Lake Kivu fishermen use a special method to fish for small fish called isambaza. With three vessels tied together, and using petrol lights at night, they attract the fish and then catch them in nets suspended below their boats. During September and October each year all fishing is banned to allow the stocks to rejuvenate, and during the full moon, fishing is not possible because the fish are not attracted to the light.

With its crystal clear clean water, Lake Kivu is one of the safest lakes in Africa, and one of only a very few where swimming is possible because there are:

• No crocodiles
• No hippopotamus
• Almost no Schistosomiasis (bilharzia)
• No localized (or large-scale) gas outbursts. All the methane and carbon dioxide in Lake Kivu is trapped below

See the full life cycle of coffee. At Cyimbili and Kinunu you can watch the entire process of making a perfect cup of coffee – from seeing coffee beans growing on the bush to a delicious cup of locally grown and made coffee. The Congo-Nile Trail Cycling, hiking or driving along the Congo-Nile Trail. This 227 km long trail runs from Gisenyi to Kamembe along the scenic shores of Lake Kivu.

• Hire or buy bicycles in Gisenyi and Kibuye
• Cycle with bicycle guides and porters along the Congo-Nile trail
• Create a sea kayaking / cycling combination tour

Gorillas

• Track Mountain Gorillas either from Ruhengeri in Rwanda or in DRC
• Track Lowland Gorillas near Bukavu

Montane Rain Forests

• Hike in Nyungwe Forest and experience its new canopy walk
• Hike in the Giswati Forest, a new conservation area
• Track the chimpanzees