1 day Lake Kivu Adventure, Scenic Hike & Coffee Plantation Tour
Description
This tour combines nature, culture, and relaxation, offering a perfect blend of adventure and insight into Rwanda’s rich coffee heritage. Experience the beauty of Lake Kivu on an adventure packed with excitement and relaxation! This tour combines scenic views, hiking, kayaking, cultural encounters, island visits, and a hands-on coffee plantation experience. Trek through lush landscapes, paddle across serene waters, explore charming islands, and dive into Rwanda’s rich coffee heritage. Perfect for nature lovers and adventure seekers, this tour offers a unique blend of thrilling activities, cultural insights, and breathtaking scenery.
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Itinerary
Pick up from your place and transfer to Kibuye, Lake Kivu. Along the way, you'll discover why Rwanda' s nickname is the country of Thousand hills. Feel free to ask the drive guide for a stopover if you want to take a picture of a stunning views or just want to watch it a little longer.
Photoshoot at the scenic Ndaba-rock waterfall. A short stop-over on the way to Lake Kivu. This is a beautiful spot with mesmerising landscape of Hills, valleys and the historic waterfall. You will also find here some kids that play music with traditional instruments.
A complete coffee plantation experience, from seeding to the cup. You will learn, participate and understand how coffee is processed and how it has changed the lives of small farmers in Rwanda.
Boat ride visiting the island starting from a hike at Napoleon cap Island, an island in the middle of lake Kivu. A short hike for a 1.6km distance. The Island has tons of bats and birds. At the top of the Island you will get the panoramic view of the Lake and the Congo Nile. -Peace Island for swimming, leisure activities and small trek for the velvet monkey. You will love watching the sunset over this beautiful Lake Kivu landscape. -You might encounter swimming cows crossing from island to island.
After the packed day with lots of adventurous activities, The lunch will be awaiting you here. A beautiful Lake resort with scenic views and a variety of delicious food. After lunch you can relax at the beach/ garden or go for a short walk in the nature.
Drive back to Kigali and drop of to your place
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Feel free to let us know where you want to be picked up
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(3)
We spent a wonderful day with Paul discovering one of the Great Lakes of Africa. Swimming in Lake Kivu, discovering bat island and then monkey island, visiting coffee plantations... These are all significant experiences that completed our trip to Rwanda. We recommend!
This trip was extremely memorable and amazing with good views, good company and a great guide. Originally my co-worker and I were planning to go to Volcanoes National Park for Gorilla Trekking. However, due to unexpected circumstances, we were unable to go. To make the best of our business trip and to see what Rwanda has to offer, we decided that we would partake another activity and through looking at different activities lead us to Bernard's tour in the western region in Rwanda. This tour was jammed packed but at no time I felt rushed. As a coffee lover, I got to tour and learn from the local cooperative of Rubengera on how coffee is produced, from cultivating the coffee cherries, fermentation methods, quality controls to the very cup of coffee I am enjoying right now. Lake Kivu had amazing views where I got to enjoy a nice lunch in the canopy restaurant followed by a boat tour to the island and hiking up the island hills of Karongi. Where I was able to see many wildlife, flora and fauna. The best part was that I was able to see cows swim from island to island. The views and activities were great but the experience wouldn't have been there without our guide. Bernard, our guide was extremely professional, knowledgeable and most of all, a very sincere man. During our trip, I did not feel that Bernard was just a tour guide but instead a friend and also took part in the activities with us. During the trip, Bernard had shown me landmarks of Rwanda and the history behind it. Bernard's hospitality has left an everlasting impression and had shown the beauty of Rwanda with it's environment and people and I can say that I will return to Rwanda hopefully very soon and signup for another tour!! - Xavier from Canada
Amazing trip! Very well organised by Bernard and Vista Safaris! Unique landscapes, fantastic service ! Strongly recommend it to all nature lovers!
