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Rwanda
Lake Kivu — Gisenyi & Kibuye
Rubavu & Karongi districts, western Rwanda
- Mid-range
- beach
Rwanda’s unexpected beach break: an inland sea ringed by terraced hills, with surf-sand strands at Gisenyi (Rubavu), island-hopping from Kibuye (Karongi), and boat trips to Napoleon’s Hat island’s fruit-bat colony. The road south from Gisenyi to Kibuye — the Congo Nile Traverse corridor — is one of Africa’s great drives.
Where to stay
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Photos
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