THE TWIN LAKES IN RWANDA / LAKE BURERA AND LAKE RUHONDO
The twin lakes in Rwanda lake Burera and Ruhondo are among the most memorable attractions in the park that you can visit to have an amazing experience during your Rwanda safari tour. The twin lakes in Rwanda can be accessed by tourists that visit volcanoes national park after the rewarding experiences in the park where gorilla trekking in Rwanda, while hiking the Virunga mountains like mount muhabura and many other interesting features in the park.
The lakes can be found a few kilometres from volcanoes National park in Musanze district Rwanda, the lakes were given the name twin lakes because of the fact that they are found within the same area and they were both formed as a result of eruption by Mount Muhabura and a number of other interesting stories about their formation. Traditionally it is believed that the formation of the twin lakes in Rwanda was as a result of a woman giving birth to the lakes however since it is not scientifically proven, it is also believed that there was the Nyabarongo river that was flowing northwards to Ndorwa in Rwanda, after mount muhabura erupted, Nyabarongo’s flow to the north was blocked which led to the formation of the twin lakes. If you visit the twin lakes in Rwanda, you will get the chance to take part in a number of activities on the twin lakes for a memorable activity in the country and these include activities like;
You can take part in Canoeing on the twin lakes in Rwanda which will give you the chance to see a number of attractions along the lakes like the different bird species like the White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet. You will also get to engage with the locals while you enjoy your boat rides and you will get to understand more about the cultures of the people of Rwanda as you spend time with them.
The twin lakes in Rwanda will also give you the chance to take part in fishing on Lake Burera and lake Ruhondo that you will not only have an amazing experience visiting the lake. You will have the chance to mingle with local fishermen that have over 20 years of experience fishing on the lakes. The activity will give you the opportunity to catch a number of fish as you enjoy the breeze for an amazing experience.
The twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo have a number of major islands that can be visited along the twin lakes in Rwanda for instance Bushongo, Munanira, Cuza, and Bishosho where you will get to see a number attractions like the communities that you can visit to have a clear understanding of the culture of the people of Rwanda, the community tours will give you the chance to see how people carry out their different activities like farming, cooking traditional dishes that you can also get to taste because of how hospitable the people of Rwanda for the most memorable Rwanda safaris.
For the most memorable experiences while visiting the twin lakes in Rwanda, you should get the chance to take part in the home stays which will give you the perfect opportunity to understand the culture of the people of Rwanda by participating in overnight stay/ home stays living with the people in their homestead to get a clear understanding of the people of Rwanda and their rewarding cultures. Some of the activities you will get to see and also get the chance to take part in include; like crop growing where you cooking a number of Rwandan cuisines like ibiryo and other interesting features of their humble ways of living.
Rwanda has an economy that depends on agriculture and once you visit the lakes, you can take part in the farm trips around the park where you will get the opportunity to see how the farmers use the local tools to take part in farming and also have the chance to see like the banana plantations, coffee plantations where you will be able to go through the coffee making process like harvesting the ripe coffee, sorting out the best, drying grinding and see how the coffee is package. Interesting about the activity at the end of your trip, you can taste one of the most organic coffee you’ll ever take in your life given the fact that Rwandan coffee has received a number of international awards.
As you finish your trip at the twin lakes in Rwanda, lake Burera and Lake Ruhondo, you can take part in other activities in Rwanda like chimpanzee trekking in Nyungwe national park, you can visit lake kivu because there are a number of activities on lake kivu that will ensure you have the most rewarding adventure in the country, visit the Kigali genocide memorial museum while taking part in the Rwanda genocide tour, take part in golden monkey trekking in Rwanda, take park in the bird watching safaris in Rwanda among other top tourism activities in the country for the most rewarding experience.