Rubavu Natural Mineral Spa

Rubavu Natural Mineral Spa is a natural mineral spring wellness facility in Rubavu (Gisenyi), the resort town on the northern shore of Lake Kivu in Rwanda's Western Province, where bicarbonate-rich mineral waters associated with the volcanic geology of the Virunga chain and the Lake Kivu basin are offered in a spa setting with views across the extraordinarily beautiful lake to the volcanic mountains of Congo on the opposite shore. Rubavu's position on Lake Kivu — a setting of tropical blue water, palm-fringed beaches, volcanic island silhouettes, and the constant backdrop of Congo's smoking Nyiragongo volcano — creates one of Africa's most dramatically scenic natural mineral spa environments. The town, which hosts a vibrant community of Rwandan beach tourism alongside the mineral spa, embodies Rwanda's remarkable transformation into a model of sustainable tourism development in a country that has achieved extraordinary economic growth, environmental conservation standards, and political stability in the three decades since the 1994 genocide.