Tchegera Island

We are not currently offering travel to this area. Government travel advice is against all travel to North and South Kivu, and the parks and airports here are closed or not operating. This page stays here for reference, and we will review it when the advice changes. Our Uganda and Rwanda gorilla safaris are open. […]

Lake Kariba and Matusadona

Lake Kariba is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, formed in 1959 when the Zambezi was dammed at the Kariba Gorge. It stretches for about 220 kilometres along the border with Zambia, with water the colour of steel and drowned trees along the shore. Matusadona National Park lies on the southern shore, […]

Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu runs along Rwanda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the Great Lakes of the Albertine Rift. Its shores are steep and green, with small bays, wooded islands, fishing villages and coffee farms climbing the hills above the water. It is a place to slow down after the treks, and […]

Twin Lakes Burera & Ruhondo

Burera and Ruhondo sit side by side below the Virunga volcanoes, a short drive from Musanze. Separated by a narrow ridge, they are quiet lakes with steep, terraced shores, small islands and fishing villages. There is no big game here, just still water and wide views. Most of our guests visit on a spare afternoon […]

Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi, the name means place of many little birds, lies in the hills of south west Uganda near Kabale, at about 1,950 m. It has 29 islands and a shoreline of steep terraced slopes, and it is one of the most restful places in the country. We often use Bunyonyi as a place to […]

Fort Portal Crater Lakes

South of Fort Portal, the land is dotted with dozens of old volcanic craters, many now filled with deep green lakes. Between them run tea estates, banana plantations and small farms, with the Rwenzori rising to the west. It is some of the loveliest countryside in Uganda and a natural base for chimp tracking in […]

Lake Mutanda

Lake Mutanda lies near Kisoro in south west Uganda, a quiet lake of small islands and inlets with the Virunga volcanoes, Muhavura, Mgahinga and Sabinyo, standing across the southern sky. It is close to both southern Bwindi and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Mutanda is a good base for gorilla trekking in the Rushaga sector or […]

Lake Naivasha

Boat safaris and Crescent Island walks