Tag: Lake Burera /Rwanda/
altitude: 1,862 m/ 6,108 ft
max length – width: 12 km/7.5 mi – 8 km/5 mi
depth: 173 m/568 ft
Lake Burera in the north of Rwanda is separated from Lake Ruhondo only by a narrow band of land crated by lava from the Virunga volcanoes. Together they represent the most known set among the twin lakes of the Gorilla Highlands region. The altitude difference between the two lakes, 98 m/322 ft, allows electricity generation at the Ntaruka hydropower station.
Burera has six islands: Bihosho, Birwa I, Cyuza, Munanira, Bushongo and Mudimba. While most of the islanders have been moved to the mainland by the government, there is a primary school on the biggest of Burera’s islands, Birwa I.
Our Stories:
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My Story and Recipes from the Online Picnic on Cyuza Island
I did not know what to expect from the Online Picnic on Lake Burera… How can a professional chef like me, used to kitchens of international hotels, adapt to an island with no electricity, no fridge, no oven, …? It wasn’t my first time to cook at an Online Picnic — the previous event at…
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Bella of Cyuza Island: Reaping the Fruits of Hard Work
The host of our online picnic on Lake Burera (see the video below) is Bélancille Twizerimana, and this is a little introduction to this amazing businesswoman, illustrated with Cyuza Island images … Bella is a former teacher and banker who entered the tourism industry through a bakery. Among other businesses, she runs two guest houses…
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Picnic With Us on Lake Burera — Virtually or in Person
Aaaaaaaaand here we go again: the second and the even-better Picnic will take place on Cyuza Island, Lake Burera! Time: Saturday, 27 March 2021, 5-6pm Rwandan time which is: 8-9am in San Francisco11am-12pm in New York3-5pm in London4-6pm in Vienna6-7pm in Kampala Location: Lake Burera, Rwanda — and your Zoom screens (the link will be…
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Weekly Companion – The One Minute One
After two 6-minute Weekly Companions and an instalment of 30+ minutes, this is a one-minute edition! Our experiments with the format may be over next week with a special edition devoted to responsible tourism. You may also like: Bella of Cyuza Island: Reaping the Fruits of Hard WorkHumbled & Sore: A Journey to Burera’s RootsSmaller…
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Cook With Me at the Lake Burera (Online) Picnic
Friends, I am sorry for introducing myself a bit late… I was your chef at the Monthly Online Picnic in Musanze, I loved doing that for you — so I am back to invite you to the next Picnic at Lake Burera on 27 March 2021! I will also be bringing in a nice new…
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Announcing the GH Mega Trek
UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2021: The new GH Mega Trek time is May 2022. The details to follow. Imagine being in Rusizi, southwestern Rwanda, on the last evening of 2021… On the other side of the Lake Kivu bay, there is a city so beautiful and huge that you can easily think it is the capital city…
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How to Get Top Chefs Onto a Remote Lake
It’s a funny life, ain’t it? Here I am, organising a cooking competition — but being too busy to taste many of the savoury treats. And here I am, still, having my dearest friends assembled for Lake Burera Active Cruise, a special adventure on a lake I love — but staying behind at the hotel…