Genocide Tours in Rwanda are not only informative but also emotionally rewarding for any visitors to Remarkable Rwanda. Regardless of how traumatic the Genocide history is, the country has slowly moved on and peace as well as safety has been restored in the hearts of Rwandan people. However, the pains and sorrowful memories of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda are still vivid in the minds and hearts of the people which are evident by the tears survivors still shed when narrating their ordeal. It’s like it happened just yesterday yet the event happened like 27 years ago.
Situated within the East and Central African region, Rwanda is a small country considered the hub of exceptional tourist adventures in the region. Popular destinations in the country are Akagera, Nyungwe Forest and Volcanoes National Parks that cater for the needs for primates and wildlife safaris but also allow visitors to go back in time through Rwanda genocide tours.
What to expect on genocide tours in Rwanda.
Expect emotions to run high during these genocide tours in Rwanda, so it is not recommended for visitors who are emotionally weak because they will listen to tales of tears, sorrows, massacres, separation from loved ones, darkness and general increase in number of orphans. This genocide lasted about 100 days with over 1 million lost lives but was brought to an end when the Rwandan Patriotic Front under the command of Paul Kagame (current President) with assistance from Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) took over control of Kigali City and gradually spread to other parts of the country. On the background and history of the Rwanda Genocide, it is a story for another day but places that were used as murder points have now been turned into remarkable tourist sites in form of Genocide Memorial Sites/Centers.
For your genocide tours in Rwanda, make sure that places like Murambi Genocide Memorial Site in the Town of Murambi, Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum in Gisenyi Town, Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site about half an hour from the City Center, Nyamata genocide Memorial Site in southern side of the City, Bisesero Genocide Memorial Site within Kibuye Town in the western side of Rwanda, Nyanza Genocide memorial Center, Gisenyi Genocide Memorial Center, Nyarubuye Genocide Memorial Center, Ntarama Genocide Site and many smaller and uncommon Genocide Sites don’t miss on your bucket list.
Interestingly, Rwanda has stood out as one of the most rewarding and outstanding places for dark tourism, with references made each time travellers desire to undertake genocide visits/tours.
