Smaller Twins Are Handsome Too
Three pretty sets of twin lakes can be found nestled on the Rwandan and Ugandan side of the Virungas, and we usually spin tales about…
Lake Kayumbu /Uganda/
altitude: 1,905 m/6,250 ft
max length – width: 2 km/1.3 mi – 1 km/0.5 mi
depth: ?
Lake Kayumbu on the Ugandan side of the Gorilla Highlands region has a twin called Lake Chahafi. Both lakes have swamps with many bird species and sport fishing opportunities. This area is a hiking sleepover on the way between Lake Bunyonyi and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
During World War I the Germans fought the Anglo-Belgian coalition at Lake Chahafi; trenches can still be seen. Lake Kayumbu has one island — owned by Uganda’s former ethics minister Nsaba Buturo.
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