Visit Kimironko Market in Kigali Rwanda

Visit Kimironko Market in Kigali Rwanda – Kigali city tour and attractions

Visit kimironko market in Kigali Rwanda – The best way to understand the culture of a place, and no doubt it is one of the things to do in Kigali. What people eat, how they buy their items and what is available is very telling of a culture. So one of the best places to visit in Kigali is of course a market

Kimironko market is a large complex where all sorts of items are available for sale. Here you can find handicrafts and souvenirs, colourful baskets, fabric and seamstresses ready to make you a dress, fresh vegetables and exotic fruits and a host of other household items. Pretty much anything you may ever need can be found here.

The market is however a real maze and you can very easily get lost in which case, just find an exit and come out. Or hire the services of a porter who can walk you around and bring you back to where your car is parked. These porters can be identified by their yellow shirts with the name of the cooperative on their backs and have a number so you can recognise them in the crowd.

Visit Kimironko market in Kigali Rwanda – This market is popular for fresh fish and Rwandan traditional local food which tends to be pocket friendly and shouts all sorts of buyers. Over years due to the competitive prices it has become a popular market for buyers and sellers around Kigali including the hotels.

The vivid Kimironko Market is housed in a large warehouse complex, with four equidistant entrances. With your back towards the Kimironko bus station, the official entrance to the market, where household goods and plastic buckets of every shape and size are sold, awaits. The entrance on the right hand side of the market is where the vibrant kitenge fabric is located, and the entrance to the left is where the butchers and fishermen hawk meat and lake fish. The far entrance leads directly to used clothes and the market seamstresses.