Congo Nile Trail Experience in Rwanda

The Congo Nile Trail gives a vast experience of Rwanda toppled on the gorilla trekking options within the country, it offers beautiful hiking experiences in Rwanda and cycling tours along the shores of Lake Kivu is dotted with many islands formed as a result of a volcanic eruption in the region, overlooking the great Virunga mountains and a few kilometers from the Nyungwe Forest National Park, the route is so beautiful and amazing to experience vast lovely Rwanda. It is one in east Africa which has been discovered with such phenomenal looks! It will give you a remote feeling of the region and yet be safe and accessible to take on while on your great adventures in Rwanda.

The route is growing popular as the years round up, one of the must-do things while in Rwanda, the country has also been named the land of a thousand hills, because of its many hilly landscapes and mountains, imagine biking in the trail with a backdrop of the rolling mountains, cool soothing environments, and amazing views, the not so new attraction of Rwanda was opened in 2011 since then it has been realized by many travelers, the trail stretches 227 square kilometers, starting in the Gisenyi, ending in the Rusizi district, this is named after the water shade that separates Congo and the Nile rivers, the trail passes through some of the most lovely regions of the country.

While doing activities along the trail like Cycling or Hiking guests have the chance to witness the natural beautiful sceneries passing through the amazing farmlands, and eye-catching sandy beaches of Lake Kivu, have a chance to meet the local rural people, fishermen villages, small local towns to mention a few, traveling the trail can be on foot, using a motorbike, bicycle, for adventurous people, the cycling isa better option but can be very challenging bets time to go to Rwanda for this activity is during the dry season between June-early October and December – February. The trail was purposefully built to pass through the amazing landmarks en route are amenities like restaurants in small towns where one can get something to eat.

One might be wondering if there are places to stay when you decide on this activity, well it is safe and many lodges have come up to offer angelic accommodation facilities for staying, example places include the Inzu Lodge, which is dramatically located in Gisenyi overlooking the Lake Kivu, Lake Kivu Serena Lodge an ideal place to go for an overnight preparing the mouth dropping meals and housing, Cormoron Lodge, to mention a few when considering any way of going on an adventure along the trail, it is important to consider packing raincoats, pressure pumps when cycling, waterproof covers for phones and Cameras, insect repellents and any other items of personal nature that you may need to have while on safari. The trail can be combined with other tourist activities of Rwanda including mountain gorilla trekking in the volcanoes national park, chimpanzee tracking in the Nyungwe Forest National Park, wildlife game drives in the Akagera National Park.