What to do and see in Kigali, Kigali Province: The Best Outdoor Activities

October 12, 2021 Toi Mattera

Inhabited since the 11th-century, what is now Kigali has been the home of Twas, Tutsis and Hutus. The city sits on a series of verdant ridges and lush valleys, and has a Muslim Quarter and a bustling market. Rwanda's capital is the site of battles that left over a million, mostly Tutsi and moderate Hutus, dead. Kigali Memorial Centre is a permanent memorial to 1994's Genocide, built on a mass grave where 250,000 are buried. Kigali City Tour Bus offers an excellent introduction to this now safe, friendly city.
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1. Primate Safaris

Kigali Rwanda +250 785 020 452 [email protected] http://www.primatesafaris-rwanda.com
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Primate Safaris

Primate Safaris Rwanda offers Gorilla Tours to Rwanda, Uganda & Congo to solo, Group Travelers to Visit Mountain Gorillas & Eastern Lowland gorillas, Nyiragongo Hike, Cultural Safaris & City Tours to Kigali. Find the most affordable Safari trips to Visit Gorillas in Rwanda starting with 1 Day Gorilla Safari to Volcanoes.

Reviewed By stephenshrew

We went with Primate Safaris from Kigali, where we were met by our fabulous, friendly and informative guide, Alex Kagaba, who took us for breakfast, a tour of Kigali and a visit to the moving Genocide Museum. He then drove us north to Kinigi through the cleanest country you will ever see. I did not see a SINGLE piece of litter! We stayed at the comfortable Gorilla Mountain Lodge and next day had an amazing adventure. After an energetic 2.5 hour hike up to nearly 9,000 feet we spent an hour with the Sabyinyo family - with the 400lb patriarch silverback brushing nonchalantly past me. FANTASTIC!! And then a good hike down - excellent pack of trackers & guide. Next day a return to Kigali for a visit to their parliament building - with preserved bullet and rocket scars, and a different angle on the genocide. What a lovely country and such an impressive response to their dark and recent history. There are many countries that could benefit from emulating Rwanda!

2. Wildlife Tours Rwanda

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Wildlife Tours Rwanda

Wildlife tours - Rwanda is a Professional Inbound Tour company; specializing in high quality tours that incorporate pro-poor tourism, responsible tourism and ecotourism approaches in the development, operation and management of all our packages. In addition, we organize cultural and community-based tours within Rwanda and other countries. In the year 2009, 2010 and 2011; 88.6% revenues went to local communities as direct benefits. Besides that, 12 local guides were trained and employed by the company on short and long term contracts; schools, dispensaries, child-headed homes, widows of genocide, reformed perpetrators of genocides also benefited.Through Community-based tours; women empowerment has been achieved and also encouraged innovations, creativity and entrepreneurship amongst the local community groups receiving tourists. Because of incomes generated from tourism in all community-based tourism activities, this reduced conflicts within many homes in villages where we operate.Our tours support conservation as our motto says, "conserve through eco-tourism" The Dream of the company is to see majority of Rwandans benefit from tourism through employment, capacity building and empowering local communities to improve their livelihood, alleviate poverty and strengthen unity among Rwandans. At the same time, we strive to build strong lasting relationships with all our clients and partners. We allocate over 50% of the company profits for community development.

3. Gorilla Trek Africa

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Gorilla Trek Africa

Enjoy a guided gorilla tour to Rwanda with Gorilla Trek Africa. With over 10 years experience in organizing day trips to the mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, a trek with us is the most memorable adventure trip you can take into the wild of Africa. We are able to offer you unbeatable prices and unparalleled value on all our excursions.

4. Lets Go Tours Rwanda - Day Tours

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Lets Go Tours Rwanda - Day Tours

Visit the mountain gorillas in Rwanda with our day trips the gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, Northern Ruhengeri and see the renowned gorillas in the natural wild. We are an indigenous tour operator in Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills.

5. EcoTours Rwanda

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EcoTours Rwanda

"The experience of living starts when you find the pleasure of enjoying, those little things around us creating unforgettable moments which last a lifetime. Each detail counts to satisfy our clients who travel to Rwanda, the heart of Africa and East Africa.

6. Intare Safaris Rwanda

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Intare Safaris Rwanda

Intare Safaris Rwanda offers 1 day tours to trek the gorillas in Rwanda, or visit the Genocide memorial sites on city tours within Kigali.

7. Kingfisher Journeys

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Kingfisher Journeys

Explore, discover and journey amongst the thousand hills and see more of Rwanda from a truly unique perspective. Soak up the peace and quiet on the water, watch the beautiful landscape passing by, see the amazing birdlife, engage with friendly communities and do something unique in almost all of Africa! We run professionally guided small group kayaking day trips and overnight adventures on Lake Kivu from both Gisenyi and Kibuye multi-day activities from Cyangugu to Gisenyi. With new modern and very stable kayaks and all equipment provided, our guides offer instruction to help you enjoy this exciting - and yet also very relaxing - activity!

8. Gecko Safaris Rwanda - Day Tours

Kigali Rwanda +250 782 001 321 [email protected] http://www.visitrwandagorilla.com/gorilla-tours/1-day-gorilla-trek-rwanda.html
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Gecko Safaris Rwanda - Day Tours

Gecko Safaris welcomes you to Rwanda the land of a thousand hills, a unique captivating travel destination with so much to offer African traveler. Searching to visit gorillas in Rwanda's Volcanoes national park, track wild chimpanzees in tropical rainforest of Nyungwe national park, wildlife viewing and authentic cultural experience,

9. Explore RwandaTours

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Explore RwandaTours

Tour operator in Rwanda, Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. we do gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee trekking, Virunga national park, Mount Nyiragongo hiking, Volcanoes national park, Bwindi national park, Murchison falls national park, Selengeti national park, Ngorogoro national park, Masai mara national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, Nyungwe National park, the big five animals, game drive and boat cruises.

10. Birding and Educational Tours Rwanda

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Birding and Educational Tours Rwanda

Birding and Educational Tours is a tourism company operating in Rwanda and East Africa with a team of highly knowledgeable guides on the regional wildlife hotspots. We are an experienced company in Bird guiding, Gorillas tracking, Honey moon Safaris, Training in bird guiding, and Educational tours.

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