3-Day Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Kibeho 45th Anniversary Solemnity

Kibeho Sanctuary Rector Addressing Pilgrims

Attractive Safaris' Guide Briefing Pilgrims

Duration3 days

Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, French

Group sizeUp to 50 travelers

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Journey to Kibeho, Rwanda, for a profound 3-day pilgrimage celebrating the Solemnity of Our Lady of Kibeho starting from August 14, 2026. Engage with fellow pilgrims as you commemorate the anniversary of the Virgin Mary's apparitions, an event that draws thousands from across the globe. This pilgrimage includes full board meal, accommodation and transportation, allowing for an immersive spiritual experience at this sacred site. Customize your travel dates to align with other significant Marian solemnities throughout the year.

- Participate in the historic celebration with over 60,000 pilgrims
- Participate in meaningful prayers and reflections with fellow attendees during solemnity mass
- Immerse in the spiritual message of Our Lady of Kibeho
- Our dedicated guides and staff will organize everything so that pilgrims can remain in a state of prayer without any distractions.
- No accompanying priest needed, welcoming all faiths and visitors

What's included

Transportation during the pilgrimage
Entrance fees/tickets to the sites, national parks, and museums, cultural shows,
Mineral water
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Arrival/Departure Airport pickups

Round-trip airfare
Visas are free for citizens of African, French-speaking, and Commonwealth countries
$60 for visa of citizens of other countries; issued at Kigali airport without prior application.
Travel insurance for the duration of your pilgrimage is at your responsibility.
Tips for the guide, drivers, and park or site guides (for reference, $10/day), witnesses ($20), etc.

What to expect

Day 1: Friday, August 14, 2026: Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Assumption

Kibeho
10h

At 7 a.m., your professional driver-guide will pick you up at your hotel or at the airport. He will be waiting for you in the arrivals hall with a sign marked “ATTRACTIVE SAFARIS.” After greeting you and presenting the program for your pilgrimage, he will drive you straight to Kibeho.

In the morning, meet you at your hotel or at the airport, greetings and briefing of the program of your pilgrimage and then transfer you straight to Kibeho.
After lunch, pending confirmation, meet and speak with the Father Shrine Rector or with the visionary (Nathalie Mukamazimpaka).
Then participate in the Solemn Vigil at the Feast of the Mother of the Word in Kibeho :
4:30 p.m.: Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Marian Feast at the apparition site in Kibeho
6:00 p.m.: Torchlight procession with the statue of Our Lady of Kibeho.
8:00 p.m.: Guest lecture - Sacrament of Reconciliation - Rosary - Marian vigil of prayer
Then, return to the hotel for dinner (9:00 p.m.)

Main Destination: Kibeho

Day 2: Saturday, August 15, 2026 : Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Kibeho
8h

After breakfast, from 8:00-9:00 a.m.: Discover the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, pray at the apparition site, the Chapel of Adoration
9:00 a.m.: Sacrament of Reconciliation
10:00 a.m.: Rosary of the Seven Sorrows
11:00 a.m.: Solemn Mass on the esplanade of the Shrine
After Mass, lunch at your accommodation
After lunch, visit CANA: Marian Formation Center of the Marian Fathers in Kibeho-Nyarushishi, 2 km from Kibeho Sanctuary, and pray while contemplating the statue of Divine Mercy. Since 2004, a giant bronze statue of the Merciful Jesus, weighing 2 tons and measuring 16 feet high, has been located in Nyarushishi at the Marian Formation Center of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.
This statue has a wonderful story to discover. Since then, a visit to Nyarushishi has become a must for pilgrims coming to Kibeho.

Main Destination: Kibeho Holy Land

Day 3: Sunday, August 16, 2026 : Experience Rwandan culture and history

8h

After breakfast, drive back to Kigali. On the way, visit the ethnographic Museum of Butare. It is believed that this museum is one of the most Africa’s finest ethnographic collections, artistic, and artifacts accompanied by visual aids, giving visitors a rich insight into the culture of Rwandans.

After lunch in Butare town, drive to Nyanza and visit Rukari King’s palace for monarchs and learn more about the diversity of Rwandan culture and lives in the past years. Then, head to Kigali.

Main Destination: Kigali

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

At 7 a.m., your professional driver-guide will pick you up at your hotel or at the airport. He will be waiting for you in the arrivals hall with a sign marked ‘ATTRACTIVE SAFARIS’. After greeting you and presenting the program for your pilgrimage, he will drive you directly to Kibeho.

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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