Explore Lake Kivu

Explore Lake Kivu : Lake Kivu is among the most notable safari destinations in Rwanda that you should not miss out on in order to have a memorable Rwanda safari experience. The Lake is the country’s largest fresh water lake that travellers can embark on as part of the top destinations that you can visit for an amazing wildlife safari.

The lake is found in the western region in Rwanda surrounded by the breath taking mountains that make the area visually appealing for a number of travellers interested in soaking in the beauty that Rwanda possesses then Lake Kivu is the perfect destination that you should not miss out on visiting for a rewarding experience.

The lake is the sixth largest lake in Africa and it covers 2,700km2 of the area of Rubavu also known as Gisenyi.

Activities to do on lake kivu

Participate in the boat cruise on lake kivu which will give you the chance to observe a number of rewarding attractions in the wild that will give you the opportunity to watch a number of rewarding views like the sunset, a number of bird species like the King fishers catching their prey from the Lake.

You can also participate in fishing where you will get to catch a number of fresh fish as you enjoy the company of the local fishermen enjoying their stories.

Other Activities to Do in Rwanda

For travellers interested in adventure tourism, they can also embark on a number of other activities to fulfil their adventure interests and among the activities that you should not miss out on include;

Visit the Virunga mountains that you can embark on hiking to have an amazing safari experience in the country. Among the different Virunga mountains in Rwanda that you can hike include mount muhabura, mount sabyinyo, mount bisoke, mount karisimbi, mount Gahinga that will give you the chance to watch a number of attractions like the primate species like; the Hamlyn’s monkey, the vervet monkey, the silver monkey, red tailed monkey, the dent’s monkey.  You can also get to watch a number of bird species like; Pockefellers’s sun bird, Chapin’s flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, strange weaver, red throated alethe, blue turaco, Ross’s turaco, coqui Francolin, long tailed cisticola, bubbling cisticola, Miombo wren warbler, Chubb’s cisticola among other the bird species.

Explore Lake Kivu

Visit Nyungwe national park where you can participate in chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda, the canopy walk in Rwanda which will give you rewarding aerial views in the park as you walk along the metallic trail suspended in the forests. You can also participate in the primate safaris in Nyungwe that will lead you to a number of primate species in the wild that are endemic to the Albertine rift.

You can visit Akagera national park that will lead you to the game drives Akagera national park which will lead you to the big five animals in Rwanda which will give you the opportunity to watch the herbivores during the morning game drives and during the evening game drives where you will watch the carnivores catching their prey in the wild. you can also participate in the night game drives that will get to watch how the wildlife interact during the night as you watch the carnivores looking for prey, you will watch a number of bird species like the night jars, Explore Lake Kivu

You can also participate in gorilla trekking in Rwanda which will lead you to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas in the wild, you can also watch a number of endangered monkey species like the golden monkeys by participating golden monkey trekking.