Visit Nkotsi Village During Your Gorilla Safari to Volcanoes National Park
Visit Nkotsi Village During Your Gorilla Safari to Volcanoes National Park: Nkotsi Village is an interesting local community found in the northern province of Rwanda in Musanze district, the most popular tourist destination, that has been able to organize, introduce, and give an insight to visitors into the unique traditional lifestyle for many years.
After your Gorilla Trekking Experience, you will wind through undulating rolling hills in a village setting of indigenous local people, to this beautiful Nkotsi Village, also known to the locals as Muko Village, for your cultural adventure trip to have an amazing experience beyond Wildlife and even wilder activities that will give you a chance to discover a true taste of Rwandan cuisine.
When visiting Nkotsi Village, guests can participate in a variety of traditional cultural events that are packed with fun, delight, and excitement. Visitors may engage with the locals while learning about the culture, diverse ways of life in a rural environment away from civilization, and Rwandan traditions.
Take a village stroll around local homesteads in this neighborhood with the support of the local indigenous people and learn a variety of topics such as creating traditional local meals, cooking on firewood, and tasting scrumptious Rwandan native cuisine. Learn about the entire process of millet grinding on a native grinding stone, which is one of Rwanda’s key traditional meals. On your tour around, you will also be able to hear about the history of this communal village, which will provide you with a new viewpoint and memorable memories.
Many more interesting activities are available in this Nkotsi Village, such as basket weaving, which is done by hand using local raw materials such as papyrus reeds, banana fibers, and other materials. Sit with the local women and try to weave a basket on your own with their guidance, an unforgettable experience.
During your tour of this amazing village, you will be able to visit the community gardens and learn about food growing, crop cultivation, and bee keeping and harvesting activities. You will also have the opportunity to observe how bees are kept locally and harvested using local equipment, and you will be able to taste the traditionally made local honey at the end, which is an exhilarating experience.
Visiting Nkotsi Village near Volcanoes National Park is purely an opportunity to taste the true Rwandan culture and traditions, with much more to engage in and learn about, such as the traditional way of beer production, which is another unforgettable experience learning and participating in the process of how beer is brewed from bananas, with a sip of a traditional banana beer at the end, quite exciting.
Other activities that help tourists learn about Rwandan culture and traditions include lessons on traditional medicine, which was used by Rwandans in the past to heal some diseases and illnesses. Even today, with modern hospitals nearby, Nkotsi Village members use herbal medicine as an immediate treatment for some diseases. Spend time with a traditional healer and learn about the various types of traditional remedies that will pique your interest.
As if all of the aforementioned great activities aren’t enough, one thing you won’t want to miss out on during your visit to Nkotsi Village is the many types of traditional performances, which include Kinyarwanda dances, singing, and drumming, a key feature of Rwandan culture. Local community members will perform dances such as the well-known Intore dance, music, and exquisite sounds from traditional instruments such as Agakenke, Inanga, Amarinder, and Umuduri, among others. You are welcome to participate in this entertainment to have fun and experience the true essence of Rwanda.
Visiting the Nkotsi Village community and engaging in all of the aforementioned cultural events, as well as purchasing various goods from what the local people do, is one method to help these indigenous locals better their living conditions with their families. So why not incorporate it into your adventure?
You can contact us at Explore Rwanda Tours, and we can organize your Gorilla Trekking Safari in Volcanoes National Park, as well as a visit to this picturesque Nkotsi Village, to provide you with amazing memories.
