Kigali Highlights Tour: Private Half-Day City Exploration

Explore Rwanda’s history and culture with a guided day tour in Kigali. Skip the hassle of renting a car and enjoy a comfortable and informative experience with a local guide.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kigali Genocide Memorial - Join us on a tour unlike any other, where history unfolds before your eyes, and the echoes of Rwanda’s past resonate significantly here. Admission is free at this location, inviting you to immerse yourself in a solemn yet transformative experience.
    Here, amidst the solemnity, you’ll encounter the profound narrative of…
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Lunch provided
  • Air-conditioned vehicle for comfort
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Nyandungu entry: Foreigners $5, locals $1.5
Additional Information

Skip the hassle of renting a car and see the highlights of Kigali from the comfort of a vehicle with a local Kigali guide. Along the way, a guide keeps you entertained and shares firsthand, professional details about the city that you would likely miss if traveling on your own. You can choose a driver-only experience for an independent Half-day engaging…

Location
Kigali Heights
KG 7 Avenue
We provide pick up please reach us the night before your tour to confirm pick-up. If not then please confirm with us and mention to pick you up at UMUT Cafe & Restaurant located at Chic Building Ground Floor, KN 2 St, Ruanda. We will attempt to pick you up from this location.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(21 Ratings)
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70dominico
Feb 5, 2025
Great tour and knowledgeable tour guide - I had an amazing Kigali city tour with the guide Ange she help me visit about 4 museums in Kigali and shared alot of Rwanda history that I knew nothing about, I visit kenya, Uganda but Rwanda is definitely the best.
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Kimgales
Jan 30, 2025
An excellent day out - I had a great tour today with Ange. She was excellent at communicating via WhatsApp beforehand and took me to the places I wanted to see. The lunch stop was much better than I expected too, with lots of vegetarian options of local foods. Ange answered all the questions I had and was very personable. A highly recommended tour.
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Aprile_f
Jan 17, 2025
Falling in love with Kigali ... - Our day trip with Hurry was incredible! He made us feel very comfortable and gave us an enjoyable tour of the city. He treated us like family, and truly caused our love for the country to deepen, we got to learn so much! There are several stops on this tour that make for a full day, and lunch was incredible. Although you could probably make your way around the city with rideshare, doing it with a guide is much better and undoubtedly worthwhile!
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Fastkrissy
Dec 14, 2024
A great day in Kigali - A wonderful, somber, insightful day with Hurry. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Hurry and his enthusiasm and pride in Kigali and the people of Rwanda. I would not hesitate to recommend this tour!
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Faraway46352430419
Oct 7, 2024
Clean Streets, Warm People, and a Fantastic Guide - My wife and I had a fantastic time exploring Kigali on this city tour! The city itself is remarkably clean, and the warmth and friendliness of the people really stood out. Our guide, Eric, was absolutely incredible—he was knowledgeable, engaging, and made the experience so enjoyable from start to finish. We loved every moment of it, and it gave us a great insight into the heart of Kigali. We highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city!
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Tina_l
Sep 15, 2024
8 hours in Kigali - I had such a great experience!! I had an early start due to landing at the airport at 7am! They got me at 7:30am to start my day. Hurry was great. He took me to the different museum which really allowed me to learn about Rwanda. In addition, he took me to the market and also cuz he noticed I like nature, he took me to see the wetlands. I definitely recommend it. They also took me to the airport at 3pm. I had a long layover so it started early and ended earlier than usual, but definitely made it work for me! Thank you so much Hurry for the great tour! I definitely want to come back to Rwanda!
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Darlene
Aug 31, 2024
Night Vibes in Kigali,an Epic Tour with Hurry - I had an absolutely fantastic night exploring Kigali with Hurry as my guide. He’s a fun, knowledgeable, and genuinely cool Kigalian guy who made the entire experience unforgettable. I enjoyed every minute of it and highly recommend this Kigali night tour to anyone looking for a great time in the city.
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Araceligt1419wo
Mar 18, 2024
Best Way to See Kigali in a Day - We wouldn't have been able to see so much in one day without this awesome tour. Visiting the Genocide Museum and Memorial were definitely the most impacting of the entire trip. We are so grateful to Harry, our wonderful guide, who offsered great depth and perspective to our experience. He was so kind, knowledgeable, and flexible, considering the sudden change in weather. Harry offered great insight into the history and culture, enhancing the overall experience of this beautiful tour. Highly recommend!
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648laurelt
Jan 21, 2024
Best. Tour. Ever: Culture, Nature, Art, Architecture and More... - I can not say enough about this tour! In a nutshell, it was amazing and I would recommend this to anyone who wanted to get a slice of what Kigali has to offer in a short time. I travel a lot and often sign up for tours and experiences and this tour was one of my favorites. I spent quite a bit of time reading reviews on trip advisor and am SO glad I settled on this one. It was everything I wanted. A full day of wonder, immersive experiences, inspiration, education, culture and nature. As a solo traveler with only a couple days in Kigali, I wanted top get out and around to see as much as possible. This tour fit the bill, and tour guide Hurry made the whole thing meaningful and amazing. Hurry (vs Harry) was the consummate gentleman and tour guide, so knowledgeable and personable and intelligent and funny (I literally laughed so hard once I cried all my eye makeup off.. lol). I really enjoyed being with him and felt completely at ease. Hurry is passionate about his country and was willing to engage and answer my questions about anything and everything (this was my first time in Rwanda.). I told Hurry that I’m an artist and was interested in seeing street art, galleries, the colorful neighborhoods where things are painted up and lively, and so he balanced and personalized the tour for me. I SO appreciated this. Hurry pick ed me up at my hotel in his blue car and was immediately welcoming. After a quick visit to the convention center to look at a massive sculpture I was interested in getting a closer look at (gifted to Rwanda to acknowledge anti-corruption), Hurry took me almost to the top of Mt Kigali and we looked down over the city, hills and houses. Kigali has a lushness with green all over and from this view it was easy to see why Rwanda is called the Land of a Thousand Hills. After that Hurry took me to the Nyamirambo neighborhood, where we walked around and soaked in the atmosphere. I loved this lively area, which reminded me of similar neighborhoods in Dakar and Accra. After that we visited the Kimironko Market and it was a trip! I love bustling markets and I was 1000% glad Hurry was my guide there because I would have been lost. A maze of small aisles with many people selling anything and everything…colors, smells, sounds of life. I felt totally safe and cared for. Hurry even helped me bargain for the things I purchased. He was also able to guide/ advise me when it was cool to take photos. I do a lot of street photography and I want to be respectful. We had lunch at a cool and relaxed Rwandan restaurant that was super down home with huge clay pots of traditional Rwandan food served buffet-style. After we ate we went walking in Nyandungu Eco Park a protected wetland with birds and a paved path winding throughout the wetlands. They’ve planted 70,000 trees here in the past decade. It was beautiful. Birds, birds, birds! Many families and couples walking or scooting around on rented scooters. We closed the day with a visit to Niyo Arts Center, a gallery and creative space (with a community children’s program), covered in colorful murals with a cafe. The gallery shows the work of 17 artists and we were free to roam through the different rooms at our leisure with one of the artists on hand to welcome us and answer any questions. We capped the day with a quick errand that I was grateful for help with, and Hurry took me back to the hotel. By the time he dropped me off I felt like I was saying goodbye to an old friend. A wonderful, unforgettable day with a seriously amazing guide and host. Worth every penny. I can not recommend this tour enough! Thank you so much to Hurry.
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Brett
Dec 20, 2024
Pretty good, not great - It was okay. Wonderful tour guide, great lunch spot, but difficult to justify $125 per person. With the lack of Uber/Lyft in Rwanda, it's probably the only way to see most of Kigali in a day, so I still recommend if you want to see as much of the city as possible in a day. Just be prepared to be a little underwhelmed for the price.
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