Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu is the biggest lake in Rwanda between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. This lake gives the great adventure for the tourists who are looking for the beach and water life. Lake Kivu is located in the Western province of Rwanda that is reachable through the Musanze, the famous city in tourism where the volcanoes National park is located. Majority of tourists after their great experience of trekking Gorillas, Golden monkey trek or volcanoes hikes all in the Volcanoes National Park, they usually like to proceed with Lake Kivu to Spend one or two nights for relaxation and the beautiful accommodation on the beach. Some of the hotels there are the Lake Kivu Serena Hotel or Kivu Paradise.

While the tourists are on lake Kivu, there are numerous activities around or within the lake like the Kayaking inside and around the shores of the lake by spotting some of the beautiful birds, seeing how the local fishing is done, go for the swim in the deeper blue warm water, learn about Real Rwanda African life. You can do the boat trip within this lake as well by visiting numerous attractions in this largest Africa lake that does not have any single hippos or crocodile that make lake Kivu to be the safest lake for water sport.

The lake can still be discovered by the tourist who walks through the Congo Nile Trail on the shores of the Lake Kivu while experiencing the real life of Rwandans.

After your stay in the Lake Kivu you can extend your Rwanda tour to the Nyungwe National Park, the largest African Natural forest known for its 13 species of primates including the famous Chimpanzee trekking activities, in the same national park you can enjoy the walk on the canopy walk, this suspended metallic bridge reward you with the view of this impenetrable forest.

You can stay within this beautiful lake for the 3 nights in the yacht while moving from Rubavu to Rusizi. This provides the great unique experience of discovering all the water based activities, visiting all the shores, all the islands within this lake.

When planning the Rwanda tour experience, do not miss to add the Lake Kivu on your bucket list.