Lake Gando

Lake Gando: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lake Gando

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Lake Gando — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -1.59194, 29.41694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Gando

• Kivu art gallery · attraction · Western Province · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hot spring · attraction · Western Province · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabinyo · viewpoint · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 3rd Peak · viewpoint · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 2nd Peak · viewpoint · Kisoro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 1st Peak · viewpoint · Kisoro · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nyamuragira · viewpoint · North Kivu · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rumoka · viewpoint · North Kivu · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Gahinga · viewpoint · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mgahinga Gorilla National Park · sanctuary · Kisoro · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Ruhondo · lake · Northern Province · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Muhabura · viewpoint · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Burera · lake · Northern Province · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Mutanda · lake · Kisoro · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ndaba Falls · waterfall · Western Province · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ross Carr Museum And Gardens · museum · Western Province · ~4 km
• Marangura Cave · cave · Western Province · ~5 km
• Lake Nyirakigugu · lake · Western Province · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Gando

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Gando

• Lake Ruhondo · lake · Northern Province · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Burera · lake · Northern Province · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Mutanda · lake · Kisoro · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Bunyonyi · lake · Rubanda · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Muhazi · lake · Eastern Province · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Nyirakigugu · lake · Western Province · ~10 km
• Lake Karago · lake · Western Province · ~14 km
• Lake Bihinga · lake · Western Province · ~16 km
• Bisoke Crater Lake · lake · Northern Province · ~21 km
• Lava Lake View Point · lake · North Kivu · ~25 km

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