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Places near Butare by type
All 189 places by distance →One day from Butare
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:20 pm
153 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Butare
- Huyeviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Cyanikachurch · 30 min
- Mata Tea Company Limitedheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Cathedrale de Ngozichurch · 30 min
- Shari's Rockviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Butare
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Butare?
Ethnographic Museum (museum, about 1 km), Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Butare (church, about 1 km), Huye (viewpoint, about 9 km), Eglise Ste. Therese (church, about 1 km), Seventh Day Adventist Church (church, about 2 km), Genocide-Memorial Butare (monument, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Butare?
45 places on Spotwander: 8 other attractions, 15 churches, 6 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 hill stations & viewpoints, 7 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest church to Butare?
Eglise Ste. Therese, about 1 km by road; Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Butare (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Butare?
Lac Mwungere, about 29 km by road; Lac Narungazi (37 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Butare?
Start in Butare, visit Huye, then Cyanika, then Mata Tea Company Limited, then Cathedrale de Ngozi, then Shari's Rock, and drive back — about 153 km by road in all.