The Congo Nile Trail is both hiking and biking adventure along the shores of Lake Kivu from Rubavu to Rusizi and our tour gives you a chance to challenge your hiking and cycling abilities as you appreciate the unique and beautiful scenery of lake kivu and its surroundings, see several birds species along the trail and on lake kivu including white-breasted cormorants and you will also experience the rural communities in Rwanda, whiteness the different plantations along the trail that include coffee, tea and banana plantations with appropriate the unique lifestyles of the small communities along the trail activities like fetching firewood, children playing rural games, market activities and fishing among other activities.

The two most popular way to complete the Congo Nile Trail are by hike or bike. If you’re good in biking and normally fit we  complete the entire 280 kms of the Congo Nile Trail from Rubavu to Rusizi in 6 days on a bike at a leisurely pace without pushing too much and hike it in 11 days.

Along the way, you hike or ride through rural villages, cooperatives invite you to visit community based tours and you get to know the three larger Rwandan towns on the shores of Lake Kivu.

Most of the trail runs on unpaved dirt roads or on thin single tracks. We provides good mountain bike to our visitors as it is necessary to complete the track.

Remember that Rwanda is known as the Land of a Thousand Hills for a reason and you will constantly be hiking or biking uphill or downhill. There are fully serviced accommodation options to choose like camping in the tent or to be accommodated along the Congo Nile Trail.

What to know before tour is that on your hike or biking experience you'll have a bumpy journey all through the trail because of the difficult terrains of the trail, in fact this trail is not easily done by first-timers, you need to have some hiking or mountain biking experience before you take on the trail. And this experience is best done by adventure lovers, birders, nature lovers and anyone who loves good challenge. 

However, we also helps those people who need to have a shorter experience of one long day or two short days hiking or biking along the trail from Gisenyi to Kibuye and finally return to the mainland by our boat.

Price: 1 person $200 per day

Price inclusion: Experienced guide

Hiking sticks

camping equipment

Bottled soft-drink & snacks

Price exclusion: 

•  International Flight
•  Mountain bike
•  TicketsTourist Entry Visa
•  Travel Insurance
•  Private expenses
•  Tips given to Guides