📅 Kigali — 7-day guide
A week between museums and highlands.
🧭 Guide at a glance
- 💡Alternate “big days” with recovery afternoons—your future self will thank you.
- 💡Add a buffer day at the end for souvenirs, spa, or weather pivots.
Day 1 – Easy start
morning
Coffee crawl
Kaffa origins vibes.
afternoon
Bole stroll
Cafés and shops.
evening
Early night
Altitude rest.
Day 2 – Museums
morning
National Museum
Anthropology.
afternoon
Ethnological Museum
Haile Selassie’s palace campus.
evening
Concert
Live music.
Day 3 – Merkato
morning
Market tour
With local guide.
afternoon
Roasters
Beans and tastings.
evening
Traditional dance
Cultural evening.
Day 4 – Entoto/Monasteries
morning
Entoto
Pine forests.
afternoon
Monasteries
Mountainside sites.
evening
Dinner
Injera platters.
Day 5 – Day trip to Debre Libanos
morning
Monastery and gorge
Scenery and history.
afternoon
Portuguese Bridge
Hike and photos.
evening
Return to Addis
Rest.
Day 6 – Modern Addis
morning
Skylines and cafés
Kazanchis towers.
afternoon
Shopping
Local designers.
evening
Jazz night
Ethio-jazz venues.
Day 7 – Buffer
morning
Spa
Unwind.
afternoon
Shopping
Support artisans.
evening
Final views
City lights.