2 Best Sights in Rwanda

Social enterprise Question Coffee serves special blends of Rwandan coffee from their Kigali Coffee Center. Despite the fact that there's no tea or food except for the occasional pastry, you'll be lucky to find a vacant seat. Every day starting at 7 am, specialty coffee masterclasses are held. Women-led coffee farm tours run Monday through Friday.

Visitors should not miss this well-conceived tribute to victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, in which an estimated 1 million people were killed in just 100 days. Outside, a terraced series of mass graves entombs some 250,000 victims. Inside, an informative exhibition walks visitors through pre-colonial Rwanda, the historical lead-up to the genocide and the global community's faltering response. A display of skulls and bones alongside personal effects personifies the tragedy. The "Wasted Lives" exhibition explores mankind's capacity for cruelty with a display on genocides from around the world. The exhibition ends with large black-and-white photos of child genocide victims, ranging from 8 months to 17 years. Each picture is accompanied by a placard listing the child's favorite foods and activities and his or her final moments. There is no entrance fee, but donations are encouraged. For $15, visitors can hire a thought-provoking audio guide that allows you to process this solemn experience at your own pace. The ubumuntu package includes a rose which you are invited to lay at the burial site.