Lakes

  • Lake Manyara National Park

    With a variety of landscapes, Lake Manyara National Park offers a compact safari experience that gives visitors the chance to see everything from the vibrant flamingoes to the...

  • Lake Kariba

    One of the largest man-made lakes in the world, Lake Kariba straddles the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and boasts a shoreline that is more than 2,000 kilometers in le...

  • Lake Chala Day Trip

    Get away from the beaten path with this day trip to beautiful Lake Chala. Located on the Kenya-Tanzania border, this gorgeous crater lake is a slice of paradise far removed...

  • Lake Tana & Bahir Dar

    The source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia....

  • Lake Naivasha

    A broad but shallow freshwater lake, Lake Naivasha is a family friendly playground perfect for boating or walking safaris on Crescent Island, a private game reserve populat...

  • Lake Bisina

    Located between Mount Elgon National Park and the Pian Upe Game Reserve, Lake Bisina is a small freshwater lake in eastern Uganda....

  • Lake Kwania

    Connected to Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania is a popular fishing destination for Nile Tilapia and Nile Perch....

  • Lake Kyoga

    Lake Kyoga is a large, shallow lake to the north of Jinja. Fed by water from Lake Victoria and the nearby Mount Elgon National Park, Kyoga is home to a large number of fish an...

  • Lake Edward

    The smallest of Africa’s Great Lakes, Lake Edward and nearby Lake George are most famous for their role in the popular Kazinga Channel - where thousands take pleasure cruise...

  • Lake Victoria

    Africa’s largest lake is also the second largest in the world, and standing on its shores is not so different to standing on the beach and looking out at the ocean....

  • Lake Mburo National Park

    Located close to Kampala as well as Bwindi Impenetrable and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Lake Mburo is a popular playground where activities that are often forbidden wit...

  • Twin Lakes

    While not quite as well-known as beautiful Lake Kivu, the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhonda are considerably closer to the gorilla trekking region and are quite beautiful in th...

  • Lake Tanganyika

    The oldest of the African Rift lakes was formed around twenty million years ago with tectonic movements of the East African Rift Valley. Lake Tanganyika is fed by different ri...

  • Lake Eyasi

    Home to the Hadzabe bushmen, Lake Eyasi is one of the few places remaining in Africa where tribal life is still maintained relatively untouched by the development of the re...

  • Lake Victoria

    Lake Victoria has three island shores which are worth a visit, Ukrewe, Rubondo and Ukara island. The lake and the surrounding offers several tourist activities such as, fishin...

  • Lake Natron

    Lake Natron is situated in northern Tanzania on the border with Kenya, close to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The lake is in the vicinity o...

  • Lake Kivu

    Lake Kivu is among the Great lakes of Africa. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine (western) Rift, a part of t...