Lake Kivu is the largest of fresh water lakes that simmers in the valleys of Rwanda with irregular shores that form numerous inlets and myriad forest-fringed waterfalls. The beautiful lake is enclosed by the steep terraced hills that are characteristic of rural Rwanda and sitting on its shores are Gisenyi, Cyangugu and Kibuye that offer water sports or boating to the numerous islands on the lake.
The towns are connected by a wide roller-coaster road that tumbles through lush plantain fields and relic patches of misty rainforest to offer sweeping views over the shimmer-ing lake or via boat with rewarding views of birds includ-ing pelicans, crowned cranes and Malachite kingfishers. Gisenyi lies on the northern tip of Lake Kivu opposite Goma.
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