Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. The world's second largest fresh-water lake with 68,000 sq. km and is as large as Ireland. Lake Victoria lies at an altitude of 1133m and is widely accepted to be the main source of the Nile, as it receives more water as rainfall than all its combined tributaries provide. Rivers from large areas of Western Kenya, Northern Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda gather in this shallow (only 80m deep) lake and begin, as Victoria Nile, their 6000km journey to the Mediterranean Sea. The lake's high rate of evaporation due to its location on the Equator makes this immense body of water a major factor in the local climate. In the morning the area is usually cloudy, but during the day the sky clears up. The northern, Ugandan shore is characterized by countless small and larger islands and long, finger-like peninsulas. In between, swampy bays reach deep into the mainland, their Papyrus-swamps providing a preferred habitat for the Sitatunga-Antelope. Small fishing villages along the shore signify the importance of this trade, with the huge Nile perches, the tasty Tilapia and the tiny Omena being the main catches.
Packages: Lake Victoria, Uganda, Africa
Package: Gorilla Trekking, Uganda
Continent: Africa| Country: Uganda | Region: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Entebbe, Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Victoria, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary
7 day land only package from R18 265pps
Return airfare from Johannesburgfrom R4 785 pp (incl. tax) and USD500 for gorilla permit. * Valid 01 Jun - 15 Dec 2010. * SA Residents only
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