Candle Dipping and Hive Making Private Tour from Muhanga

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.

Itinerary

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.

Stop At:

• Azizi Life Experiences, RN1, Muhanga, Muhanga Rwanda