Below we have briefly talked about some of the Genocide memorial Sites and Museums you can visit on your Safari in Rwanda with AA Safaris and Tours Ltd:
Ntarama and Nyamata Genocide Memorials
These two genocide memorial sites are located approximately 30km from the capital Kigali, and they showcase displays of the among the most ferocious massacres that happened in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994 and even before that. These two sites were actually churches and the contents inside them are a big reminder of the brutality that happened in those places back in 1994.
Natural History Museum
This is also referred to as the ‘Kandt house’. It was the very first modern-house to be constructed in Kigali since its declaration as the Capital city of Rwanda. The museum is dedicated to and early explore and doctor Richard Kandt originally from Germany who came to Rwanda back in 1897 during his quest for the source of river Nile, however, on his second visit, he constructed his house here in 1908. This beautiful Museum displays the great work of this early explore together with several natural wonders of Rwanda.
Camp Kigali
This was established in memory of the brutal murder of 10 UN blue-berets from Belgium on the very first day of the 1994 Rwanda genocide. This camp has a tiny museum along with a memorial that displays a stone pillar for every soldier and their respective ages denoted as a line.
Kigali Genocide Memorial Center
There are 3 permanent exhibitions on this site once is the children’s memorial, the other exhibits documents about the 1994 Rwanda genocide and then an exhibition on the true history of the genocide. There are mass graves with approximately 259,000 people at this site.
The Nyanza or Kicukiro Memorial site
This site commemorates the murder of over 10,000 Rwandan civilians that occurred at Ecole technique official. This museum properly documents the murders and stresses how the international community disserted the local people of Rwanda.
Presidential Palace
The residence of the J Habyarimana a former Rwanda president (1973 to 1994), is currently a museum prominently know for its plane rubble that remained of the presidential plane following its going down on April 6th 1994.
Heroes Cemetery
The Heros Cemetery another fascinating site worth visiting on your Safari in Rwanda. This site is somewhat connected to the happenings of the of the 1994 genocide however, it is dedicated to the Rwanda Heroes such as Fred Gisa Rwigema who actually led the RPF to put an end to the genocide. He usually commonly went to the battle field where unfortunately he was killed.
Bird watching in Nyarutarama Area
The Nyarutarama is a prosperous and very attractive area found
within the Nyarutarama valley along the border of the Kigali Golf course. The lake is encompassed by a trail that offers very rewarding nature walks as well as bird watching opportunities to its visitors.
Nyabarongo wetland
Despite the vibrant tourism activities here, this wetland has remained untouchable and offer rewarding bird watching and nature walk experiences. It covers a total of 142.62 sq km of protected land area which include Lake Mirayi and Lake Rumira. For those interested, you may enjoy some swimming at the Nyarutama Golf course, where you can also enjoy golfing experience. Later in the day you may visit one of the spas, and enjoy some pampering
