8-Day Rwanda Congo Nile Hiking Adventure

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Kigali Tour and transfer to Gisenyi

Today after having your breakfast at the hotel in Kigali, you will be met by our guide at your hotel in
Kigali, later head for the Kigali city tour where you will visit Nyamirambo Area and explore the area
on foot, visit the Belgium museum and later catch up with lunch before transfer to Gisenyi where you
will spend the overnight, as you prepare for the Congo Nile trail hike. The local guide will meet you
this evening, and share with you a short briefing on what to park, so as to prepare you for the hike.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Main Destination:

Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

Inzu Lodge

• Budget tented camp located near Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking Cyimbiri

This day, have breakfast, park light for the hike and get ready to explore the Congo Nile. You
will meet the local guide who will share with you a short briefing about the Congo Nile hiking
and later drive off to the starting point where you will later start your hiking to Cyimbiri and start
to explore the Congo Nile trail. The first Congo Nile trail base camp is a church built guesthouse
on the sand beach of Cyimbiri.

Distance from Gisenyi: 18Km.

Main Destination:

Gisenyi (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

Cyimbili Guest House

• Budget guest house located at Lake Kivu

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking kinunu

Today, wake up and have your breakfast, grab your bag and set off for a super hiking adventure,
with a great opportunity to explore the banana gardens and tea estates. You will pass a small
fishing market and continue through some coffee plantations on the path to the second base camp
in Kinunu. You will be able to visit the coffee gardens and learn about crop to cup coffee
experience. The coffee tour rewards you with more knowledge of the coffee farming, from
seedling to processing, as you will later enjoy a taste of Rwandan coffee. You can as well be able
to buy some packed coffee beans, to carry home with. You will continue with your hike to your
next stop over, as your local guide explains to you, whatever you encounter on the way.
Distance from Cyimbiri: 15 Km.

Main Destination:

Kinunu (Village)

Accommodation:

Kinunu Guest House

• Budget guest house located at Lake Kivu

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking Bumba

The hike continues, as of today you will wake up so early, as you continue to explore the trail
with a beautiful view of Lake Kivu and on a clear day. You can as well view the Congo side,
which gave birth to the trail name. There is so much to meet and learn from, as you interacts with
your guide, get to know and understand the local community and the countryside of Rwanda.
You will know much about the life of the local community as you stroll and visit their homes,
along the trails. You will be able to admire the bay of Kibuye/Karongi, and plot new adventures
as this one is about to end. The view will leave your mind blown away with a smile.
Distance from Kinunu: 29Km.

Main Destination:

Bumba (Area)

Accommodation:

Bumba Base Camp

• Budget rest camp located in Bumba (Area)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking Kibuye

The early morning, you will get your breakfast, meet your guide and descend down to the lake
level, proceed with your hike to kibuye, which is 17 Km away from Bumba with a beautiful view
of lake Kivu and Congo from a distance. View of the fishermen boats. You will have an
afternoon boat ride on Lake Kivu, to explore numerous islands here along the way, which is
roughly 2 hours boat ride. You will as well take a nature walk on Napoleon Island, and later on
return and head to your lodge for dinner and overnight
Distance from Bumba: 17Km.

Main Destination:

Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

Bethany Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking Mugonero

On this day, you will have the breakfast as well and set off early as you will be having another
long day hike. Sorghum experience, along the way as you explore this area. Just like any other
day, you will enjoy endless stories and if you like local fruits like yellow bananas, pineapples
and sugarcane. Your Guide will be able to arrange for you a stopover for a bite.
Distance from Kibuye: 22Km.

Main Destination:

Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

L'Esperance Children's Village Guesthouse

• Budget guest house located at Lake Kivu

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking Karengera

As usual, the breakfast will be taken earl in the morning and hit the road as you hike around the
village. Explore the village on foot safari to your next destination, enjoying the real African
authentic village experience.
Disatance from Mugonero: 16 to 18 Km.

Main Destination:

Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

Peace Guest House

• Budget guest house located in Cyangugu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Hiking kumbya and return to kigali

You are winding it down today, so you will meet your guide after breakfast and later set off, with
a beautiful view of the tea gardens. You will be at your last point. Your driver guide will later
meet you, and drive you at Gisakura Visitor Center, where you will take your lunch heading back
to Kigali City.

Main Destination:

Kibuye (Lake Kivu)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.