Congo Nile Trail

Congo Nile Trail

driving the picturesque and mounteneous shoreline of Lake Kivu in Rwanda
Congo Nile Trail - driving the picturesque and mounteneous shoreline of Lake Kivu in Rwanda

Location: 

Kibuye, Rwanda

Duration: 

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Journey: 

African Great Lakes

Personal highlights

  1. Driving up Lake Kivu from Cyangugu to Goma
  2. Seeing all stages of Chinese road construction
  3. Over many hills and through mountain villages
  4. Enjoying picturesque tea plantages and lake view
  5. Tiresome 5 hour drive for only 100 kilometers

Image sources

  1. Lake Kivu
  2. Tea Plantage
  3. Mountain Village
  4. Drunken Truck
  5. Chinese Roads

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