Destination Kivu Belt

16/11/2022

There are 11 more primate species in Nyungwe Forest apart from chimpanzees. With a bit of luck, these primates can be seen during any hike in the park. Some of the larger primate species can be tracked with a guide in the morning.

Learn more https://bit.ly/PrimateTrackingNyungwe

07/11/2022

Explore the islands of Lake Kivu during a guided boat tour in Karongi. Lake Kivu has plenty of islands and most of them have their own special things to see. You start by heading to Napoleon Island, one of the largest islands outside Karongi.

Learn more https://bit.ly/KivuTour

24/10/2022

Experience a guided boat tour from Rusizi to Gihaya Island and once you arrive on the island, members of the community will greet you with their unique songs, and way of dancing. Before leaving, the women, who use local wooden canoes to get about on Lake Kivu will bid you farewell with a race in their canoes. https://bit.ly/boat-tour-gihaya

19/10/2022

Spend a night in Karongi, Rusizi or Rubavu with Fishermen of Lake Kivu in the night as they fish for isambaza the famous small fish of Lake Kivu. This tour is as real as it gets, You will join a real fishing crew during their normal fishing activity so be prepared to get your hands dirty.

https://bit.ly/Kivu-night-fishing

13/10/2022

Visit the remarkable Gishwati mukura national park which is one of the youngest national parks in Africa. Gishwati is home to a group of 20 chimpanzees that live alongside golden monkeys. Birds are well represented too, 232 species have been seen at Gishwati and 163 at Mukura.

06/10/2022

Indulge in an ultimate experience, visit and explore the Ibere rya bigogwe. Participate in the dairy farming activities as you discover more about Rwanda's cultural values and traditional games.

Learn more and Book today bit.ly/bigogwe

26/09/2022

Visit the famous sorghum beer brewing and earn experience in brewing traditional sorghum beer known locally as Ikigage, where you will join a group of cheerful men & women to brew traditional sorghum beer and explore all the steps of the process.

Learn more and book today https://bit.ly/rwandanbeerbrewing

25/09/2022

Spend a day at the green tea fields of Pfunda and experience how tea in Rwanda is picked, dried, and packed. Your guide will teach you about the growth and lifecycle of the tea bush in Rwanda. After this, everyone gets a crash course in tea picking on the tea plantation.

Learn more and book today https://bit.ly/pfunda

19/09/2022

A boat trip cannot end without the classic sunset with drinks and unforgettable experiences accompanied by wonderful music and fantastic scenery.

14/09/2022

Nyungwe canopy walk is one of the most interesting attractions in Nyungwe forest. It gives visitors a unique perspective of the trees under the canopy of Nyungwe forest and the view from the suspended bridge enables visitors to get a bird’s eye view of the surrounding forest.

02/02/2022

Rushel Kivu Lodge. A hidden gem on Lake Kivu

21/01/2022

Rubavu in the Kivu Belt has been added as on of the host cities for Iron Man 2022. Hear Mayor Kambogo Ildephonse and DG Frank Gisha of Rwanda Tourism Chamber comment on the event during yesterday's press conference.
Read more about the event here https://www.ironman.com/im703-rwanda

22/12/2021

The green tea fields of Pfunda🌿

Every day tea pluckers make their way out on the green fields of Pfunda Tea Plantation. Now you have the possibility to join them
https://kivubelt.travel/pfunda-tea-tour-2/

08/12/2021

From Crop to Cup🌿 Visitors to Kivumu in the Kivu Belt join COOPROCACI, a cooperative of coffee farmers in a coffee tour. During the tour visitors experience the entire process from planting to harvesting, roasting and drinking fresh coffee.

29/11/2021

Kiguri Pottery 🏺 Along the Congo Nile Trail on the shores of Lake Kivu is Kiguri Pottery. The cooperative is keeping alive an old tradition of making pottery using traditional clay by organizing pottery workshops.

22/11/2021

Ikigage

All Rwandans are familiar with the ikigage, traditional Rwandan beer made from sorghum. The art of brewing ikigage has been perfected for generation. On mount Karongi you have the opportunity to join a tour in the whole process of making -and drinking this traditional brew.

Read more and book:
https://kivubelt.travel/traditional-rwandan-beer-brewing-experience/

Brew and taste the traditional Rwandan sorghum beer known as ikigage during this unique and famous experience

17/11/2021

Young Women Destination 👊

Julienne, president of Young Women Destination during the tour "Experience daily life of rural Rwanda". During the tour, visitors experience the real life in the Rwandan countryside. Visitor will sow, harvest, light a fire and cook their lunch. Young Women Destination is cooperative of women in Rubavu who have dropped out of school due to unplanned pregnancies. They organize various tours and make handcraft to support the members of the cooperative. Visitors are welcome to join their activities. Their activities help improve the lives of many women in Rubavu

09/11/2021

Bee Keeping is an old and developed tradition in Rwnanda. Go into any supermarket anywhere in the country and you will find many different kinds of local honey. Have you ever wanted to learn the tradition of bee keeping? Now you can join the Association Twitezimbere Bee Keepers and find out how the honey is made

02/11/2021

Napoloeon Island
Furthest out in the archipelago in Lake Kivu outside Karongi you will find Napoleon Island. Named after its shape which is shaped liked Napoleon's hat, it is home to one of the largest colonies of straw colored fruit bats in Africa and a great place for hiking.
Currently earmarked for conservation under the management of RWCA
https://www.rwandawildlife.org/bat-research-conservation

28/10/2021

Cyimbiri
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The Guest house in the small village of Cyimbiri is a popular place to stop for visitors on the Congo Nile Trail.

Read more about the Congo Nile Trail https://kivubelt.travel/congo-nile-trail/

26/10/2021

Cyimbiri
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Indangamuco traditional Dancers in the village of Cyimbiri performs for bikers on the Congo Nile Trail as the sun sets over Lake Kivu

18/10/2021

Get an insight into the fascinating Paradise Malahide Resort on the shores of Lake Kivu. Staff from the resort will guide you through the resort including the Private Akeza Island
More info here: https://kivubelt.travel/

12/10/2021

Rwanda has a long tradition of bee keeping which is still very much alive. In any supermarket in the country you will find loads of varieties of locally produced honey. Now you have the opportunity to experience bee keeping and honey extraction first hand.
https://kivubelt.travel/traditional-rwandan-bee-keeping-and-honey-experience/

07/10/2021

Nyungwe Forest, Africa's largest remaining montane rainforest is home to over 10 primate species including the elusive eastern chimpanzee. Unknown to many, it is also home to several other large mammals such as leopards and many Albertine-Endemic bird species.

https://kivubelt.travel/primate-tracking-in-nyungwe-forest/

There are 11 more primate species in Nyungwe Forest apart from chimpanzees. With a bit of luck, these primates can be seen during any hike in the park.

04/10/2021

Being a landlocked country means Rwandans don't head for the sea to swim and chill on the beach. Instead they head to Lake Kivu, one of Africa's Great Lakes and one of the safest on the continent. Read more about some of Lake Kivu's Best beaches
https://kivubelt.travel/lake-kivu-beach-guide/

30/09/2021

One of the least explored of Rwanda's National Park is the cloud forests of Gishwati National Park. This pocket of rainforest is one of the last remaining montane rainforests in Africa which used to stretch across the entire Albertine Congo-Nile Divide. Read more and plan your visit here:
https://kivubelt.travel/gishwati-forest-national-park/

28/09/2021

The Kivu Belt holds many secrets and unique experiences. The cows 🐮 in Karongi normally graze on some of the many islands in Lake Kivu. The owners of the cows guide the cows from a dugout canoe as they swim from one island to the next. Click though to read more and have the opportunity to join the swimming cows.
https://kivubelt.travel/the-swimming-cows-experience/