3 Days Lake Kivu Getaway Tour: Relaxing Rwanda Lakeside Escape.
3 Days Lake Kivu Getaway Tour: Lake Kivu is positioned at the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is situated in the western part of Rwanda. It takes a visitor 3 to 4 hours to get to Lake Kivu from Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Lake Kivu is the largest freshwater body in Rwanda, and the sixth largest in Africa, and it is situated on 2700 square kilometres and among the East African Great Lakes. Lake Kivu has numerous activities that are done by the visitors, and these include cycling, boat cruises, bird watching, sport fishing, and a lot more.
Safari highlights
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali airport, visit to Kigali genocide memorial, and transfer to Lake Kivu
Day 2: Morning boat cruise and a community visit
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Kigali airport, visit to Kigali genocide memorial, and transfer to Lake Kivu
A guide will be available to pick you up from the airport, where you will be briefed and get to know each other, and then head to Lake Kivu.
You will first have to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial before proceeding to Lake Kivu on your Rwanda tour. While at the Kigali genocide memorial, you will see the remains of the people who participated in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, and these are kept in this place for the remembrance of those people who lost their lives. These remains speak volumes about the history of Rwanda, and one wouldn’t opt to miss a visit to this site.
After you visit the Kigali genocide memorial, you will head for lunch at Heaven restaurant and then proceed to Lake Kivu. Upon arrival at Lake Kivu, you will check into a hotel, have dinner, and retire to bed.
Accommodation options at Lake Kivu
- Kivu Paradise Resort
- Lake Kivu Serena Hotel
- Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel
- Mara Villa Kivu Eco Resort
Day 2: Morning boat cruise and a community visit
After breakfast at the lodge, you will have a morning boat cruise on Lake Kivu, and this will come after a briefing by a guide at the offices at Lake Kivu. While on a boat ride at Lake Kivu, you will have a chance to see some birds, which include the African darter, eastern grey plantain eater, common squacco heron, crowned lapwing, and great egret, among others. You will also be able to visit several islands on the lake, where you will be able to see several fish species, and you will also be taught various methods of catching them by the locals that you will find there.
After the boat cruise, you will head back to the lodge for lunch and then rest. In the late afternoon, you will go for a community visit where you will meet the locals and get to interact with them. You will be taught a lot about the African lifestyle, culture, and traditions while on this community visit, and this lecture will be given to you by the locals you meet there. You will also be entertained by showing their traditional dances and hearing their folk songs for you. You will get to know a lot more history about the ancient Rwandese from the people in the community.
After the community visit, you will then proceed to the lodge for dinner and sleep.
Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali airport
You will have a transfer back to Kigali Airport. You will have breakfast in the morning at 8 am after checking out of the lodge. On your way to the airport, you will have a stopover at the Inema Arts Center and take a look at many paintings that are eye-catching and numerous sculptures that talk about the African history and culture in Rwanda.
You will then proceed to the airport after the visit to the Inema Arts Centre.
End of 3 Days Lake Kivu Getaway Tour, Rwanda
Tour inclusions
- Meals
- Accommodation
- English-speaking guide
- 4WD safari vehicle
- Bottled mineral water
- Pick up and drop off
Tour exclusions
- Visa fees
- Alcoholic beverages
- Laundry
- Air fare
