Lake Kivu
Day 49 – 27 th July 2019 Rubavu (previously Gisenyi) Immediately after our Gorilla Trek we left for Rubavu where we had planned to camp at Discover Rwanda Gisenyi Beach Hostel. We inspected the campsite and ablutions upon arrival, and decided that we were definitely not staying there. As it was a weekend, they had no rooms available and, over a beer, we decided that we would treat ourselves again to a hotel room. Quite frankly, we were all exhausted - not only physically from the hike, but also mentally from the excitement leading up to and including the time spent with the gorillas. We chose the Peace View Hotel which apparently had the best view over Lake Kivu. We absolutely collapsed laughing when we saw the number of steps we had to climb to the rooms and the restaurant on the very top floor! A walk in the park though, compared to this morning’s trek 😊. What a great decision and good choice of hotel. The rooms were excellent and the restaurant very g