Lac Lungwe

Lac Lungwe: 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 Lac Lungwe

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 Lac Lungwe — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -3.04611, 28.81139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lac Lungwe

• Mont Mohi · viewpoint · South Kivu · ~13 km · Must-see
• Massif d'Itombwe · fort · South Kivu · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mont Mushive · viewpoint · South Kivu · ~20 km
• Aux victimes des massacres de Mutarule en 2014 · fort · South Kivu · ~40 km
• Surya · viewpoint · ~44 km
• Cibitoke · attraction · Cibitoke · ~48 km
• Lac Dogodogo · lake · ~49 km
• Lac Nyamuziba · lake · Cibitoke · ~51 km
• SDA Mugina · attraction · Cibitoke · ~57 km
• Mukulushiwa · waterfall · South Kivu · ~58 km
• Mutaka · waterfall · South Kivu · ~63 km
• Barrage Hydroélectrique de Kaburantwa 16 · lake · Cibitoke · ~66 km
• Parc National de la Rusizi Secteur Palmeraie · sanctuary · ~67 km
• Imbo, Gihanga-Bubanza, Burundi · sanctuary · Bubanza · ~67 km
• Eglise Pentecôte de Gatumba · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~72 km
• Eglise Assemblies of God Fellowship de Gatumba · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~73 km
• Monument du Cinquantenaire · fort · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~73 km
• Eglise Trinité Internationale · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lac Lungwe

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lac Lungwe

• Lac Dogodogo · lake · ~49 km
• Lac Nyamuziba · lake · Cibitoke · ~51 km
• Barrage Hydroélectrique de Kaburantwa 16 · lake · Cibitoke · ~66 km
• Barrage Ruzizi · lake · ~75 km
• Lac Kibenga · lake · Bubanza · ~88 km
• Barrage Rubanda · lake · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~108 km
• Lake Kivu · lake · ~146 km
• Kavubano · lake · South Kivu · ~6 km
• Lac Mwaba · lake · ~59 km
• Tanganika Lake Uvira DR Congo · lake · South Kivu · ~65 km

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