……well, sort of, if you could picture Lake Como surrounded by mountains filled with banana and plantain trees (and revel in the absence of obnoxious British tourists clogging the surrounding, immaculately clean streets). So actually, Lac Kivu might be better than Lake Como.
If the tourism board in Rwanda isn’t promoting Lac Kivu as a luxurious destination, they ought to be. Everything is pristine and the numerous, though not omnipresent, hotels sitting beside the lake are European in their execution and attention to detail. The beaches had plenty of people, mostly local Rwandans, on them but were by no means crowded. And the ambient and water temperatures were perfect, about 70 and 60 degrees, respectively (here, the volcano is a welcome presence as the geothermal activity heats the lake to some extent).
So we lounged on the beach and swam for a couple of hours, relishing the clean air and pristine views. It was a pleasant, if not opulent end to the weekend. Ridiculous umuzungu shot to follow.
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