Destination
Kabale & Lake Bunyonyi
Uganda's most beautiful lake, dotted with islands
High in the Kigezi highlands, Lake Bunyonyi is one of Africa's deepest lakes, its waters peppered with 29 green islands and terraced hills. With no hippos or crocodiles, it is one of the few large lakes in Uganda safe for swimming and canoeing.
It's the place travellers go to rest before or after gorilla trekking — cold-water swims, dugout canoeing, birding and island-hopping at 2,000 metres.
Things to do in Kabale & Lake Bunyonyi
- Dugout canoe trips
- Island hopping
- Swimming
- Hiking the surrounding hills
- Community visits on Bwama Island
Getting there
About 7–8 hours' drive from Kampala via Mbarara, on the way to Bwindi and Rwanda.
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