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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My Name Is Lake
Hi, my name is ENYANJA KANYUNYUZI LOGAR and I’m 11 years old. My favourite colour is blue, I go to school at BRITISH SCHOOL OF KAMPALA, my class is Year 6 and my best friends are Aster and Chloe. MIHA LOGAR is my dad, my mum is PAMELA KANYUNYUZI and I have an annoying brother called…
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Despite the Wisdom of Mountain Goat
It was a glorious day. A day that only those who know Bunyonyi‘s usual climate will know how to fully appreciate. The perfect, sunny, easygoing opening act to four days of rather demanding hiking. The first four miles out of 40 on land and water. Many of the 26 East African Playgrounds volunteers from three…
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4-Day Gorilla Trek Starts Tomorrow
The biggest thing that happens on the Gorilla Highlands Trails every year are the East African Playgrounds groups. Over 150 English volunteers will trek from Lake Bunyonyi through Echuya Forest to the lakes of Kisoro and eventually to Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park) where mountain gorillas are expecting them… They are divided in eight groups…
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In Great Company Mapping Is Fun
The Gorilla Highlands team spent the last two days learning from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Our open invitation to join this mapping training brought to Lake Bunyonyi four Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides, a volunteer from Echuya Eco-tourism Association and a guide-in-training from Mutanda Lake Resort. All in all, 19 people had an educational and…
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Rwandan Tour Operators Exploring Uganda
We are progressively integrating Rwanda into the Gorilla Highlands concept (first with volunteering in two countries, next with Musanze chefs competing at Silverchef 2016) and are pleased to get any chance to talk about it. We were therefore excited to be invited by Ivan Mbabazi Batuma of Kigezi Tourism Cluster to present our region and plans to Rwandan…
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Innovation: Budget Family Travel in Uganda & Rwanda
The Gorilla Highlands Team is co-hosting #Africhat, a monthly gathering on Twitter that will take place between 7:30 and 8pm this evening (Uganda time). The topic: Family Travel in Africa. The occasion calls for us to share our recent pioneering experience with budget family travel in our region… At the end of December 2015 an…
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High-Tech Conference Hall under a Thatched Roof
We are always on the lookout for new developments in the Gorilla Highlands region and if they bring our services to a new level, even better! On 1 May 2016 BirdNest Resort at Lake Bunyonyi opened a conference hall under its trademark grass-thatched roof. This special space of 150 m² can host up to 60…
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Secrets of Bakiga Marriage
It is very easy to get a girl but it takes a long time to marry her. In the beginning you give her your phone contact and Facebook account. You don’t talk much on the phone because airtime is expensive. You might use Facebook Zero (free Facebook messaging on your phone) to chat with her…
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How to Survive the Night
When you arrive to the Gorilla Highlands region, you will experience positive, colorful, and exuberant vibes. The people, the forests, and the calm, impressive lakes are right at your fingertips. Then comes nightfall. A comfortable breeze turns into a hollow, howling wind. The vivid birds seem to die out, and the obnoxious crickets make their…
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