10 THINGS TO DO IN KIGALI

Saturday, 08 January 2011 09:22

1. Take a ride on the Kigali City Tour bus and learn all you need to know about Rwanda’s capital city

2. Go bird watching at Nyarutarama Lake or Nyabarongo wetlands

3. Enjoy Kigali’s diverse cuisine including traditional Rwandan food, Chinese food, North African cuisine, Italian pizzas and pasta dishes, Indian food, and North American & European cuisine

4. Visit Rwanda’s most famous and upcoming artists at Bushayija, Ivuka Arts, and Inganzo Art Galleries

5. Enjoy plays, musical performances and art exhibitions at Ishyo Arts Centre, Shokola and Laico Umubano Hotel

6. Find souvenirs at Africa Gift Corner, Mode Savane, CAPLAKI, ATRAC, COOPAC (KBC), and many more throughout Kigali

7. Get in shape playing golf at Nyarutarama Golf Course; basketball at Petit Stade; tennis at Cercle Sportif, Nyarutarama Tennis Club or Laico Umubano Hotel; enjoy a great work out at the Serena Maisha Gym or Laico Umubano Gym; and jogging along the Golf Course or the Prime Minister’s round about

8. Get pampered at Ituze Spa and Serena Maisha Spa in Serena Hotel

9. Enjoy movies at Cine Star and Cine Silver

10. Hop between Kigali ‘happy hours’ in the city’s most famous hotels; quench your thirst at local bars including Le Must, Sundowner, and Virunga Sports Bar; enjoy the evening ambience of Kigali’s resto-bars including Republica Lounge, Papyrus, Chez Lando and Mangaroca; live entertainment and Salsa dancing at Pasadena; and dance the night away at Kigali’s nightclubs

10 THINGS TO DO IN RWANDA—BESIDES VISITING THE WORLD-FAMOUS MOUNTAIN GORILLAS!

1. Visit Rwanda’s famous primates in Nyungwe National Park, Akagera National Park and Volcanoes National Park including Golden Monkeys, Chimpanzees, Colobus Monkeys, and Baboons to name a few

2. Go mountain climbing at Volcanoes National Park—don’t miss the 5th highest mountain in Africa—or mountain biking over Rwanda’s thousand hills

3. Travel back in time at the King’s Place, Nyanza

4. Enjoy a full traditional Rwandan experience including dancing, archery, traditional healers, food and a taste of Rwanda’s local brew at Iby’ Iwacu Cultural Village in Musanze in Rwanda’s Northern Province

5. Visit Rwanda’s Genocide Memorial Sites: Kigali Memorial Site; Murambi Memorial Site; Nyanza Kicukiro Memorial Site; and Ntarama Memorial Site

6. Visit Rwanda’s largest lake, Lake Kivu and its numerous islands and beach resort towns Rubavu and Karongi

7. Go canoeing, kayaking, and wind surfing on Lake Kivu at the edge of Rwanda’s Western Province

8. Enjoy fish dishes and a relaxing day at Lake Muhazi around 60km from Kigali

9. Tour Kigali on the Kigali City Tour Bus and learn all there is to know about Rwanda’s capital city

10. Explore Nyungwe National Park’s amazing waterfalls or orchids and butterflies

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