Kigali City is the capital city of Rwanda, roughly in the center of the country. It sprawls across numerous hills, ridges, and valleys, and has a vibrant restaurant and nightlife scene. Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. The city’s Caplaki Crafts Village has stalls selling traditional handicrafts, including woodcarvings and woven baskets. Nyamirambo is another hot spot of Kigali, patched with all sort of people, and were cheap products can be accessed. Walking tours around Nyamirambo are conducted, to give you a great sense of Kigali.
Today Rwanda is a peaceful, vibrant and forward-looking country. No longer divided through tribal affiliation, Rwandans are now one working together in rebuilding the Nation. The country has advanced enormously in terms of improved education, health, social security and encouraging individual entrepreneurship. It is the second easiest place to do business in Africa according to 2016 Doing Business Report. Together with clean city policy, the city of Kigali is now known to be one of the cleanest cities in Africa.
Founded in 1907 as a small administrative outpost with limited linkage to the outside world, Kigali is today Rwanda’s rapidly growing vibrant capital city and a modern metropolis, being voted as the cleanest city in Africa with a lot of very nice looking public roads, colored with beautiful flower gardens and trees. The city is green everywhere no matter the dark side of its history, but Kigali, today shines and attracts number of travelers, conferences and stands out as one of the best destinations in Africa for MICE events.
Kigali offers a range of three to five-star accommodation options. One of the best things about Kigali city is that it is safe to wander the streets and explore the city by foot or motor and public transport. Immerse yourself in the local art, fashion, and culture scene as you shop for souvenirs, sip some of the best coffee on the continent grown right here in Rwanda, or taste our excellent local cuisine at a rooftop restaurant with breathtaking views of the city. If you are looking for nightlife there are many options in clubs and bars with great music, beer, good food, and happy crowds to explore.
It’s a city where you can move freely and know you’re safe, no need to worry, however, stay safe as you enjoy the evening on Kigali streets, colored with a a number of walkways for pedestrians, with beautiful flower gardens all over. If your fun of gardens, then there is no other place to be than Kigali, which flourished with a number of green gardens to take a rest, under the shade.
When visiting Rwanda you will be pleasantly surprised by many little things such as the cleanliness of the streets and the standards of many of the roads … but most of all, you will fall in love with the warm smiling, and hospitable people. The ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’ compact size is no secret; this means minimized travel time that allows visitors to explore our natural and cultural attractions, one hill at a time!