Overview of Day Experiences

The contrast between the two images we feature — a Batwa Today community chat and a Kigali walk — demonstrates the scope of what our experiences can be. The walking sections of these activities are easy enough that almost any person will enjoy them.

The experiences are grouped by where they happen; the submenu sorts the same trips by length, from two hours to a full day. 

📍Kigali /Rwanda/

Kigali Walking Tour (5 Hours in the Capital)

• marvel at sweeping views of Kigali
• understand the government’s vision for the city
• explore the main market with stuff from everywhere
• take a Kandt House trip into Rwanda’s history
• use a city ferry that few know about
• find peace at the extraordinary Genocide Memorial

📍Kisoro /Uganda/

Kisoro Coffee Blast (2 Hours Near Lake Mutanda)

• let coffee facts blow your mind (have you been doing it wrong all along?)
• spend quality time with a lovely local family — growing, processing and roasting coffee
• add unique stuff to your Instagram collection with a beautiful lake in the background
• get a free gift, a little bag of coffee

📍Lake Bunyonyi /Uganda/

Touch of Bunyonyi (2-Hour Canoe Trip)

• ride in a traditional dugout canoe
• listen to the tales from the lake
• walk through the beautiful nature of Bushara Island
• appreciate great views of Punishment Island and Bwama Island
• step into the peculiar life at Edirisa

Bunyonyi Dugout Dining (3-Hour Food Tour by Canoe)

• get picked up from your hotel by a knowledgeable guide in a traditional dugout canoe
• discover the intriguing world of Edirisa
• see how the lake’s famous crayfish are caught and prepared
• enjoy a sumptuous buffet meal in a treehouse (you can even help make it, if you fancy learning how to cook local dishes)

Culture on the Crest (5-Hour Hike & Canoe)

• take in spectacular views and island stories
• have fun at a nursery school
• get anything healed by a traditional healer
• learn how to make crafts
• step into the peculiar life of Edirisa

Batwa Feast (6 Hours & Local Food With the “Pygmies” of Bunyonyi)

• get to know the stories of all major islands 
• visit Kyevu Market on the western shores and hear about its transboundary economy
• invite the Batwa into your motorboat for a singing ride to Mama Bena’s
• step into a reconstructed traditional home of the Batwa
• try archery and making fire from just two sticks

Islands of Miracles (1-Day Canoe & Hike)

• take in spectacular views and island stories
• have fun at a nursery school
• get anything healed by a traditional healer
• learn how to make crafts
• have delicious lunch with a local family
• get close to Punishment Island
• visit Bwama Island, a former leper colony
• do a walking safari on Kyahugye Island
• enjoy a hearty final meal at Edirisa

Provia’s Homestay (Overnight on a Bunyonyi Island)

• become a cherished guest of an island family
• enjoy a traditional dugout canoe ride to Habukomi Island and back
• tour a beautiful off-the-beaten-track island
• gobble down a delicious local dinner enriched by crayfish, Lake Bunyonyi’s specialty 
• camp on the island — or return by motorboat by night

📍Musanze /Rwanda/

Musanze on Foot (5 Hours Near Volcanoes NP)

• get to know the remarkable work of Gorilla Doctors
• visit Rwanda’s only chocolate factory and taste its sweet fruits
• chat with a tailor and a second-hand sock seller  
• dive into African hairstyles, wigs and other embellishments 
• appreciate high quality fine art and topnotch creative solutions
• walk the beautiful compound of an amazing international school

📍Rubavu (Gisenyi) /Rwanda/

Kivu Beach Stroll (1 Day on the Congo Nile Trail)

• head for the most picturesque beach of Lake Kivu
• encounter fascinating remote villages and spectacular views
• walk through family coffee plantations
• experience Rwandan daily life like it exists nowhere else
• gaze at the international business of sand
• chat with a traditional healer