Lake Bunyonyi and Queen Elizabeth national park
Lake Bunyonyi and Queen Elizabeth national park
Lake bunyonyi and queen Elizabeth national park combined make the perfect African safari. Unlike others, a queen Elizabeth national park safari is a stand-alone tour package, thanks to the biodiversity the national park is naturally gifted with. Then a frosting of Lake Bunyonyi adventure will put a perfect seal on your Ugandan safari experience.
Queen Elizabeth national park is the most visited national park in Uganda and the best honeymoon destination. There is lot of good things about Queen Elizabeth national park found in western Uganda. It’s just a 410 km drive to kasese town from Kampala capital city. It is the only protected area where you can find tree climbing lions found in ishasha sector found in the southern part of queen Elizabeth national park. The tree climbing lions can also be found in lake manyara in Tanzania however it’s a low chance to spot one hanging in the tree.
Queen Elizabeth is also famous for the kazinga channel boat cruise that gives you a chance to have a glance of the wild life of the entire park at the shores. Most visitors regard kazinga boat cruise as magical perhaps because of the bio diversity that flaunts at the shoreline of the channel and Lake George. It is also blessed with a number of birds to conclude the birders quest in east Africa.
You will enjoy the game drive/game viewing through the park, the visit to the old salt works of katwe, nature walks in maramagambo forest, chimpanzee trekking in kyambura hidden haven in the gorge also known as the valley of comedy, plus the community visits in businga village, katunguru, and kasenyi fishing village. You can also enjoy the cultural dances at kikorongo crafts village; perhaps, you can buy some nice African crafts too.
You can sum up your Ugandan adventure with the awesome and spectacular drop to Lake Bunyonyi in south western Uganda a short distance from Queen Elizabeth national park.
Lake bunyonyi is located between kisoro and kabale. It is Lake Bunyonyi because it is a place of small or little birds as referred to by the people that dwell around and near. Lake bunyonyi covers a small area of 46sq.km approximately 185 sq.mi and its span is 25 km long and 7 km wide. Lake Bunyonyi is laid on an altitude of 1962 m above sea level with a depth of 144 ft, about 900m.
Lake bunyonyi is a sparsely populated area with a few towns on the shores like kyevu and muko towns and about 29 islands including the bushara island, akamoere, kyahungye, bwama, nyu yeera and bucuranuka among others. The tourists that visit Lake Bunyonyi engage in activities like canoeing, boat rides, birding, visiting the local towns, hiking in the highlands, water sports, scenic viewing and pygmy village visit among others.
It is closest to Rwandan border engulfed with steep slope that form undulate land scape around the place. Lake bunyonyi so far is the most lovelies place in the entire country and perhaps east Africa as well. It is a good place for honey moons and love weekends. He terraced hillsides around Lake Bunyonyi reminiscent parts of Nepals in European, just imagine the beauty. The view of the place during the morning mist rise from the clear water of lake bunyonyi make the moment epic, plus, the view of a the islands in the lake makes memories unforgettable.
Lake bunyonyi is the second best lake in Africa according to the guest reviews, the water is bilharzia free with no hippos and crocodiles, this make the water so clear and safe for swimming blissfully with no worries. And the birders are so blessed Lake Bunyonyi has a number of bird species they make the symphony during the boat ride creating an epic moment.
