View Palm Resort | Kigali
View palm Resort is a mid-range accommodation situated in the Northwest part of Rwanda on the shores of Lake Kivu with an amazing view. It takes 7 km from Gisenyi town to the lodge and 2 hours & 30 minutes drive from Kigali City to the lodge. The lodge is close to the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Goma city just 20 minutes. You can reach the lodge by road transport from Kigali International airport. View palm Resort has attractive vegetation with Palm trees and the most beautiful view lake Kivu and Its Private beach.
View palm resort consists of twelve spacious and elegant rooms built in African style with stone and modern comfort. Rooms are well decorated and furnished with en suites private facilities like flushing toilets, mosquito nets, and hot running showers. Rooms are well equipped with Satellite, TVs, extinguishers and other facilities. Rooms have bungalows, verandas, and sitting areas where you can relax while enjoying the panoramic view of the lake kivu, Private beach, and surrounding areas. Excellent and comfortable rooms with clean and washed beddings. There are fireplaces at the lodge that warmth to visitors during the night . Rooms vary in different categories; single, double and triple rooms and rooms cost 200$ per night and above while in some rooms, you can see the fiery crater of Nyiragongo volcanoes in congo since the lodge is near congo.
View palm resort offers more services and facilities which include; A restaurant that serves different delicious food both local and international meals that meets guests choice like breakfast in the gardens, lunch, and dinner both in and outdoor dinners while facing the lake and private beach, a well-stocked bar with both hard and soft drinks like beers, wines, soda, cocktails, monk tails, you relax and sip the cocktail while enjoying the stunning view of the lake Kivu, private beach and surrounding Islands, Free parking space available, Laundry services available , WIFI available at the lodge that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends, Healthy and fitness centers like gym, SPA ,saunas, steam bathe etc, business centers like conference halls , wedding meetings , honey moon package( since the lodge is near the lake z liked by many honey moon guests ) etc. , Excellent rooms and comfortable beddings, Craft shop available at the hotel with more African style gifts like shoes, safari essentials , Recreational areas available at the hotel like boating , swimming, hiking , trekking , fishing ,volley ball ,tennis and many others.
Gisenyi is found in the North western Part of Rwanda country in Rubavu. It is also found on the northern shores of lake kivu, the 15th deepest lake in the world with fresh waters and covering the total area of 2,700 KM squared . The lake flows southwards in Lake Tanganyika and it lies in the albertline rift ( western branch of the east African rift) on the border of DRC and Rwanda. You can visit congo while in Gisenyi or Kivu since its close and with different attractions. Tourism is the leading and growing activity in Rwanda since there are many places for Tourist to visit like the three national parks namely Volcanoes National Park, Nyungwe National Park, and Akagera National Parks with different activities which include Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park as it is the most popular and liked activity done in Rwanda by Tourists and Chimpanzee tracking in Nyungwe, canopy, nature and forest walks, Boat cruise at Lake kivu, Golden Monkey tracking in Volcanoes, Game drive in Akagera national park that enables guests to spot different animals like Giraffes, zebra, Impalas, Antelopes, Buffaloes, elephants, etc. City tour in Kigali like visiting genocide and kimironko market, Bisoke hike and cultural tour in the local villages like Ibyi’wachu and other activities. Gorilla Permit in Rwanda is at 1500$.
The best time to Track Chimpanzees in Rwanda is in the rainy season from mid-February to early June and from September to December and gorillas is from Feb to March, July, August, September , October, and mid-December. Rwanda has different accommodation; budget, midrange and luxury that are friendly and convenient for the tourists visiting the country. There are 3 tribes in Rwanda which include; Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa all unique in their own ways.
