This is built on the shores of Lake Kivu and is surrounded by beautiful tropical gardens with that conducive environment for any one who wishes to spend a week-end or a peaceful holiday away from noise and any form of interference. It is a way from Rwanda’s capital city and close to the volcanoes national park.

The accommodation facilities include luxurious rooms both executive and family rooms all designed in an A African style using the traditional materials with 24 –hours room service and other luxuries like coffee/tea maker, TVs, telephones, porters and others. They have 6 suites with king size beds, bathtubs and showers in the bathrooms, spacious enough with a private sitting room and verandah where you can clear see the lake. The 66 standard rooms have got the queen size beds and luxurious bathrooms and therefore all rooms are very comfortable rooms that are kept clean by the staff worker in order to enjoy your stay.

They have got an elegant restaurant (KIYAGA) serving both the local dishes and the western dishes as buffet so that they can meet the demands of all customers. The snacks are server from the Ziwani cafe below the pool and more to that they an indoor bar and that along the beach offering all sorts of beers, wines and spirits depending on the customers’ request. A luxurious swimming pool is also available especially during the hot days, it can be very useful to cool off or for relaxing after the days’ work and can definitely be attended to by the hotel’s bar attendants while in the pool.

While staying at Kivu Serena, you can always enjoy boating on Lake Kivu, swimming, playing volley ball and tennis, fishing on Lake Kivu, hiking and trekking gorillas from the forest and for those who may have conferences, the hotel has got a vast conference room for such functions.

You can also enjoy some other activities like the visiting the gift shops which has got a lot of commodities made by the local people in the community, the dance troupes and these activities can also help you to relax and enjoy you safari.