Rwanda's Riviera on Lake Kivu
Gisenyi
Gisenyi (Rubavu) spreads along Lake Kivu's northern shore beneath the smoking silhouette of Nyiragongo volcano across the border. Sandy beaches, waterfront hotels and a famously relaxed pace have earned it the nickname o…
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Gisenyi (Rubavu) spreads along Lake Kivu's northern shore beneath the smoking silhouette of Nyiragongo volcano across the border. Sandy beaches, waterfront hotels and a famously relaxed pace have earned it the nickname of Rwanda's Riviera. It is the classic wind-down after gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park, an hour away: swim (Kivu is bilharzia-free), kayak past singing fishermen at dusk, cycle a stage of the Congo Nile Trail or soak at the hot springs.
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