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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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…
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