Top 9 Kigali Coffee Tours

1.Traditional Coffee Experience ( Bean to Brew)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 54 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $50Our pick

At Umurishyo Arts Gallery in Kigali, you’ll trace coffee from fruit to finished drink, roast beans using traditional and modern methods, pound them by hand, and taste local blends. Guides such as Deborah, Gilbert, John, and Chaplan lead sessions in English, French, or Swahili.

“Very pleasant and interesting experience in a small group with a great guide with whom we had very pleasant conversations.”

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2.Specialty Coffee Masterclass

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $50Top rated

At Question Coffee Gishushu in Kigali, you’ll learn coffee history, pick cherries from the garden, taste four or five Rwandan coffees, and make a custom blend to take home. Guides including Patrice, Peggy, Patty, and Keziah lead the two-hour class for groups of up to 12.

“So if you like coffee then buy this class, you learn about coffee growing regions in Rwanda, you pick coffee cherries and learn how it is grown and harvest, then you try 4 or 5 different coffees grown there, Patrice is great, easy going, good English”

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3.Women-led Coffee Farm Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $150

Start at Question Coffee Gishushu in Kigali at 8:00 am, then travel to a women-run coffee cooperative near Akagera National Park. Meet the farmers through song and dance, learn how beans are grown, washed, and roasted, enjoy lunch at Urugo Eco-Lodge, and visit the Women’s Opportunity Center.

“After traveling to Kigali for a work conference, my colleagues and I decided to book this tour and I’m so glad that we did! It was truly a once in a lifetime experience and you shouldn’t hesitate to book! Our guide was friendly and inviting and did such a great job answering oRead more”

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4.Full Day Shared Akagera Safari Tour with Lunch and Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $390

Leave Kigali at 5:00 am for a 12-hour Akagera safari in a shared 4x4. You get about six hours in the park, lunch, drinks, coffee, park entry, and a stop at Imigongo Art Center. Guides such as John Bosco, Christian, Chadi, and Sayed have led past trips.

“we had incredible busy day from Kigali with animals, so excited and beyond our imaginations, the company provided excellent service. we sow more than thirty kind of animals, it was lovely day for me and may colleagues. we highly recommend this safari and choose this company if possible. Thank you.”

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5.Rwandan Coffee Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $90

Spend 5 to 8 hours with Azizi Life near Muhanga, guided by Bona and local cooperative members. Pick coffee cherries, fetch water, wash and pulp the beans, eat a family lunch, then roast and grind your own coffee. Kigali transport can be arranged for an added fee.

“This tour exceeded my expectations by far. I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of the transactional element in the experience, these people were real and authentic which is a rare encounter in our days. Starting from Bona our tour guide Read more”

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6.Painting with Delicious Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours · from $30Best value

Spend two hours in Kigali Province drawing on paper, painting on canvas, and testing your ideas with guidance from NuttinTODO artists. Instructor King has helped beginners complete paintings step by step. Supplies, refreshments, and studio access are included. English and Swahili are offered.

“Très bon accueil et bonne ambiance ! Je recommande.”

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7.Local Community Tour(Cultural, Coffee,Village walk,Local food)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $170

Join Rwagasabo Safaris for a private Kigali-area community tour with guide Serge or another local guide. Choose from home-host activities, coffee and banana-beer production, cattle care, village walks, drumming, cooking, or Mount Jali hiking. Transport, lunch, water, and soda are included.

“Serge was a great guide, but I think it's overpriced for what's included. However, I'd still recommend it, the drumming lesson was definitely a highlight of my trip.”

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8.Traditional Coffee Experience ( Bean to Brew)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $50

Meet at Umurishyo Arts Gallery in Kigali for a two-hour coffee journey from Rwandan fields to a local roastery and café. Learn from local farmers and coffee experts, try traditional and modern roasting, roast beans yourself, and taste special blends with the group.

“Really good experience, learning about coffee then roasting your own beans. My guide through it was excellent, knowledgable & smart she was great”

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9.1-Day Lake Kivu Karongi Boat Cruise & Coffee farming with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $380

Leave Kigali at 6:00 am for Ndaba Rock and Karongi. Cruise Lake Kivu to Amahoro and Napoleon islands, hike their shores, eat lunch by the water, then choose an Environmental Museum visit or coffee-farming tour. Guide Augustine has led this route, which accepts groups of up to 15.

“Le cose che ci siamo goduti di più sono stati i pipistrelli e la scalata dell'isola Napoleone. Prima di farla consigliamo di verificare il vostro stato di forma perché la salita è faticosa.”

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