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The traditionally colored lounge is used as Bar and Restaurant. 3 meals a day are served to pre-booked guests and visitors and teams on retreats or picnics. For walk-ins the restaurant serves snacks.
Our guests are entertained by a local traditional troop.
Members of this roop have interesting stories to exchange on topics of historical heroism, the history of homegrown solutions in the Rwandan community, and conservation.
We also run dance classes on demand.
Imuhira gift shop provides space for local artists to exhibit their creative talent through painting, sculpture, and weaving. Locally produced fabrics from the community are exposed and guests can buy them. Members of the community directly supply the crafts in this gift shop.
Solo travelers and teams can go on a Village Nature Walk in teh community around the campsite or the other side of Lake Kivu in Nyabitekeri and Shangi, with local guides helping to identify plants and birds along the way.
In partnership with Shara Coffee Cooperative, a 45 minutes tour of the washing plant takes you through the whole experience from coffee planting to washing.
Bird watchers can go birding with local and native guides along Lake Kivu’s well-designed endemic birding paths. Hikes are good for exploring the diversified scenery of banana plantations, hills, rivers, and Lake Kivu.
The campsite is closer to an interdistrict port and therefore a stopover for people on kayaks, travelers of the Congo-Nile trails, and the Kivu Belt, in general. We are accessible for people using the main road or water from Karongi and Kamembe. The drive takes 5 hours to/from Kigali city, 4 hours to/from Rubavu and 2 hours from/to Karongi. It only takes 1 hour drive to/from Kamembe town.
Full guiding is provided on the Congo Nile Trail from Rubavu to Kamembe town (border to DRC’s Bukavu town). This is also extended to Bugarama rice plantations and water springs.
We welcome volunteers to join hands in community activities for social and environmental positive impact. We do Environmental Awareness and Environmental Conservation for students in college and the “Children in Conservation” project.
Our team is qualified and dedicated to facilitating scientific and academic research on tourism, conservation, and community empowerment with a specific focus on our community and area.
Cottages built on local materials with bewildering views of the rural landscape, hills, and the beautiful Kivu contain beds, day beds,chairs, etc. Bathrooms are shared, soap, sandals and towels provided.On request, additional beds can be availed to make one of our cottages a dorm for a group.
An immense campground, campfire place, tents, and facilities. This also accommodates camping cars and can host small meetings, workshops, and ceremonies. The adjacence is a fallow buffer zone for restoration and habitat to a diversity of riverine fauna and flora species offering unique views of Kimira islet, predisposed for beautiful photographs and healthy relaxation.
Two hospitable families have all that is needed to host and share with guests their daily life. This exprience enables peopele to people interactions for cultural exchanges.
All prices are in US dollars. TBD (to be decided) means that the price and booking arrangement are to be decided on a case by case basis with us.
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
Whether you want to volunteer, book a holiday or have questions for us, we encourage you to get in touch!
