Lake Mulehe lies in the southwestern part of Uganda in Kisoro district and is surrounded by spectacular terraces farmed by the local community in the neighboring hills. The lake is approximately 4.11 square kilometres wide. Book Now
Lake Mulehe is an ideal place to relax from after volcanic climbing or gorilla trekking at the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
The most common activity done by the locals is fishing. For those who love this water sport, there are various species of fish to be caught for your dinner in the lake. Visitors can join the local fishermen in local fishing methods and will be advised to come with their own fishing gear.
Swimming and sunbathing are one of the recreational activities you can do while here at Lake Mulehe. The lake is safe to swim in as its bilharzia free.
Boat canoeing on Lake Mulehe
Boat canoeing on Lake Mulehe offers you a stunning beauty that brings joy into your life. The Lake owes its beauty to warm friendly weather and geologic luck of the draw. When most travelers look at it, their jaws drop in awe of how it showcases some of water’s most captivating qualities. From scenic ripples to crystalline clarity.
On a sunny day, it beautifully reflects the beauty of the clear blue skies and the three hour-glass shaped mountains of Mgahinga National Park.
Tourist Activities at Lake Mulehe
Bird watching around the lake gives you a unique bird species and neighboring Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has lots of beautiful trails where you can wander around as you discover a checklist of over 180 species. 12 of these are among the 24 endemic species to the Albertine Rift Mountains. This includes Rwenzori nightjar, Archer’s robin-chat, Rwenzori turaco and Rwenzori batis among others.
A natural walk is the unique experience you can have around Lake Mulehe. Here you get an opportunity to experience wilderness and wildlife by exploring forests and Savannah grasslands conducted by trained guides. The walks take place in the National Parks or wild game reserves or communities neighboring the parks.
Cultural walk around the lake gives you a chance to have a taste of the Ugandan lifestyle. You will meet with the locals of many different generations and see the way of life in this developing country. The highlights of this culture include visits to traditional healers or medicine men.
A visit to homes for a demonstration of a variety of food making skills such as how bananas are used for a children’s drink, to make beer, and also the local spirit. Get the chance to interact with the local community, they will show you how they incorporate everyday activities into dance.
Batwa’s visit gives you a sense of ancient life. They lived in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for over three centuries, a time during which they became a part of the forest and it became a part of them. This came to an end in 1991 when government evicted them from the park in an effort to conserve it’s critically endangered mountain gorillas. During this visit, they will treat you to various survival adaptions they embraced while still residents in the forest, in an effort to outlive extinction. Through their energetic dances, hunting skills, and teaching you how they used to build traditional tree houses using eco-friendly materials.
Cycling experience tour takes place at a neighboring village with a wide selection of routes to choose from, some befitting for leisurely rides, others offer an adventurous way for one to shade off some weight, you could burn up to 80 calories, the faster the pace, the more excessive calories you will lose. The two-hour activity unfolds at a slow but steady pace along the shores of Lake Mulehe and murram road snaking through the village. You will have extensive chats with locals along the way, this will give you a local understanding of many things.
Mountain Climbing in Mgahinga
The hike up Mgahinga’s three mountains are awe-inspiring as you go through a succession of contrasting vegetation that covers their slopes. From bottom to up, there is a regenerating farmland, followed by denser montane woodland, bamboo forest, Hagenia-Hypercium forest and lastly a windswept moorland that boasts of giant lobelias and groundsel.
Golden monkey tracking through the Mgahinga forest searching one of the many habituated golden monkey groups is an incredible and soulful experience. These subtle primates are worth every level of difficulty you will endure during the bushwalk. Most groups have at least 30 members. They are full of character and very curious.
Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park is the most breathtaking once awhile lifetime experience activity is done in the park, and it is only the Nyakagezi gorilla group that is tracked in this park. This is an incredible activity, as you move through the forests you will hear the sound of birds in the tree, monkeys, and other animals, something memorable, rewarding experience, and worthy of the visit. Many visitors also opt to do gorilla tracking in Bwindi National Park or visit Volcano National Park for a Rwanda gorilla safari.