Arrival in the Land of a Thousand Hills – Rwanda
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Kigali
Welcome to the Land of a Thousand Hills and a Million Smiles – Rwanda
The Pilgrimage to our Lady of Kibeho begins when you Arrive at Kigali International Airport. After meeting our driver at the airport, you will start a half-day tour of Kigali, the cleanest city in Africa.During this tour you will visit:
-Kigali Genocide memorial
-Richard Kandt Museum
-Different streets of Kigali
-Hiking Mount Kigali
-Nyabugogo and Kimironko local markets
Overnight in Kigali city in a hotel
Meals:
Lunch
Water
Duration: 4 hours
Our Lady of Kibeho
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Kibeho
After breakfast you will be depart for Kibeho. Arrive for lunch in Butare then proceed to visit the Kibeho Church and the shrine to “Our Lady of Kibeho.” We then travel to Nyarushishi hill to see the
magnificent statue of Christ, called, Divine Mercy Statue. The history of the statue began in
February of 2000 in Chicago in the United States. Four years later, it found its way to the “country
of a Thousand Hills”, Rwanda in the month of August in 2004, where it has remained ever since.
Later stay for overnight in Butare(Huye City).
Driving distance: 3 ½ hours
Activity: Pilgrimage Visit
Overnight: Hotel in Huye city
Duration: 6 hours
Kibeho -Apparition Pilgrimage Visit
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Kibeho
Breakfast and we depart with a packed lunch and plenty of bottled water we head back to Kibeho spending the day attending the apparition for the day.
Nathalie Mukamazimpaka one of the original visionaries at Kibeho resides on the grounds of the Kibeho Church – across from the dorm where she lived when she was a student. During the 1994 Genocide, she fled into what was then Zaire to seek refuge, returning in 1996 when the Benebikira Sisters had just come back to Kibeho and reopened their convent, the school, and the health center.
Today she most often greets visitors to Kibeho and assists them in any way possible to make pilgrims to the church and shrine most comfortable. This is the only Marian Shrine in Africa and Nathalie Mukamazimpaka has dedicated her life to prayer at the church and shrine of “Our Lady of Kibeho.
Standard program for pilgrims at Kibeho
9:30 am– Arrival at Kibeho
10 am – Spiritual Talk on the message of Kibeho
11 am – Confession
12 am – Holy Mass
Afternoon meeting with Nathalie Mukamazimpaka one of the three visionaries whose visions by the Vatican
Return to Butare or stay at the hotel in Kibeho and stay overnight and Dinner
Duration: 6 hours
Transfer to Kigali and depart from Rwanda
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Kigali
After breakfast you will depart for a 3 ½ hours’ drive back to Kigali and depending on your flight
departure timings take a Take a complementary city tour to visit interesting spots which may
include; the craft market, Gisozi genocide memorial site & Kigali museum. Also engage in last
minute shopping in one of the friendliest African capitals, before returning to the airport for your
onward international flight back home.
Duration: 4 hours
