Activity type: Culture & people

A traditional Hadzabe grass shelter in the bush near Lake Eyasi

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Hadzabe at Lake Eyasi

Walk out at dawn with Hadzabe hunters, among the last hunter-gatherers in Africa, and hear a language full of clicks.

4 Oct 20263 min read

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Olduvai Gorge

A dry gorge where early human fossils and stone tools reveal almost two million years of our story: Olduvai is one of the world’s great prehistoric sites.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Women sorting coffee cherries on a raised drying table

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Coffee farm tour

Pick ripe red cherries, pulp and dry the beans, roast them over a fire and drink the freshest cup of your life with the family who grew it.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Low mud-and-thatch houses inside a Maasai village enclosure

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Maasai village visit

Step into a Maasai enkang, see how homes are built, watch the famous jumping dance and learn how pastoralists share the land with wildlife.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Sabyinyo volcano rising behind the town of Musanze, gateway to Volcanoes National Park

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Gorilla Guardians Village

Drums, dance, banana beer and stories by the fire, on the edge of the gorilla park: the Gorilla Guardians Village brings Rwandan culture to life.

4 Oct 20263 min read

The reconstructed thatched royal palace of the Rwandan kings at Nyanza

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The King’s Palace at Nyanza

A huge thatched royal hut, a colonial-era palace and long-horned Inyambo cattle serenaded by poets: Nyanza shows the world of Rwanda’s kings.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Kigali city centre and its hills lit up at dusk

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Kigali’s art and coffee scene

Bright galleries, speciality cafés and markets full of baskets: Kigali is one of Africa’s most creative and easy-going capitals.

4 Oct 20263 min read

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Kigali Genocide Memorial

A quiet hillside of gardens and graves where more than 250,000 victims are laid to rest: the Kigali Genocide Memorial is where every visit to Rwanda should begin.

4 Oct 20263 min read

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Igongo Cultural Centre

A museum of south-western Uganda’s kingdoms, traditional huts and a restaurant serving Ankole dishes: Igongo is the perfect cultural stop on the road to Bwindi.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Ankole cattle with huge curved horns grazing in western Uganda

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Ankole long-horned cattle

Herds of red-brown cattle with enormous curved horns walking along the road: Ankole cattle are the pride of western Uganda.

4 Oct 20263 min read

Tailor-made, from dusk to dawn

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