Banana Juice Making at a Local Community

Kigali, Rwanda

5 to 8 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn to make banana juice, a popular elixir typically served at Rwandan weddings and parties, during this 8-hour course. You’ll start your experience by hand picking green bananas and dropping them into a hole in the ground for ripening. After enjoying an authentic lunch with your hosts, dig up your now-ripe bananas to start the juice-making process. Finish you day with a chance to shop for souvenirs at a local artisan market. Your banana juice course includes a guide, lunch and round-trip transport to the juice-making site.

Learn to make banana juice in a local Rwandan village
Pick and cut green bananas to prepare them for the juice's ripening process
Enjoy a tasty lunch and lively conversation with your hosts
Participate in the juice-making process once the bananas have ripened
Stop at a local handicraft store for souvenir shopping

What's Included

Gratuities
Local taxes
Bottled water
Lunch
Local guide
Transport from Muhanga (Gitarama) Town to the village and back

Transportation to/from Muhanga (Gitarama) Town. But can be arranged for an additional payment

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

NR1, Gitarama, Rwanda
Coming from Kigali as you enter Muhanga/Gitarama you will the prison on your left. After 30 metres there is a road forking off to your right; ignore this. Keep going on the main road about 100 metres further on the left hand-side of the road you will see the Azizi Life sign.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Azizi Life

8 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Need to book a minimum of 96 hours before the experience starts to allow enough time for the community to prepare the bananas, if you book sooner, the supplier will ask to reschedule
Stroller accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Service animals allowed
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults