Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi (‘Place of many little birds’) lies in south western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale close to the border with Rwanda.

Located at 1,962 m above sea level, it is about 25 km long and 7 km wide. The depth of the lake is rumored to vary between 44m and 900m, which if true would make the lake the second deepest in Africa.

Dotted with at least 20 small Islands and encircled by steep terraced hills, Bunyonyi is a magical spot, and it has been a popular day trip out of Kabale for decades.

It is one of the few lakes in the region that is free of bilharzia and safe for swimming.

This large freshwater lake supporting otters, sitatungas and waterbirds.

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