The Bucaranuka island also known as upside down island is famously known for its legendary story of a woman who passed by one day as the locals were making local beer, it’s said that she begged for the local beer and the sellers refused to give her even just a sip. Kyahugye island is also the only island of the 29 where you can have a wildlife encounter with animals like Impalas, zebras, waterbucks, and the Ugandan Kobs. The flat-topped island provides stunning views of several islands in the lake and the magnificent lake views, on a clear day tourists can see mount Muhabura which is one of the eight Virunga ranges. 10 minutes by boat, its endowed with four main vegetation types of natural vegetation, tree plantations, open fallows, and bush. The Kyahugye island is very close to the mainland and can be reached in less than. The leprosy victims were isolated to live on the island and treated to avoid infecting others. The Bwana and Njuyera island also called sharp island was the place where missionary Leonard island came and first visited in 1921 and later established a leprosy center in 1931 on the island. You can visit many islands on a dugout canoe and learn about each of them and watch several species of water birds. Boat Cruise & Canoeingīoat cruises and canoeing can be one of the best ways to explore the panoramic lake Bunyonyi, boat cruises are conducted at any time even during night time. Akampene IslandĪkampene island also known as punishment island located iLakeke Bunyonyi was an island that used to be a punishing ground for Bakiga girls who got pregnant before marriage, a girl would be taken to the island and left alone to die in the island or attempting to swim back, alternatively a man who didn’t have cows to marry would go to pick the girl up. The present fish species in the lake now is Murrow carp, mudfish, and crayfish. Fish was introduced to Lake Bunyonyi in the 1930s but unfortunately died out in 1960s due to shallow mixing as a result of wind.
Lake Bunyonyi is said to the deepest lake in Africa ranging from 40m to 900 meters deep, a lake is an ideal place for relaxation for many tourists who come to Uganda for gorillas trekking safaris. The lake has got a total of 29 islands found concentrated in the central part. LakeBunyonyi, also known as the lake of little birds is located Southwest of Uganda, the lake is about 7 kilometers wide and 25 kilometers deep at an elevation of 1, 962 meters above sea level.
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