Lake Bisina is a majestic Lake that strategically located in eastern Uganda approximately 15 kilometers along the Kumi district. Lake Bisina in eastern Uganda is your place to be for an unforgettable bird watching experience since is one of the thirty-three (33) Important Bird Areas since 2006, this it has been a Ramsar-listed wetland of International importance.
Lake Bisinia
It also is known as Lake Salisbury a freshwater lake in eastern Uganda which drains into Lake Kyoga and the two are to some extent directly connected by papyrus swamps. Besides the rainy season, Lake Bisina can be up to 6 m deep and it is often directly connected to the smaller Lake Opeta, but during the dry season the two are clearly separated which gives you a magnificent view. In addition, it also affected by seasonal changes; water recedes in the dry season and the lake loses territory up to about 200 meters. Since, Bisina is served Lake Opeta whose waters from Karamoja Highlands and Mt. Elgon, if the dry season bites hard in the extreme eastern part of Uganda, the effect is vivid. This makes fishing incredibly difficult for the local fishermen.
The Lake is blessed with vegetation and wetland and its water is used by various activities by the locals, some engage in fishing and farming. Tourists come to explore Lake Bisina enjoys in topography experience, nature walk, canoeing, fishing, camping, and sightseeing continues even at night, as you view in the sky, is the extraordinary and everything you will find around Lake Bisina will induce the scenery of adventure. It provides fish species like mudfish, lungfish, catfish, and a species of tilapia.
The Lake is used as a feeding ground by wading birds, including the globally vulnerable Shoebill. The system is also important as a refuge for fish species that have gone extinct in the main Ugandan lakes such as Lakes Victoria and Kyoga.
Boat trip on Lake Bisina
Boat trip on this Lake is a breathing taking experience an activity that will refresh your body and make you appreciate the mysteries of nature. It’s a birding Paradise for some rare species thus a hot-spot for bird lovers. Species like the Shoe-billed Stork, Karamoja Apalis, White-backed Duck, Cormorants, and Green-backed Heron among other bird species, breed, and nest and have survived for ages on the lake. Other wildlife residents are Nile Crocodiles and Hippos although they are rarely seen.
It is absolutely tranquil, invigorating, and replenishing. A pair of binoculars, a hat, and a camera with a zoom lens make the trip worthwhile. Prior arrangements for a good boat and local skipper (guide) can guarantee an amazing experience. A traveler can combine a visit to Lake Bisina with a visit to Nyero Rock Site, Lake Opeta, Mount Elgon National Park is strategically positioned in the same hub and visitors can take a few day hiking Mount Elgon or proceed to Pian Upe National Reserve and Kidepo Valley National Park. Book Now