Solo Travel in Butare
Rwanda
About Butare for Solo Travelers
Rwanda's intellectual capital — the National University, the best ethnographic museum in Central Africa, and the friendliest small city in the country.
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Kinyarwanda
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Things to do in Butare
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Ethnographic Museum
Culture
The finest ethnographic museum in East Africa — Rwandan history, crafts, and the story of its peoples.
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Hotel Credo
Accommodation
A comfortable, friendly hotel in Butare — a convenient base for the national museum and southern Rwanda.
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Inzozi Nziza Ice Cream
Cafes
Rwanda's first ice-cream shop, run by a women's cooperative — sweet treats and coffee in the university town.
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