In shortNyanza and Huye in southern Rwanda are the country's cultural heartland. Nyanza's King's Palace Museum shows a reconstructed royal residence and the long-horned Inyambo cattle, while Huye's Ethnographic Museum holds one of East Africa's best collections. Both are easy stops on the way between Kigali and Nyungwe.
Stops on the southern route
- King's Palace Museum, Nyanza: a reconstructed royal residence, the colonial-era palace and Inyambo cattle with enormous horns
- Ethnographic Museum, Huye: traditional crafts, tools and history
- Murambi Genocide Memorial: a UNESCO-listed memorial site near Nyamagabe
