Adventures

For those intrepid explorers wishing for a little more adventure, Lake Kyaninga provides a fascinating backdrop for guided nature walks. The route around the top of the crater takes between two and three hours to complete and offers spectacular views of the lodge.

The lakeshore route is slightly longer but takes guests through unspoilt virgin forest teeming with wildlife and exotic plant species. Here you will see bat caves, troupes of black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet, and bird species too numerous to mention. Or, if you’re the more sedentary type, you could just sit on the balcony of your cottage and wait for the wildlife to come to you.

The lake itself is a hundred and thirty meters deep, and was formed ten thousand years ago during the period of intense geological and volcanic activity that shaped the dramatic scenery of the region. The pyramid shaped hill across the lake from the main lodge, an ancient ash cone from a volcanic vent, is another reminder of the area’s violent natural past.