Explore Lake Bunyonyi
Explore Lake Bunyonyi: Known to be one of the best birding destinations in the pearl of Africa, Lake Bunyonyi has a lot to offer to all those who come around to have a wildlife safari and get to experience thrilling moments of adventure in the country.
Lake Bunyonyi is located in the South Western region of Uganda in Kabale district and it stands at an elevated area of about 1962 meters above the sea level. Lake Bunyonyi derived its name from a native word, which means “small birds”
Lake Bunyonyi is home to over 200 bird species and these birds are always spotted gathering around the water bodies hence ranking the destination as a great birding destination. Tourists exploring Lake Bunyonyi on a safari always have great opportunities to engage and participate in different exciting activities. These include;
Hiking and guided nature walks.
Most of sightseers choose to go get some of the best wildlife experience as they get to venture around the lake on foot, hiking around the lake gives a super fun and excellent experience to all those who get to marvel at the beauty around that lake such as; wildlife species, mammal species, butterfly species, bird species, and primate species such as; monkeys and many others. However, hiking is best for tourists who are physically fit and in good health conditions due to the fact that this activity always tends to tiring.
Mountain biking.
The tour guides always arrange the mountain biking activities on Lake Bunyonyi and the tourists who decide to embark onto the mountain biking activities always get chances to capture clear views of the magical islands, the beautiful lake, and the hills in the surroundings. More so, for tourists who do not know where to get these bikes need to know that some of the lodging facilities around Lake Bunyonyi always have these bikes available for hire.
Bird watching.
As earlier mentioned, that lake bunyonyi is one of the famous birding spots I Uganda and this is because the lake is home to over 200 bird species such as; the African Harrier Hawk, the black heron, grey crowned crane, golden black weaver birds, the levulinate cuckoo, Egrets, sunbirds, woodpecker, raptors and many others. lake Bunyonyi acts as a good natural habitat for these bird species because it is surrounded by swamps, forests, and islands which all happen to be good bleeding places for the bird species.
Cultural encounters.
Lake Bunyonyi is neighboring different communities and here visitors can get to move around the lake where they always meet and interact with the Batwa people who always welcome their visitors by entertaining them with their traditional dance performances and singing their folk songs, hence getting to learn more about the cultures and traditional; way of life of the local people making the adventure even more thrilling and electrifying.
Apart from the mentioned above, there are many more interesting activities that tourists can engage in while touring around Lake Bunyonyi and these include; Canoeing, zip lining, community visits, guided nature walks, local market tours, and many others.
Contact our trusted tour operators in case of more inquiries and information about Lake Bunyonyi and Book with our tours and travel companies such as; Explore Rwanda Tours who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda.
