Tag: Lake Bunyonyi /Uganda/
altitude: 1,962 m/6,437 ft
max length – width: 25 km/16 mi – 7 km/4 mi
depth: 44 m/144 ft
Lake Bunyonyi, the “place of many little birds” was formed 10,000 years ago when lava dammed a river, drowning an area of 61 square kilometres (24 square miles), with 29 islands protruding it.
For our main Lake Bunyonyi page please click here.
Our Stories:
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Thrice Unlucky, But Never Down
Great news: our unlucky volunteer Anne is back at work! She has completed her first week at a Bristol care home, still on crutches. Let’s now rewind to early February, on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi … Enter Anne, an enthusiastic British woman. After a two-week trip through Uganda, she extends her stay a month…
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Lake Bunyonyi’s Activity-Packed Little Island
Supreme Adventure Park’s Peter Rukirande explains how Lake Bunyonyi’s activity-packed little island came to be, and what it offers today. You may also like: Our Grandest Trek in 28 PhotosBirthday with the People of Lake BunyonyiDo You Know How You Can Visit All the Countries of Our Region at the Same Time?Are You a True…
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Mid-Life Crisis Love Letter to Uganda & Africa
End of last year I quit my job and went travelling; the mid-life crisis* kicked in. I did similar travel before but this time it was different. This time it was time for Africa! I always wanted to go, but had never been. The continent was always quietly sitting on the map below the Mediterranean,…
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Make Your Own Garden, Big or Small
Did you know that a little corner of your home can become a productive garden? You don’t need a large field or a big budget to grow your own food. In this video, Elie Cirhuza and Crescent Kanyesigye show you how a simple space around your house can be transformed into a productive and nourishing…
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Introducing: Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (May-July 2026)
WHO IS BEHIND THIS? Gorilla Highlands Experts (GHE), a Musanze-based organisation promoting the transboundary Gorilla Highlands region shared by Rwanda, Uganda and DR Congo. For more about us see: gorillahighlands.com WHAT IS IT? A combination of tour guide and media training, equipping you with skills needed for two freelance money-making opportunities: You will of course…
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Ask for Teacher, Pour Some Beer
Ask anyone in Bufuka, our little village on a Lake Bunyonyi peninsula, for “Teacher” and you won’t get directions to the primary school. You’ll be pointed to a home filled with laughter, chat, and the smell of obushera, the local brew. That’s where you’ll find Meble Kyarimpa, a 58-year-old grandmother of five. She’s never stood…
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Don’t Miss Upcoming Trips
Did you know you can join someone else’s adventure in the Gorilla Highlands of Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo — and pay less for it? On our Tours page you’ll find real departures by real travellers. Join their group, split the costs, see more. Or add your own dates and let others join you. Either…
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Cape Town: Third Time, Slovenian Charm
See the ship bathing in the sunset light over my left shoulder? Not far from it lies the Cape Town International Convention Centre, where your ML Rwebandira took to the panel on Monday, 13 April 2026. Oh yes, it worked! It felt pretty unbelievable: I knocked yet again on the door of South Africa, with only…
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Four Tiny Troublemakers, Gone
Remember Sammy, our resident rat-chaser? She’s been having quite the adventure lately. It all started with the former official cat of Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. He’d swapped his cushy lakeside life for the bush, but curiosity got the better of him when he clocked lovely Sammy. So back he came, and before long the two…
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