Lake Ruhondo in Rwanda is known as birding paradise for bird lovers which also called Luhondo Lake. It is located in northwestern Rwanda near Volcano National Park which offers you a magnificent scenic view with lush green vegetation which spread over the neighboring mountains with the pristine dark blue waters within Lake Ruhondo. The views and scenery are just breathing taking and lucky enough to visit on a clear, sunny day. Lake Ruhondo is fascinating since it is separated by a narrow stretch of land and is completely different levels.
Biking, nature walk, bird watching and boat trip are the most experienced activities you engage in while at Lake Ruhondo, possibly at the hill, some guest tends to drive up to the top of the hill because of its steep character of the landscape which offers you beautiful scenery of Lake Ruhondo.
Views of Lake Ruhondo in Rwanda
Biking tour around Ruhondo is a really great tour which takes through the Musanze villages and the amazing landscape. One may also opt to have lunch at an island in Lake Ruhondo as you observe the beauty of the lake and volcanoes National Park. The lake is worth to visit if you do a biking or hiking tour to get there. You may also cross the bridge on foot and walked uphill to view Ruhondo from above which is also another lovely view to experience.
Boat cruise on the Lake gives you another special view with water birds such include African Crown Crane, Hadada Ibis, Black Sawwing, Weaver, African Fish Eagle and among others. Other activities take place in Lake Ruhondo is fishing and the most caught species include tilapia and local fishing methods are used, and it also used as a means of transport especially transporting goods using sampan.
While on boat trip on Lake Ruhondo you have beautiful scenery with the Volcano Mountain at the backdrop luck enough you have great opportunity to see Comorant, Sacred Ibis, Yellow bill ducks and Yellow bill Storks. You will finally reach to an island where you will welcome by the local native so called “The villagers” all rush to the lakeside, dancing, singing and cheering happily as our boat cruised nearer to the island this an amazing and enjoy full to see while on your boat trip on Lake Ruhondo.
Feel free to join them on dancing and singing on your arrival which is easily be influenced by their cheerful mood and join them where you may take as much as photo and video for remembrance. Rwanda has numerous water bodies where you can enjoy boat trip either in the park or outside the Park such Lake Kivu, Lake Ihema in Akagera National Park ad much more which can’t leave you the same.
The is located approximately half of an hour by car from Musanze town north towards Cyanika or alternatively along a picturesque small dirt road that follows the contour of the Volcanoes Range.