Tag: Lake Kayumbu /Uganda/
altitude: 1,905 m/6,250 ft
max length – width: 2 km/1.3 mi – 1 km/0.5 mi
depth: ?
Lake Kayumbu on the Ugandan side of the Gorilla Highlands region has a twin called Lake Chahafi. Both lakes have swamps with many bird species and sport fishing opportunities. This area is a hiking sleepover on the way between Lake Bunyonyi and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
During World War I the Germans fought the Anglo-Belgian coalition at Lake Chahafi; trenches can still be seen. Lake Kayumbu has one island — owned by Uganda’s former ethics minister Nsaba Buturo.
Our Stories:
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GHE’s Fully Home-Grown Operations Manager
Our Sandrine “Sasha” Benimana has graduated, and her part-time years at Gorilla Highlands Experts are over. She is now a full-time Operations Manager, the first in the organisation’s history. We are growing, and growing with Sasha at the heart of it all. Her colleagues describe her as “a kind-hearted, positive and strong-willed woman, who has…
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Whose Hopes Did We Bring to Zanzibar?
We are back! To the beach! And in general! Jambo from Essence of Africa, a trade fair on the eastern shores of Zanzibar. It’s happening in that building in the background. For the next three extremely full days, Gorilla Highlands Experts will be showcasing the day experiences and treks of our region … but above…
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Papa & Mama Abby’s First Guests
How rewarding! A week ago our office team spent a full day on Uganda’s notoriously terrible roads of Kisoro, preparing the ground for three Slovenian ladies about to embark on a three-day hike. Today we hosted them for lunch in Musanze, Rwanda, hearing their impressions. It all went swimmingly! But let’s start with the most…
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Smaller Twins Are Handsome Too
Three pretty sets of twin lakes can be found nestled on the Rwandan and Ugandan side of the Virungas, and we usually spin tales about the bigger siblings only — Lakes Burera, Kayumbu and Mutanda. The reason is that these lie directly on our trekking routes … But today we are correcting this omission with…
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Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda
I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This means that I am providing technical support to hiking groups on the Gorilla Highlands Trails. I take care of setting up camps, allowing tired trekkers to hit the mattresses as…
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Our Gorilla Trek Well Beyond Gorillas
Strange enough, it all started in Prague. It was summer 2009, my wife Marta and I were in town for our vacations, and decided to pay a visit to the local zoo. That was the first time we had the chance to meet face to face with the gorillas, and we spent more than an hour…
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Slapped by a Gorilla: 30 Ultimate Hiking Images
We are back into lockdowns and travel restrictions throughout the Gorilla Highlands region, so we remember last month especially fondly. May 2021 was the go-time for nine eager Dutch boys to fy into Uganda, tired of the one-year wait for their Ultimate Hike — a combination of Volcano Quest and Parks Reunited — to finally…
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Top 5 Prettiest Lakes of the Gorilla Highlands Region
From the ice-cold waters between Rwanda and Uganda atop Mt Muhabura to the colourful bays of Bukavu, the Gorilla Highlands region is blessed with numerous bodies of water. You can safely swim in all of them — but which lakes are the most beautiful? 1. Lake Bunyonyi This giraffe-shaped lake is made exceptionally gorgeous by the heavily terraced hills that…
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Borderline Adventure of the Man of Many Hats
Dear readers and watchers, Warm greetings from a simple man who does wear many hats… You have previously read about me as a founder in female clothes, learned about me as a lonely videographer and watched me as a dad deeply proud of the school his kiddos attend. Primarily, however, I will be your tour…
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