Rwanda · LAKE KIVU TOURS IN KIGALI
The 8 best lake kivu tours in Kigali you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Leave Kigali at 7:00 am with a private guide for a full-day drive to Lake Kivu. Stop at a waterfall, meet the Gorilla Guardians community, enjoy lunch and a boat trip, and see Rubavu, BRALIRWA Brewery, and the DR Congo border area.
“Visiting Lake Kivu was amazing! Our tour guide was well informed and showed us the best photo spots!”
Leave Kigali early for Lake Kivu, then cruise to Napoleon, Monkey, and Peace islands. You will hike Napoleon Island, eat lunch beside the water, and return with a driver-guide such as Bachou, Jean Paul, or Jean-Bosco. The small group has room for six, with Kigali pickup and WiFi onboard.
“The day-trip to Lake Kivu was lovely, especially since we had nice weather. Our driver, Bachou, was excellent and was with us all the times. The only thing we did in the lake was the boat ride (and the lunch). The boat ride lasted almost four hours because we had an issuRead more”
Travel from Kigali by private 4x4 to Lake Kivu for a boat ride, island views, beach time, and natural hot springs. You’ll also visit Iby’iwacu Cultural Village near Musanze, with traditional dance, weddings, medicine, and volcano views. Guide Aves is named in the tour feedback.
“My husband and I had a great time! Our 1 day Curtual Adventure Tour in Lake Kivu began with a drive to Lake Kivu where we experienced wonderful scenery of Rwanda. Aves, our guide was friendly and he were very knowledgeable which he sRead more”
This private five-day Rwanda trip pairs Kigali, Volcanoes National Park, and Lake Kivu. Your driver-guide handles the road travel, with gorilla and golden monkey treks, Ibyiwacu village, the Ellen DeGeneres Campus, sunset boating, and midrange stays included. Pickup and airport drop-off are available.
“My friends and I had a wonderful trip indeed! It was fun and we had a good experience with Shalom safaris! Good car, smooth drive, and hiking bisoke was not easy but seeing the final step at crater lake you feel the victory!!! Thanks shalom Read more”
Travel from Kigali to Nyungwe National Park and Lake Kivu in a group of up to six with a driver-guide. Walk the forest canopy, visit islands by boat, hike Napoleon Island, and join a three-hour night-fishing outing before returning to Kigali.
“I really enjoyed this nature vacation-adventure. I had been to Lake Kivu before so Olivier kindly helped me to customize this trip with an early-morning chimpanzee trek in Nyungwe Park. The ever-present views of Kivu and other lakes were soRead more”
Leave Kigali at 6 a.m. for Ndaba Rock and Karongi, then cruise Lake Kivu to Amahoro and Napoleon islands. You’ll hike, eat lunch by the water, and choose an Environmental Museum visit or coffee-farming tour. Guide Augustine may lead the day, with hotel and airport transfers included.
“Beautiful Lodge on the edge of Lake Kivu, Stunning views, I was staying with my Daughter and family in Rubengera, so we went a for dinner at this venue three times. Food was good, although the menu is rather limited, but considering the remoteness, I’m not surprised, Pretty Rustic Hotel.”
Travel from Kigali to Volcanoes National Park for a guided mountain gorilla trek, then visit Lakes Burera and Ruhondo and cruise Lake Kivu. The private five-day trip includes accommodation, meals, park fees, bottled water, a driver-guide, and airport transfer. Ask about guide Ronald if available.
“We had an amazing trip to Rwanda that was organized by Fred through East African jungle safaris. We did a gorilla trek and golden monkey trek and a day at lake kivu. They were so flexible and made our whole trip to Rwanda seamless and so enjoyable! Thanks for planning our trip of a lifetime!”
Leave Kigali at 7:00 AM in a luxury 4x4 Toyota Landcruiser for Lake Kivu. Enjoy lunch at a local hotel, cruise past islands and terraced hillsides, hike Napoleon Island to see fruit bats, then return to Kigali with sightseeing and souvenir stops.
“Loved that our guide had so much knowledge and was willing to share it all . We saw so many animals that day that it was magical”
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