Gisenyi
Gisenyi is a picturesque resort on the northern shores of beautiful Lake Kivu. Lake Kivu has some nice sandy white beaches and is believed to have little or no bilharzias. Crocodiles are absent from the lake due to volcanic action eons ago which wiped them out, making swimming safer.
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Kibuye
Kibuye Kibuye, located on Lake Kivu midway between Gisenyi and Cyangugu, is a small town with an attractive beach. Be sure not to miss the over 330-foot-high (100 m) Ndaba WaterŽfall (Les Chutes des Ndaba), not far from Kibuye. Accommodation - Tourist Class: Centre Bethanie Mission has 24 rooms, half of which have facilities ensuite. Kibuye Guest House is located on Lake Kivu and has 18 double rooms with private facilities, tennis courts and sports activities on the lake.
Mountain Climbing
Mountain Climbing Hiking in the beautiful Virunga Mountains is in itself an adventure. Trails lead to the craters or peaks of the park's five volcanoes, upwards through the unique high-vegetation zones of bamboo, hagenia-hypericum forests, giant lobelia and sene-cio, and finally to alpine meadows. Views from the top, which overlook the lush Rwandan valleys and into Zaire and Uganda, are spectacular. Some travelers spend a day or two searching for gorillas interspaced with hikes to one or more of the volcanoes. Karisimbi (14,786 ft. /4507 m.), which is occasionally snowcapped, is Rwanda's highest mountain. It is the most arduous ascent, requiring two days