B&P Ever Retreat Villa: Where to Rest After Your Gorilla Trek

A gorilla trek asks a lot of you: an early start, steep and muddy trails, altitude and hours on your feet. The day after, you don't need another activity on the schedule. You need somewhere to rest. B&P Ever Retreat Villa was made for exactly that.

Made for the Day After the Trek

B&P Ever Retreat Villa sits on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu. It was founded to bring together design, hospitality and community empowerment, and the result is an eco-friendly villa that feels more like a private home than a hotel.

Lake Kivu sits lower and warmer than the misty slopes of Volcanoes National Park, and after a cold early morning in Kinigi you feel the difference straight away. There's soft light on the water, a private beach, an infinity pool, and gardens made for doing nothing at all.

Ways to Rest and Recover

• Soak tired legs in the infinity pool, or cool off with a swim in Lake Kivu
• Do nothing at all on the private beach
• Stretch it out with yoga on the terrace
• Watch golden hour over the lake, camera in hand
• Cook with local ingredients in a relaxed cooking experience
• Slow your hands down at a pottery workshop
• Drift out on the water with a boat trip on Lake Kivu
• End the day quietly with board games and lake views

From the Gorillas to the Lake

The villa is about 1.5 to 2 hours by road from Kinigi, where treks in Volcanoes National Park begin. Many guests trek in the morning, drive to Rubavu in the afternoon and are by the pool before sunset. Others come here first and rest before the trek. Either way works.

Still planning your trek? Read our 10 tips for your first gorilla trek, or follow our 4-day itinerary from Volcanoes National Park to Lake Kivu.

Book Your Rest Days

Rooms are limited, so book well in advance, especially around Kwita Izina and in peak trekking season (June–September and December–February). Message us on WhatsApp to check your dates, or let us plan the whole trip: permits, transfers and your days on the lake.