Description –This tour offer several activities
that target the local
community towards sustainable development. We
believe responsible
tourism has the power to uplift the living
standards of the vulnerable
local Community, many of them suffering from
debilitating poverty.
Day 1: Arrival Kigali airport , meet our
representative , road transfer to Musanze, on
arrival proceed to Red Rocks for overnight.
Overnight: Red Rocks
Day 2: Spend the morning hours on a gentle river
in the lush
countryside, near the gorillas, canoeing amongst
the hills of Rwanda.
Discover a special way of travel; soak up
impressive views, watch
Abundant birdlife, float past rural communities
and find excitement on
the river. Return to Red Rocks for lunch,
thereafter afternoon hours -
be introduced to the traditional way of making
the banana beer.
Overnight: Red Rocks
Day 3: After breakfast visit Red Rocks
initiatives for the promotion
of descend work and economic growth, we support
an association of
local artists to produce and sell attractive art
pieces to tourists.
The art pieces also have the message on
conservation. Talented youth
have the opportunity to profit from their
artistic skills. Have lunch
at Red Rocks afternoon our Football team for
Conservation .We help the
children to develop their sport’s skills at the
early age. Through
this, they can be able to profit from their
talents in future. Apart
from buying them playing kits and promoting them
when taking part in
local tournaments, we also teach them about
other aspects of life like
conservation and life responsibilities. We have
a team of coaches who
give them holistic approach to life.
Overnight : Red Rocks
Day 4: After breakfast join bee keeping
association to their bee hives
that they place in swamps forest areas rich in
certain types of
plants. Traditionally honey was used to cure
several local diseases,
you will be introduced to herbs and plants that
help cure different
ailments. Return to Red Rocks for lunch
thereafter during afternoon
hours join local women association for
handicraft lessons. Learn how
to make a decorative basket (AGASEKE), a
precious feminine gift that
has connotations of beauty and love.
Overnight: Red Rocks
Day 5: After breakfast involve in an
agricultural tour – become part
of a village family by visiting their gardens,
cutting grass for farm
animals and be introduced to traditional methods
of farming for an
agricultural activity .While in the fields get
involved in the
conservation program, help the villagers to
plant trees to restore the
environment, be part of the conservation
programs.
Overnight: Red Rocks
Day 6: Enjoy biking in the village seeing
beautiful sceneries and talk
to the villagers in their daily routines. You
may decide to bike
towards the main town where you can stop for any
bargains before
heading back to red rocks. In the evening home
stay, this gives you an
opportunity to stay overnight with friendly
Rwandan families, eat
local food (help to prepare it), see how the
local live through every
day and listen to the evening stories.
Overnight: Homestay
Day 7: After breakfast start the hike from Red
Rocks through
cultivated lands and lead you to a school on top
of Rugarika hill, you
will be welcomed by students during their
break-time, have short
interaction with the kids before they enter into
their classes. Return
back to Red Rocks have lunch, afterwards
join locals for heritage and
cultural tour – a unique platform to understand
the inside way of
Rwandese culture and historical norms. Listen to
different stories
from various individuals in the society and
share anticipations of a
better future and learn important things of a
nation which is
transforming together.
Overnight: Red Rocks
Day 8:After breakfast drive to the two
compellingly twin lakes Bulera
and Ruhondo, located just adjacent of the
volcanoes. Take a boat to
explore the breathtaking scenery or even join
fishermen with their
local canoes on the lake. You will visit one of
the communities living
in an Island and the highest point to have some
good photos of the
volcanoes especially during a clear day.
Afterwards drive to Red Rocks
for lunch, local traditional dancers will be
there to entertain and
bid farewell to guests. Later in the evening
drive back to Kigali.
Flights not included
Kigali International airport
RED ROCKS RWANDA - https://www.redrocksrwanda.com/
What Red Rocks Rwanda stands for is what our name stands for. Our organization takes its name from the igneous rock that covered Northern Rwanda during volcanic eruptions some 700 years ago. Just like the red rocks, we are deeply rooted in local history and culture.
As a social enterprise, we’re all about the community, the wildlife, tourism & travel, thus promotingsustainable tourism through community and conservation. Our pioneering cultural tourism scheme involves developing our community and promoting our nature preserve through tourism. Red Rocks brings under-served communities into the tourism supply chain and supports community development projects that help people help themselves through our initiatives (http://redrocksinitiative.org/).
Through our works we have launched many projects, which are helping local community get access to education, health care and sustainable income that honors their traditional way of life. Ours is to provide a sustained, reliable source of funding for the local organization through the tourism industry. We created a respectful environment where the local community feels comfortable with tourists and work to position conservation as a competitive land use that delivers benefits to local communities, creates jobs, stimulates local micro-enterprise development, promotes local procurement, develops skills and knowledge and ultimately improves livelihoods within the Volcanoes National Park.