Kigali:Craft Workshop with Local Artisans and Souvenirs
ID: GYG1193940-1832042
Category:
Country: Rwanda
Duration:
02:30 hours
Description
Join a craft workshop in Kigali and learn to make traditional Rwandan earrings, baskets, and bead jewelry. Connect with local artisans and take home 3 authentic souvenirs.
Discover authentic Rwandan craft traditions in a small village shop in Kigali. This immersive, hands-on workshop allows you to create your own wearable and decorative crafts while connecting with women artisans from the Ubuzima Creation Initiative.
Begin with a woven earrings workshop and learn the techniques to make traditional Rwandan earrings using sisal and natural fibers. Next, craft a small basket, perfect as a decorative souvenir. Finally, design and make bead bracelets with guidance on patterns and cultural meanings.
All the items you make are yours to take home, so you leave with 3 authentic souvenirs of your cultural experience. Enjoy light refreshments while listening to stories about the craft, its cultural significance, and how this initiative empowers women in Kigali.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in Rwandan culture with a hands-on craft workshop
- Learn to make traditional Rwandan earrings using sisal and natural fibers
- Craft a small basket and design bead bracelets or keychains
- Enjoy light refreshments while listening to stories about the craft
- Take home 3 authentic souvenirs of your cultural experience
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All items made during the workshop are yours to take home
The workshop connects you with women artisans from the Ubuzima Creation Initiative
INCLUDED
- Woven Earrings Workshop
- Mini Basket Workshop
- Bead Jewelry Workshop
- Stories about the craft and its cultural significance
- Transport from meeting point
NOT INCLUDED
- Drinks
- Food
- Transport to meeting point
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
