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City in Western Province, Rwanda
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Kibuye is a city in western Rwanda on the shore of Lake Kivu — the surrounding area offers some stunning views of the lake. The new name is Karongi, most people still call it Kibuye though.
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Since 2023, it's one of four memorials making up the Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero.
If you book with local boatsmen instead of your hotel you might get half the price deal. Some take you to small nearby islands from where you can enjoy a nice view and see some monkeys. Please do not feed them.
A nice, church-run guest house with Wi-Fi and restaurant and bar, hot water, clean rooms, and a great 270 degree view of the lake. Take the FRw 20,000 rooms for the best view.
Double with own bathroom and TV.
Single/double with outside bathroom and net.
Double room with own bathroom.
Not related to the hotel chain. Has an outside restaurant in the garden with free Wifi.
Probably the nicest (and most expensive) place to stay in Kibuye.
Free Wi-Fi Free, parking, pool, laundry service, kid-friendly. A beautiful setting on the water. Swimming is possible directly from the hotel. There is no beach, only slimy rocks. Terraced rows of rooms with nice gardens and trees everywhere. Single room, self-contained, as of May 2012 is FRw 15000 – or US$28, which is a terrible exchange rate of around 535 (whereas the hotel's exchange rate is 570 so just change your dollars first then pay for the room).
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By bus from Kigali
By bus from Gisenyi
1. Onatracom runs a bus from Gisenyi to Kibuye most everyday. The bus is extremely crowded and you often won't get a seat. However, with a price of only FRw 2000, it is a great deal.
By bus from Cyangugu
By boat
It is supposedly possible to catch a ride from Gisenyi to Kibuye on the boat (Primus boat).
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