Kigali
Spread over hills and startlingly orderly — clean streets, no plastic bags, motorbike helmets for the passenger. The genocide memorial is the first thing to do and it is not optional.
Kigali in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Kigali
Where to stay in Kigali
Kigali in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Campaign Against Genocide Museum
- Gisimba Memorial Centre
- Hôtel des Mille Collines
- Kigali City Tower
- Day 23 stops
- Kigali Convention Centre
- Kigali Genocide MemorialUNESCO
- Sainte-Famille Church
Landmarks in Kigali
The Campaign Against Genocide Museum is one of the eight museums managed by the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy. It is housed in the Parliamentary building of Rwanda and was inaugurated in 2017 by Paul Kagame with an aim to showcase the history of Rwanda during the campaign against the genocide against the Tutsi.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Gisimba Memorial Centre is a trauma informed community center and an after-school centre for disadvantaged children in Kigali, Rwanda. Formerly, it was the oldest and best-known orphanage in Rwanda, however, in 2016 the government began closing orphanages and transferring the children under foster care and adoption to families. It was founded by Peter and Dancilla Gisimba in the 1980s.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Apr 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Hôtel des Mille Collines is a large hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The story of the hotel and its manager at that time, Paul Rusesabagina, was later used as the basis of Terry George's film Hotel Rwanda in 2004.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Adam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sainte-Famille Church is a Catholic church in Muhima, downtown Kigali, in Rwanda. It is located on a hill, close to the cell of Rugenge. Sainte-Famille Church was the scene of killings during the genocide in April 1994.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Adam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Campaign Against Genocide Museum is one of the eight museums managed by the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy. It is housed in the Parliamentary building of Rwanda and was inaugurated in 2017 by Paul Kagame with an aim to showcase the history of Rwanda during the campaign against the genocide against the Tutsi.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Gisimba Memorial Centre is a trauma informed community center and an after-school centre for disadvantaged children in Kigali, Rwanda. Formerly, it was the oldest and best-known orphanage in Rwanda, however, in 2016 the government began closing orphanages and transferring the children under foster care and adoption to families. It was founded by Peter and Dancilla Gisimba in the 1980s.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Apr 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Hôtel des Mille Collines is a large hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The story of the hotel and its manager at that time, Paul Rusesabagina, was later used as the basis of Terry George's film Hotel Rwanda in 2004.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Adam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. As Rwanda's primate city, Kigali is a relatively young urban centre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Emmanuelkwizera · CC BY-SA 4.0