Are you looking out for places to visit and things to do in Kigali City Rwanda? Mt Kigali is one of those places you need not miss while on a Kigali city tour or Rwanda safari.

Mount Kigali is not more of the highest mountains we know about, but it’s more of a hill situated in the west of Kigali city center Nyarugenge district where Kigali city derives itsname from, at an elevation of (6079ft). This makes it so easy and interesting for everyone willing to hike to the top.

If you like hiking then look no further while in Kigali city, mount Kigali is a sure deal on getting a nice rewarding hike getting to the top. It gives you an expansively outstanding view of the cleanliest city in Africa – Kigali and the neighboring towns like Gisenyi, Nyabugogo, and Gisozi.

Hiking to the top you’ll be introduced to some of the locals or natives whore are actually settled within the area of Nyamirambo village and this will give you a clear opportunity to interact with the most hospitable and friendliest people and understand their ways of living and realize about their rich culture. Africa most especially East Africa – Uganda Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania are well known for their most charming, hospitable people.

Mountain biking is another adventure available for those who would like to summit Mount Kigali with the bikes. Biking to the top of Mount Kigali is such a rewarding adventure as it gives you the best views of Kigali city and this can be as one way of working out. Hiking and biking to the top are both achieved in just hours but biking obviously becomes shorter.

In addition on what to do in Kigali and Mount Kigali, on getting to the top there is a horse riding school “Fazenda Senga” which conducts horse riding training and if interested you can participate in horse riding at the top of Mount Kigali and this will definitely be the hike highlight.

Hiking Mount Kigali is also highly recommended by most tourists who have experienced it on trip advisor and other various platforms. Most of them have talked about how they have been impressed by Mount Kigali’s hiking experience because it brings them to the other way how typically Rwandan people live in their homes and families in their natural setup.

For those who decide to visit one of the homesteads within the area of Nyamirambo which is the neighboring village to Mount Kigali. A visit to one of the homesteads in Nyamirambo village introduces you to quite many Rwandese homes’ daily activities and how they go about them.  You’ll be able to participate in some of these activities, for example, learning how they produce local brew, and washing clothes manually with hands from a basin among many others.

Hiking Mount Kigali can be combined with a gorilla tour in volcanoes national park Rwanda and other primate and wild safari in Akagera national park Rwanda for the big five experience. It is about sparing little time while in Kigali city and Visiting Mount Kigali in Rwanda since it’s a one-day experience.

For those on Kigali business trips, the Kigali city tour and one-day Rwanda tour safaris are a good deal to take to appreciate the beauty of Rwanda which is well known as the land of a thousand hills because of the spectacular rolling hills, valleys, and mountains from the east to the west, North to south of the country.