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Candle Dipping and Hive Making Private Tour from Muhanga
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8 hours (approximately)
Offered in:
English
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Offered languages
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- English
- French
Take a step back in time and learn the traditional techniques for bee keeping before building your own Hive. After a delicious traditional lunch learn the art of candle dipping and create your own to take home.
What's Included
Local guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Gratuities
Return transport from Muhanga Town to Village
Tour host
Transportation from Kigali (but this can be aranged on request for an additional charge)
Items at the gift shop
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
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.
What to expect
Become part of a beekeeping cooperative for the day. The morning begins with a drive to a nearby village, where you and your Azizi Life interpreter will be welcomed by the men and ladies of the cooperative.After introductions from your hostess, a morning of family chores begins. You collect water from the valley spring, prepare the fire for candle dipping and gather the materials and learn how to make your own traditional beehive.
At noontime, you’ll share a simple local meal with your host family, with plenty of time to chat and learn about each other’s lives. After lunch, you will join with the artisan cooperative for an afternoon of candle making. You will learn how to prepare the wax, and then the artisans will teach you how to dip your own pair of bees wax candles that you get to take home with you. You will love working with the artisans as you dip and laugh together.
At noontime, you’ll share a simple local meal with your host family, with plenty of time to chat and learn about each other’s lives. After lunch, you will join with the artisan cooperative for an afternoon of candle making. You will learn how to prepare the wax, and then the artisans will teach you how to dip your own pair of bees wax candles that you get to take home with you. You will love working with the artisans as you dip and laugh together.
Additional info
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Uneven surfaces
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
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Azizi Life
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Craft Classes
Zombie
Short term availability
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Free cancellation
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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