Iby’Iwachu Cultural Village is found in volcanoes national park and is one of the greatest cultural encounters offering a village experience of local Rwanda people. Get entertained by the Iby’ Iwachu cultural village people who will tell you inspiring stories of a young man who became a leader in conservation by discovering the new ways of poachers to earn a living.

Iby’ Iwachu cultural visit should be on your list when you are planning to visit volcanoes national park Rwanda. Many travelers visit Iby’Iwachu village in the afternoon after gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park to spice it with a rewarding visit to share the life style of the local people. Visiting the cultural center will not only leave you smart but also inspired to drive positive change in the country. Iby’iwachu cultural village is a true example of how a young brave min can change the whole world and old minds change as well with education and new solutions.

The Iby’ Iwachu village is a village where you find ex – poachers, those that hunted gorilla because of poverty, they now stopped poaching, as they discovered different ways to earn a living by running this culture village and also sending their young men to get involved in mountain gorilla conservation.

Visitors to Iby’ Iwachu village are taken for walks around every tent which tells you all about how and why they did the things they did and you can witness people acting them out.

Iby’ Iwachu cultural village can be visited by any one most especially those coming from gorilla trekking in volcanoes national park. the village showcases the Rwanda culture, way of living, how to make crafts as ell as traditional dances. Iby’ Iwachu village was establish to fight poaching of gorilla in volcanoes national park by offering previous poachers an alternative way of making a living. The people living at Iby’ Iwachu village are mostly ex – poachers and others are unprivileged people from the surrounding communities. Taking a visit to Iby’ Iwachu village I snit only interesting and informative but most importantly it’s a project every tourist from volcanoes national park Rwanda should support.

After visiting the Iby’ Iwachu culturl village, the visitors are entertained by amazing traditional dances for wedding, cultural dance performance and songs. Its truly amazing and you can get very impressed. The cultural village visit is the best way to know the cultural history of Rwanda.

Apart from gorilla trekking, other tourism activities in volcanoes national park include golden monkey trekking, bisoke mountain. Apart from gorilla trekking, other tourism activities in volcanoes national park include golden monkey trekking, bisoke mountain hike, canoeing at Mukungwa, visit to musanze caves or Dian fossey grave as well as visiting the famous Karisoke Museum. In Rwanda tourists can combine gorilla trekking with chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe forest national park, wildlife safari in Akagera national park and primate watching in Gishwati Mukura national park.