Twinomugisha Charles is a retired tours and travel guide in Millennium Tours and Travel Company in Uganda. More of his articles can be found here The resorts of Lake Bunyonyi islands
Lake Bunyonyi Islands is a “must visit place before you die” If you are dreaming and planning to spend your next vacation and holidays in Uganda, then prepare yourself for the drop-dead beauty of the “Pearl of Africa” at Lake Bunyonyi Islands. On the middle of Africa, Uganda stands as a landlocked country but one thing for sure is that, it's easy to fall in love with Uganda at the first glance.
Composed of charming green valleys and hills, vibrant plantations of the native Bakiga people in this land, Lake Bunyonyi Islands are a perfect place to escape from the busy streets of Kabale and Kisoro towns. Its lively atmosphere is fuelled by visiting boats from villages surrounding the lake and tourists from around the world, and come sundown, Bunyonyi edges up the tempo, its beaches are perfect place for travelers to experience the local delicacies with bars filled with music from both traditional dancers and foreign musicians.
Bunyonyi blessed enough in terms of sceneries and resorts like Acardia Cottages, Byoona Amagara Holiday Resort, Bunyonyi Overland Resort, Bushara island camp and many other beautiful places. During sundown or night time, people pour into these places to have fun. The place also has dramatic hills and ravines perfect for walking. Trace your finger further south on the lake and you've got Muhabura Mountain Ranges which separates Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. This is the only place in Africa where you can have the chance to see the gorillas in the wild.
For those who like mountaineering, this place gives them the chance to have fun to the fullest. For bird viewers, this is paradise on earth because the records available indicate that this place has a minimum of 350 bird species. What else would you want to have in your African vacation? What ever you have ever thought of for your vacation in Uganda, come to Lake Bunyonyi islands and enjoy to the fullest If you are a fan of Uganda's safari attractions, then perhaps you would surely love Lake Bunyionyi Islands Resorts.
Lapped by the Lake Bunyonyi and stretching south to the foot of mount Muhabura , this portion of Uganda is enclosed with many magical features. Prepare to embrace the beauty of their crystal clear waters perfect for swimming, free from bilhazia. Their beaches are framed by steep hills. Hillsides sprinkled with green plantations of all sizes. The resorts that are like a ray of sand that extends to the northern and southern regions are flawless.
They also offer water sports like fishing, canoeing and swimming. Put them all together and you've got yourself a perfect holiday at Lake Bunyonyi Islands and live to tell why Uganda is called the “Pearl of Africa”.
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