Despite the fact that Rwanda is located in the heart of Africa and has no access to the ocean, beach rest is possible here - moreover, is developed on a strong quadruple .Lake Kivu is the only inland reservoir in Rwanda that this country shares with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, boasting several well-developed resorts with five or seven good hotels and a decent infrastructure in the vicinity of .Of course, with beach resorts, say, Tanzania or Kenya, Lake Kivu is too early to compete, but it's very pleasant to spend some relaxed days after tracking in the Lunar Mountains or watching gorillas in Volcanoes National Park .
How to get to Kivu Lake
It is most convenient to order an individual transfer; Also, it is easy to reach Lake Kivu after an organized excursion to the Volcanoes National Park. Many local tour operators include a one-two-day holiday in one of the Kivus hotels in the "gorilla" excursion.
Independently to Lake Kivu can be reached on the domestic flight Rwandair from Kigali, which arrives at Shanguuga airport on the southern tip of the lake.
Resorts and hotels of Lake Kivu
On the shores of Lake Kivu are three cities, each of which serves as a resort.
Gisenyi in the northern part of Kivu was once considered a bohemian colonial resort (with the amendment to Rwanda, of course) .Representatives of the French administration were fond of resting here - and not for nothing: in Gisenyi - one of the best beaches of the lake, sandy, extended and with a smooth decrease in the depth of .On the beach runs a small restaurant .The coastline is built up by ancient mansions and several equally new hotels .The best option for accommodation here is the Lake Kivu Serena hotel, which meets international standards, and the attractive family guesthouse Paradise Malahide opened in 2011 - $ .
Kibuye, located south of Gisenyi, perhaps the most charming of the lake resorts .Right on the shore of the Kivus, the hotels of the lovely Bethanie Guesthouse and Moriah Hill Resort .Cormoran Lodge offers accommodation in individual wooden huts scattered over the hillside .Also from Kibuye you can go on a boat trip to the islands of Napoleon with their colony of bats and Amahoro, remarkable for the fact that the only local structure is ... a bar .Well and as the only historical sight Kibuye acts as a memorial to the Tutsi genocide, located on top of a hill over the city .The place is not too disposed to have fun, but the view from here is very beautiful .
Shangugu is the southernmost resort of Lake Kivu. In fact, this is a border town, dilapidated facades of the once pompous buildings which testify to its former grandeur. To the services of tourists here are two old hotels: Hotel du Lac with a certain charm of decadence and a visited bar and a democratic guesthouse Peace.
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