Lake Bunyoni Overland Resort is just on Lake Bunyonyi's shores, offering travelers a base accommodation facility to explore Lake Bunyonyi or a wonderful stopover to rest before mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park or Mgahinga National Park in southwestern Uganda. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.

Lake Bunyonyi Overland Resort is an eco-friendly accommodation built with the use of local materials collected from within Lake Bunyonyi local communities, which provides an important employment opportunity for the locals around there. Click here to see our recommended mountain gorilla trekking tour.

Lake Bunyonyi is a bilharzia-free body of water with no crocodiles or hippos. Bunyonyi derives its name from the Rukiga local language of southwestern Uganda, which means "a place of small birds,” and indeed it deserves that name.

Lake Bunyonyi Overland Resort provides self-contained and non-self-contained accommodations such as comfortable safari tents, family cottages, rooms, cottages, and self-camping options for those with camping equipment, as well as mobile tents for rent with or without bedding arrangements in their pleasant gardens.

The Lake Bunyonyi Overland Resort has 10 safari tents that are mounted on the raised platforms; each of the safari tents has a private terrace with endless views of Lake Bunyonyi. All these tents are fully furnished with twin beds, two director chairs, a hammock, electric lighting, and a writing table for travelers' comfort. Safari tents use our shared bathrooms and toilet facilities

Lake Bunyonyi is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda, just 7 kilometers from Kabale town. It is surrounded by the Kigezi terraced rolling hills and evergreen lush vegetation.

Lake Bunyonyi offers quite a lot to do in the calm west; on top of the list is relaxing and chilling the entire time you are within. The breathtaking view is everything you need, and the adventurous activities include.

Boat Rides

Why should someone visit Lake Bunyonyi and not participate in a canoe cruise? There are countless canoe boats for hire along the banks of the lake, ready to take tourists inland all day.

Lake Bunyonyi waters allow travelers to move freely in every corner while having a scenic view. With a well-trained local guide, you get to learn more about the 29 islands and tribes residing around the lake.

Village visits/hikes

Take a hike in the surrounding rolling, beautiful hills, which is refreshing and exhilarating. Trekking tracks within the terraces, lush vegetation, and banana plantations give a clear, endless view of the 29 islands and a great picture-perfect spot from 360 degrees.

Bird Watching

Bunyonyi means a ‘Place of Many Little Birds’ for a very good reason. Lake Bunyonyi is home to more than 200 bird species, such as the grey-crowned cranes, flycatchers, red-chested sunbirds, weavers, white-tailed blue monards, herons, slender-billed baglafetches, egrets, and woodpeckers, among others, all along the banks.

Swimming

 Lake Bunyonyi is free from bilharzia and has fresh, clean waters. Lake Bunyonyi has no shore, but safe structures are built to allow easy and safe diving into the open fresh waters.

 Visit a Local Market

The African Market experience is unique, which you shouldn’t miss as you travel to Lake Bunyonyi. Markets around Lake Bunyonyi offer vegetation, electronics, African crafts, and clothes.

Visit Batwa Pygmies

The Batwa pygmies are a small group of people who are situated on the border of Kabale and Kisoro in the Echuya Forest Reserve, who were believed to have migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Batwa people have a fascinating history, such as the creation of their story, and have a unique relationship with the forest. They stay in small grass and stick houses. The Batwa people used to survive on hunting wild animals and gathering fruit in the forest before being relocated by the government of Uganda.

The best time to travel to Lake Bunyonyi is during the dry seasons, which take place from December to February and from June to September. During those months, the weather is sunny, with little or no rainfall, making it the ideal time for outdoor activities such as hiking, bird watching, canoeing, and kayaking.