30 Dec 2020 – Nairobi / Kigali
Arrive at Kigali International Airport and transfer to the Kigali Marriot Hotel, where you are booked in a Guest room with King Size Bed on Bed and breakfast basis. Check in assistance. Tour briefing will be at the hotel lobby and rest of the day leisure on own arrangements.
31 Dec 2020 – Kigali (with a Full Day Kigali City Tour)
Pick up from Hotel at 10H00: You will embark on a city tour of Kigali. It will include the Kigali (Gisozi) Genocide Memorial site, Inema Arts Center and the Kimironko local market.
The Kigali Memorial exists is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide in 1994. It deals with a topic of international importance, with far-reaching significance, and is designed to engage and challenge an international visitor base. Here you will be able to visit the three permanent exhibitions, the largest of which documents the genocide and pay tribute to the victims of the genocide.
Inema Art Center: Inema Arts Center spurs creativity for personal, social, and economic growth. At Inema, you will witness the use of creative expression to bring the community and country alive.
14h00. Lunch and later, visit the Kimironko Local market followed by drop off back at Kigali Marriot Hotel, where you are booked in a Guest room with King Size Bed on Bed and breakfast basis.
01 Jan 2021 – Kigali (with a Half Day Ntarama Church tour)
Happy New Year !
Breakfast followed by day at leisure in Kigali on own arrangements. You are booked at the Kigali Marriot Hotel, in a Guest room with King Size Bed on Bed and breakfast basis.
02 Jan 2021 – Kigali (with a Half Day Ntarama Church tour)
Breakfast and at 1000 hrs, commence a Half day Ntarama Church tour. The Ntarama church was converted into a genocide memorial on the 14th April 1995 and was dedicated to over 5000 people who lost their lives in this place. Ntarama which is one of the six national Genocide memorial sites contains human clothing’s, remains and artefacts which belong to those who were killed at the church, these items have remained at display all times. During the Genocide, the tutsis persecuted much of the population who sought sanctuary in the catholic churches believing that they would be protected and safe there. It’s also thought that church leaders informed the Hutus of the secret mass of Tutsis who were in the churches, and the Hutus stormed the churches and killed all the people.
Ntarama is a small church and school which is 25km south of Kigali. A total of 5000 people were killed from this place, most of which were children and women. All the people who were hiding in the kitchen buildings were burned to death and the children were brought together in one school room and killed by smashing their skulls against the wall. The wall is up to now stain with red blood from this style of execution. The women were raped before being killed as well as inserting sharp pointed sticks in their viginas until these sticks came out from the head. Many women were raped by these merciless people, most of whom were HIV positive. The blood stained clothes of the victim and the instruments used in the executions are all grouped at the front of the church. This church also houses all the skulls and many other bones of the victims.
After the visit drop off back at Kigali Marriot Hotel, where you are booked Guest room with King Size Bed on Bed and breakfast basis..
03 Jan 2021 – Departure
Breakfast followed by leisure (check out time is 1000 hrs) till time for transfer to Kigali International Airport for your onward flight arrangements.