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.
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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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Volunteer in Uganda: Live, Work & Make Friends on Lake Bunyonyi
The last Wheeling2help group of 2026 wrapped up their week with us today! Three of this year’s teams also helped in a rather special way: they gave us the stars of this video, made to bring more volunteers to Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. You may also like: Announcing the GH Mega TrekAre You a True…
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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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⏰ Tick Tock, Future Ambassadors: Six Days to Apply!
Do you love the Gorilla Highlands region and want to share it with the world? Our Ambassador training prepares tour guides and media producers to represent our home with confidence. You will learn how to welcome guests, tell stories that stay with people and capture the beauty of our region in photos and video. Those…
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Friendship Camp Is Back! 🇨🇩🇺🇬🇷🇼
Our moment is here again! Whatever is happening around us, young people keep choosing resilience, peace and connections across borders. This December we’re celebrating exactly that. From 13 to 16 December 2026 young people from DR Congo, Uganda and Rwanda will meet at Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda) for our 4th Friendship Camp: four days…
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New Intake: Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training
📣 Applications are open for our second Gorilla Highlands Ambassador Training (GHAT) of 2026! Would you like to earn money as a freelance tour guide or media producer? GHAT combines both skills in one programme. 📍 Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda🗓️ 6 to 8 November 2026 (Friday to Sunday)⏰ Apply by Wednesday 14 October 2026,…
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Mr Muzungu Boda Boda Looks Back
We cherish the interns from UCLL, a Belgian university, who help us at Lake Bunyonyi in so many different ways, each for a 6-month stint! Milan was the fifth among them. “Adventure” was practically his middle name … You may also like: Tom's Timeless TalePeople of the Gorilla Highlands Are Characters4-Day Gorilla Trek Starts TomorrowInnovation:…
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An Artist in Search of Ugandan Aletheia
“Aletheia” means “truth” in Greek or to be more precise: that which does not escape notice, does not hide, is not forgotten; that which remains evident, the opposite of oblivion, of forgetting; that which resists the wear of time, which cannot be erased from memory. I experienced all of this with every sense present while…
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Great Yields, Terrible Manners: Antisocial Climbing Beans
The little secret about the soil here at Bunyonyi is that it’s tired, basically. Our land simply can’t cope with beans that refuse to climb, because the poor ground has been overworked for years and is losing its fertility bit by bit. Nobody lets their fields have a proper rest either; there just aren’t enough…
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