The Amazing Congo Nile Hiking & Biking Trail

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US$100.88 per guest

Adult x1

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

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Location

Western

Duration

8 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 8 guests

Language

English, French

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Family-friendly, Private Experience

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the journey from crop to cup on this half-day tour. Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Kivu en route to a coffee washing station, then return to Gisenyi via hot springs.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

this tour is half day that simply explain how coffee is processed from crops to cup with an addition of boat ride that let you know the lake Kivu and it surroundings on the way to coffee washing station and back to Gisenyi via hot springs.

Sample Menu

MAIN

local food

vegetables, fish,

What You Get

All Fees and Taxes

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Good To Know

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

What You’ll Experience

With a boat guide, you have a full briefing about the trip and then get in the boat, sitting and enjoy the ride with different views of the surroundings of the Lake Kivu heading to the coffee washing station about an hour. At coffee washing station A warm welcome from an agronomist of the station waiting for you and ready for a coffee tour. Now it is the time to know how one of the best coffee in world is processed from crops till we taste it. Visit coffee plants, harvest the beans, entering the industry with full explanation of what is going on. We have now the dried coffees, it is your time to grind the coffee in mortar, cook it and taste it. Back by boat to end the tour.

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours

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Gisenyi: Day Hike & Boat Ride

Kibuye: A Day Hike & Boat Ride

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Lake Kivu

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At New Tam Tam Beach

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 3 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Amazing lake Kivu hike with Ceasar

March 14, 2024

We did the 3 nights / 4 days Lake Kivu hike and enjoyed every bit of it. Ceasar was an excellent guide and explained fauna and flora to us, as well as cultural insights. The hike was wunderfull and...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Fantastic once in life time experience

April 18, 2023

We did the Congo Nile trail for three days and absolutely loved it. We can only highly recommend AMES tour company. We were especially gradeful to a have had Cesar as our guide tour. He explained i...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Amazing day on the boat, getting to know the coffee washing station, lots of authentic encounters, singing with fishers

May 03, 2022

Great day with Shema and his team. Unforgettable boat trip and sunset with fishermen. We climbed napoleon Island and got to know everything about coffee