Lac Mwaba

Lac Mwaba: 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 Mwaba

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 Mwaba — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -3.17806, 29.21194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lac Mwaba

• Plage de Bujumbura · beach · Bujumbura Mairie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Musée Vivant · museum · Bujumbura Mairie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Regina Mundi Cathedral · church · Bujumbura Mairie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Parc national de la Kibira · sanctuary · Cibitoke · ~41 km · Must-see
• Monument Livingstone–Stanley · fort · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mont Mohi · viewpoint · South Kivu · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Heha · viewpoint · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~71 km · Must-see
• Parc National de la Rusizi Secteur Palmeraie · sanctuary · ~8 km
• Imbo, Gihanga-Bubanza, Burundi · sanctuary · Bubanza · ~8 km
• Eglise Pentecôte de Gatumba · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~22 km
• Eglise Assemblies of God Fellowship de Gatumba · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~22 km
• Eglise Trinité Internationale · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~22 km
• C.E.M.C.I. · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~22 km
• Eglise Protestante Réformée · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~22 km
• Monument du Cinquantenaire · fort · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~23 km
• Eglise Pentecôte de Muyange II · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~23 km
• Adventist Church · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~23 km
• Eglise du Bon Berger · church · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lac Mwaba

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lac Mwaba

• Lac Rwihinda · lake · Kirundo · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lac Kibenga · lake · Bubanza · ~29 km
• Barrage Hydroélectrique de Kaburantwa 16 · lake · Cibitoke · ~36 km
• Lac Nyamuziba · lake · Cibitoke · ~47 km
• Lac Dogodogo · lake · ~49 km
• Barrage Rubanda · lake · Bujumbura Rural Province · ~56 km
• Barrage Ruzizi · lake · ~104 km
• Lac Mwungere · lake · Kirundo · ~132 km
• Lac Narungazi · lake · Kirundo · ~141 km
• Lac Gitamo · lake · Kirundo · ~145 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in DR Congo

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