Hill Festival Kigali

Hill Festival is the first edition of an annual festival located in beautiful Rwanda. Its aim is to provide a unique musical experience and Africa’s first music festival of its kind. Through partnership with established international airlines and tour agencies, visitors will be able to experience many other aspects of the country during their visit.

Because Hill Festival will be THE festival to attend in 2023. You will meet amazing people, listen to great music both by prominent musicians as well as rising stars from the region and you can discover beautiful Rwanda, home of the biggest free living population of the mountain gorilla.

Ticket sales will open soon via our website. Tickets can be bought using all major payment methods via our secure webshop. Printed tickets will also be available within Rwanda at local outlets, and payable by telephone money payment systems commonly used in the East Africa region.

Kigali is situated in the center of Rwanda and it is easily accessible by air, bus, car, or a combination thereof.

A number of big international airlines fly directly to Kigali:

• RwandAir
  RwandAir is the country’s national lag carrier, flying to over 29 destinations
  in Africa with 23 flights in and out of Kigali daily. Outside Africa, RwandAir
  flies to Dubai, India, the United Kingdom, and Brussels, Guangzhou, Tel Aviv with plans to open 5 new routes including the USA.
• Ethiopian Airlines
  Ethiopian Airlines connects Kigali to other cities on a daily basis.
• Kenya Airways
  Kenya Airways, one of Africa’s leading airlines, flies from Nairobi to Kigali
  every day of the week.
• Qatar Airways
  Qatar Airways has a direct flight from Doha to Kigali every day of the week.
• Brussels Airlines
  Brussels Airlines operates a direct flight from Brussels to Kigali every day
  except Fridays.
• Turkish Airlines
  Turkish Airlines has a direct flight from Istanbul to Kigali once a day.
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has a direct flight from Amsterdam to Kigali once
  every day of the week.
• Egyptair
  Egyptair has a direct flight from Cairo to Kigali once per week.

Rwanda has an open visa policy where all nationalities get visas on arrival with visa waiver for all citizens of Member States of African Union, the Commonwealth, and Francophone countries, while the rest of the visitors pay $50 visa fees upon arrival.

Around Kigali

Kigali has much to offer as a conference and tourist destination. The ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’ is home to some of the region’s most iconic tourist attractions, all within close proximity of the capital. Kigali city hub is ideally positioned to allow easy access to an incredible offering of pre- and post-conference tours to explore Rwanda’s natural and cultural attractions. A number of half-day Kigali city tours are available, as are full day, two day/one nights, and longer excursions into Rwanda’s spectacular national parks. A number of community based tourism experiences also offer travelers the opportunity to experience cultural life in local areas.

Outside Kigali

Rwanda boasts undulating green landscapes of hills and coffee and tea plantations as well as picturesque volcanoes and the scenic Lake Kivu, where one can also find many beautiful resorts and islands worth visiting. Rwanda is home to one-third of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, one-third of Africa’s bird species, fourteen species of primates, and a game reserve. Rwanda’s communities are also filled with graceful dancers, colorful crafts, delicious cuisine, and the friendliest people. A rich culture of music and dance, a growing contemporary art industry, and wonderful crafts including pottery, basketry, painting, jewelry, woodcarving, and metalwork will provide visitors with much to admire and take home as keepsakes with its bold culture, and unique history preserved throughout the country, Rwanda will offer a one-of-a kind experience to delegates and visitors before, during, and after the festival.