for made in Rwanda sandals, Akagera; the river separating Kigali from the Eastern province and which will pass through Akagera National Park separating Rwanda and Tanzania. This river continues its way into Victoria lake and further to form Nile river. The city tour passes via Rebero, with the view overlooking the central part of Kigali city and the Kigali Convention Centre in the horizon and goes on to Kigali Heights-one of the modern shopping and entertainment centres, the car-free zone for, to Kigali Genocide Memorial and finally, Ubumwe Grande Hotel rooftop bar for a refreshing afternoon coffee or a local drink of choice.
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Options
Private non-shared, Flex start
Private non-shared tour: Private non-shared with others. Other aspects remain the same. We accommodate special requests within standard tour duration.
Pickup included
What's included in Kigali City Sightseeing
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Kigali
After pick-up, we drive sightseeing the city as we head to Gahanga local market, our first stop. The drive takes 20 min approx.
Walk through Gahanga, a local market in the outskirts of Kigali city. You will experience the daily local market livelihood which is different from the shopping mall style. Vendors in the market, mainly ladies, are welcoming and accommodating. In case you would like to take a picture, please ask the guide to request for you.
Uzuri K&Y workshop: Note: Uzuri K&Y workshop for sandals-Not yet available due to due to Covid-19. At Uzuri K&Y workshop, you will witness a group of many young girls and boys, all participating in the made in Rwanda shoe-making chain. In line with the Government of Rwanda skill enhancement policy among the youth, the workshop hosts both the apprentices and the employees. The factory employees come from the apprentice pool. The finished products from the workshop are shelved in the Uzuri K&Y showroom. Later during the tour, you will visit the showroom and you can buy a souvenir to take home and support their initiative.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Vehicle and a local driver-guide
- Only for morning 10h00 tours, not included for afternoon (13h00) tours.
- A cup of coffee/tea or a drink (alcohol/non-alcohol) of choice at Roof-top bar
- Complimentary WiFi onboard the vehicle
- Pick-up and drop-off anywhere in Kigali city
- Extra to one drink
- Anything not explicitly included in the tour
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- At stop points during the trip, it is necessary to remain within the group so as to avoid disappearances which can result into activity delay.
- Shoes: Sneakers or any other comfortable shoes
- Kigali car-free day: Every first and last sunday of a month, 07h00-10h00. The tour goes on but we avoid the blocked roads
- PLEASE MENTION THE PICK-UP PLACE IN THE NOTES
- To prevent Covid-19 transmission, Uzuri K&Y workshop for sandals IS NOT VISITED until further notice
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 60 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We pick all our travelers. In the notes (or message), please provide the name of the hotel for pick-up or the street number of the house (place) anywhere in Kigali city.
