Things to Do in Butare

There are 3 attractions in Butare. Murambi Genocide Memorial, mass grave memorial commemorating victims of 1994 genocide, is the most popular.

1

Murambi Genocide Memorial

Mass grave memorial commemorating victims of 1994 genocide

Monument

2

Lake Cohoha

Transboundary lake on Burundi–Tanzania border

Lake

3

Ethnographic Museum (Rwanda)

Museum of Rwandan culture displaying traditional artifacts

Museum

4

King's Palace Museum

Museum housed in former royal palace

Museum

5

Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero

Rwanda memorial complexes commemorating 1994 genocide victims

Historical Site