The Adventure Begins!
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Met by our host and driver for the week, Yves from the Rwanda Development Board, and Innocent, from Uber Lux, our first stop was in Kigali itself, and we headed straight for The Retreat, a small, 11-room boutique hotel (and a little slice of heaven after the almost 11-hour flight).
Centrally located, you can easily and safely head out to explore, and there are personal guides at the hotel on hand to show you a different side of the city: everything from fashion tours, arts and cultural activities (I particularly enjoyed our walk through some of the lively, local neighbourhoods), to nature hikes, culinary experiences and coffee masterclasses.
We also stopped by the Genocide Memorial Centre – a hard place to visit, but a truly moving experience, trying to get your head around the country's history and what its people went through (the gardens a beautiful tribute to those who perished during this horrible time).