In Her Footsteps: Women-Led Kigali City Tour
The tour highlights the focus on women’s resilience and leadership in shaping the city, inviting participants to follow their journey through Kigali’s key landmarks and stories of empowerment, history, and sustainable development.
Discover the vibrant essence of Rwanda with an immersive tour of Kigali, a city celebrated for its extraordinary transformation, rich cultural heritage, and dedication to sustainability. Led by women guides from New Dawn Associates—a social enterprise at the forefront of tourism and sustainable development—this tour offers a unique perspective on Kigali’s past, present, and future. Experience the city through the powerful themes of women’s empowerment, historical remembrance, and sustainable progress.
Tour itinerary
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Belgian Peace Keepers Memorial
This memorial honors the 10 Belgian UNAMIR peacekeepers murdered on the first day of the 1994 genocide. Initially deployed to protect Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana, the soldiers were captured, disarmed, and killed by the Presidential Guard. What to…
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Car Free Zone, Kigali CBD
Your walk through Kigali's car-free zone starts at the site of the infamous RTLM hate radio station and ends where Rwanda’s first republic flag was raised at independence. The area features craft shops and the Simba Supermarket, popular with Rwanda's youth…
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Question Coffee
Since 2013 Bloomberg Philanthropies has invested in the innovative training of coffee farmers and producers, bringing smallholder farmers up through the coffee value chain. These long-term investments have led to a partnership with Sustainable Growers, home…
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Zuri KY at Kigali Heights
Kigali Heights, one of the city’s most frequented malls, overlooks the Kigali Convention Center, inspired by Rwanda’s traditional huts. Visit Zuri, a women-led footwear enterprise using African art prints and sustainable materials. What to Expect: At Kigali…
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Kigali Convention Center
This car-free zone, frequented by youth for its free Wi-Fi, features a statue symbolizing Rwandan women's resilience. Take pictures with your guides, reflecting themes of women’s empowerment, sustainability, and development. What to Expect: Take photos with…
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Parliament, Campaign Against Genocide Museum
From 1993 to 1994, during the Liberation War, the parliament building hosted part of the Arusha Peace Accords and 600 RPA soldiers protecting RPF leaders who were to form part of the Broad-Based Transitional Government. It was closed during the genocide and…
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Kweza Craft Brewery
End your tour at Rwanda’s first craft beer brewery, introducing women to brewing and creating opportunities for female farmers. Today, Kweza continues to honor the tradition of beer. In Rwanda, and most cultures around the world, women have traditionally made…
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BK Arena & Amahoro National Stadium
End your tour on a high note with Kigali’s sports and culture icons. BK Arena dazzles with world-class basketball, concerts, and events in East Africa’s largest indoor venue. Next door, the newly renovated Amahoro Stadium—“Peace Stadium”—blends modern design…
Find these places on the interactive tourist map of Kigali.
What's included
- Transport, Guiding fees, Entrance to the Museums, Lunch, Coffee tasting and a cup of coffee, bottled water are all included in the costs.
Not included
- Dinner not included, but your guide will be happy to recommend and drop you off at a restaurant of your choice after the tour.
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