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Rwanda bed and breakfast accommodation

country:Rwanda
location:Lake Kivu, near the port of Cyangugu 
price:From £8 - £30 per person per night
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Our guest house is on a steep hillside overlooking Lake Kivu and with grounds that stretch down to the lakeside. The guesthouse is owned by the Diocese of Cyangugu and all profits directly support the development work in the Diocese. The guest house can sleep 52 people. Some rooms are en-suite, others have easy access to shared bathrooms. As well as individual rooms, there are some rondavels which have two twin rooms, a bathroom and a sitting room. These would suit a family visit particularly well. From this comfortable base you can explore an area as yet untouched by tourism.

The guest house is situated on the shores of Lake Kivu, near the port of Cyangugu. The guest house provides a tranquil setting in a country where peace has particular significance and value. You will be impressed by the warmth of the reception and the beauty of the surroundings.

It is an ideal base for a trip to the Nyungwe Forest National Park to see the amazing birds and track primates – including Colombus monkeys and chimps. Other activities include bird watching, lakeside walks, boat trips, and visits to nearby tea factories and local welfare and agricultural development projects. 
rooms, food and facilities
Guesthouse accommodation includes:
  • Secluded rondavels with 2 bedrooms, bathroom and lounge
  • Single and double en suite rooms with lake views
  • Rooms with shared facilities
  • Hot and cold water, electricity, mosquito nets and rooms serviced daily
Other facilities include:
  • Restaurant with terrace
  • Internet café
  • Conference hall
  • Seminar room
how to find us
By road: By road from Kigali via Butare takes around 5 hours, including 2 hours through the Nyungwe rain forest. The guest house is on the lakeside road from the airport to Cyangugu Port, about half a mile from Kamembe town centre.

By air: Rwanda Air Express operates flights from Kigali to Cyangugu – currently Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday for around £60 return.
how this holiday makes a difference
Travellers are provided with pre-trip travel advice including:
  • Guidelines for culturally sensitive behaviour
  • Acceptable clothing
  • Rwanda history, geography and wildlife via web links and suggested reading
  • Up to date advice on the political and social situation via web links
  • Kit list suggestions
  • Suggestions to avoid damage to environment.
Local staff give advice in Cyangugu. Local staff give information on Diocesan community projects and can take people to visit them. Projects may include:
  • Welfare projects - building houses for widows and orphans, health clinic, emergency medical assistance
  • Agricultural projects - tree nurseries, demonstration/training farm, community farms
  • Educational projects - primary schools, secondary schools, sponsorship schemes

The guesthouse directly employs local staff in the restaurant, rooms servicing, grounds maintenance and management. All profits from the guesthouse go directly to support practical and spiritual development work in local communities, including the projects that may be visited as above. Goods and services are sourced in Cyangugu area wherever possible, including: 

  • Restaurant supplies from Kamembe market or demonstration farm
  • Plumbing and electrical services from Kamembe
  • Diocesan carpentry workshop – furniture
  • Local metalworker - door and window frames
The guest house directly contributes to the stability of the area and income to the community, by providing:
  • Long term employment security to staff
  • Income security to food and service suppliers
  • A base for visitors to the area who then spend more money locally. These include foreign tourists, NGO staff and government staff
  • A restaurant to serve local people as well as guesthouse residents

Environmental policy

  • The Guesthouse recycles plastic bottles, glass bottles, plastic bags and paper
  • All furniture and furnishings has either been sourced locally or recycled
  • A car share scheme operates in the Diocese and the Guesthouse is part of that scheme
  • Milk, eggs, some meat and vegetables are sourced from the organic demonstration farm
  • Electricity is sourced from the local hydroelectric power station
  • Visitors are advised on careful use of water and electricity
  • Publicity is largely by web site rather than leaflet to save paper is sourced from the local hydroelectric power station
  • Visitors are advised on careful use of water and electricity
  • Publicity is largely by web site rather than leaflet to save paper

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