Four-day relaxed luxury escape on Lake Kivu — Rwanda’s serene volcanic-shore lake — combined with award-winning coffee-estate tours. Perfect honeymoon or post-gorilla-trek wind-down.
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights · Trip Code: BLS-RW-006 · Destination: Rwanda
What's Included
- Lake Kivu boat cruise
- Coffee-estate tour and tasting
- Singing fishermen experience
- Luxury lakeside accommodation (3 nights, full board)
- All park entrance fees and conservation levies
- Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and English-speaking driver-guide
- Bottled drinking water throughout the safari
- All transfers as per the itinerary
- Full-board accommodation (breakfast, lunch and dinner) at lodges/camps
- 24/7 in-country support from the BLS Safaris office
What's Not Included
- International flights to/from East Africa
- Visa fees (Rwanda USD 50, Kenya eTA USD 51, Tanzania USD 50)
- Travel and medical insurance (mandatory)
- Personal expenses (laundry, phone calls, souvenirs, room service)
- Drinks (alcoholic and soft drinks) unless specified
- Tips and gratuities to drivers, guides and lodge staff
- Yellow fever vaccination certificate (required by some borders)
- Optional activities not listed in the itinerary
Trip Overview
Most travellers go to Rwanda for the gorillas and miss the country’s other side: Lake Kivu — a vast volcanic-shore lake stretching 90 km along the western border, with serene fishing villages, sunset boat cruises and some of the world’s best high-altitude coffee. This four-day luxury escape is built for honeymooners or gorilla-trek travellers who want a few quiet days at the end of an active trip. From the lakeside town of Gisenyi (or Kibuye), boat tours visit Napoleon Island’s fruit-bat colonies, the singing fishermen who chant their nets in at dusk, and the volcanic hot springs of Bushenge. Inland coffee-estate tours show you bean-to-cup Rwandan coffee — from picking and washing through fermentation to your final espresso.
Trip Highlights
- Lake Kivu sunset boat cruise
- Napoleon Island fruit-bat colony visit
- Award-winning Rwandan coffee-estate tour (bean-to-cup)
- Singing fishermen of Lake Kivu — a 90-minute traditional dusk experience
- Optional kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding
- Quiet luxury lakeside accommodation
