Kigali City is Rwanda’s capital city, a busy buzz business centre for the people of Rwanda, the city is one of the most sought places in Africa ranked as the most organized and clean City. it is well planned the meet the absolute ray of modernity from its infrastructure, the well-maintained roads to the growing trees that have been carefully planted along the walkways of the city centre it is just angelic to set eyes on as soon as you land at the Kigali International Airport. It is a very perfect way to begin your Rwanda safari right from a well-organized city founded by Dr Richard Kandt in 1907. Kigali offers some of the most beautiful nights.
The city occupies 3 distinctive districts Gasabo, Kicukiro, and Nyarugene, the 3 places are a haven for travellers, it is only in Kigali City that you can walk freely with a cell phone and gadgets minus having theft problems, the government has created a great job of minimizing crimes in the city, the buildings are super innovative, it boats a great drainage system and garbage collection, there are several tourist attractions in Kigali city including
Kigali Genocide Memorial, a place of remembrance of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, is during this year that tragedy happened within Rwanda, tribal wars sparked between the Tutsi and Hutu which led to massive killings of the people of Rwanda including innocent men and women, it is one of the worst moments of history which lasted for 100 days. It was sparked as a result of pilled issues including political matters, following a subsidized situation the Kigali Genocide was built, massive graves were constructed to put to rest people who lost their lives as a result of war, and items of war have been reserved at the place a mark of such tragedy never to happen again in the history of Rwanda.
In the local market of Kigali City, visitors have the chance to explore the market centres, for example, the Nayamirambo market, and Kimiromko market, interact with the locals and get to see local produce being sold including spices, vegetables, foodstuff, art crafts, clothes, that are sold by the locals, you will also have the chance of learning so much about the locals and their way of life, you will experience a great shopping while at the market centres.
Museums dotted the city centre, they keep old arts and crafts and historical findings of Rwanda, a presidential museum is a great place that used to be the president’s house, until the plane crash that sparked off the 1994 Rwanda genocide, everything was left at put just as the plane crashed to date, on visit you will be able to experience the debris and effects of the cause, the Kandt museum a place of natural history the region was built to document the many species of Rwanda, animal species, plant species and birds, The museum was named after Richard Kandt apart of his life history during colonialism is displayed together with that of Rwanda.
Climbing mountain Kigali, the hill is by far the highest in Rwanda, it is beautiful on its way along settlements, the views given are 360 of the city in the land of a thousand hills, hikes are adventurous, take great photos and enjoy a cup of coffee at the café situated right at the top of the mountain. Visit the Kigali Convention Center, this is an amazingly beautiful place built with unique architecture, the lighting of the building shines bright during the night, it is a library centre of Rwanda, storing books and the history of Rwanda.
There is available accommodation in Kigali city ranging from the best budget to Luxury, example facilities include Hotel Des Miles, the hotel is an icon of the country featured in the movie “Hotel Rwanda”, and the hotel gained fame because of the thousands of victims of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda who took shelter here. The Kigali Serena Hotel to mention a few.
Kigali city can be visited all year round, during both seasons, the dry season though is the most comfortable which runs in the months of December-January and June-early September, and this is also regarded as a busy tourism season in Rwanda.