Kandt House Museum, Kigali Province, Rwanda

3.5 (64 reviews) Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Spent Ranking #18 in Kigali Speciality Museums

Worth a quick whirl

Where else can you see an exhibit of live snakes in Kigali? This place is small, literally the house of a former German explorer and resident, and has been converted into a sort of living museum / natural history museum. Worth a visit if only for the live snakes! The rest of the exhibits in the rooms are interesting, if a bit static and outdated. Recommend the self-guided option, unless you have extra time, since the guides may insist on showing you EVERYTHING in the museum, each with explanation. This could take you an hour or more, so avoid if you're in a hurry. That said, the guide was very well informed and engaging, and spoke excellent English. But we really didn't have a huge amount of time to spend there, so we sort of had to politely rush him along.

Address

90 St Kn, Kigali, Rwanda.

Mobile

+250 730 741 093

Website

http://museum.gov.rw/index.php?id=75

Working hours

Monday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Current local date and time now

Thursday, May 09, 2024, 16:42

User Ratings

3.5 based on (64 reviews)

Excellent
28%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
3%
Terrible
8%

Reviews

  • 4SteveMXP 5:00 PM Jan 7, 2020
    Very good guide to Rwanda's earlier history
    We had an hour's guide which was very interesting and informative on the early history of Rwanda. The only downside is the reptile exhibit - which is not really anything to do with the museum but needs a mention as the conditions that the snakes are being held in are terrible. No need to have it there - please re-house the snakes to a zoo or somewhere else - it adds nothing to the museum and in fact detracts from the excellent tour.
  • 3Petter R 5:00 PM Sep 21, 2014
    Dont have high expectations
    This is an average museum, which cannot be compared to the memorial museum. They dont have much to show. The guides didnt manage to answer basic questions, and skipped parts of the exhibition has she didnt know how to explain in english, and some posters only had text in rwandan language and german, making it difficult to read yourself. The price of 10 dollars is quite high as well.

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