Notable lake · Kagera, Tanzania
Ikimba
Ikimba is a lake in Kagera, Tanzania.
Ikimba: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Ikimba
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Ikimba — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -1.47415, 31.52945. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ikimba
- Bugonza water falls · waterfall · Kagera · ~24 km
- Bugonzi Water Fall · waterfall · Kagera · ~24 km
- Mushonge Museum · museum · Kagera · ~24 km
- Kagondo cemetry · fort · Kagera · ~27 km
- Lower Kamwana Fall · waterfall · Kagera · ~30 km
- Kemondo Bay port · beach · Kagera · ~31 km
- Upper Kamwana Fall Muleba district · waterfall · Kagera · ~32 km
- Upper kamwana falls · waterfall · Kagera · ~32 km
- Maruku Ntoma Beach · beach · Kagera · ~38 km
- Kyamunene waterfall · waterfall · Kagera · ~39 km
- Kyamunene historic cave · cave · Kagera · ~40 km
- Rubya cemetry · fort · Kagera · ~40 km
- Rubya cemetery · fort · Kagera · ~40 km
- Bukoba Palace Hotel Ruins · fort · Kagera · ~42 km
- Bukoba port · beach · Kagera · ~43 km
- Warrior's Monument · fort · Kagera · ~43 km
- Kondo waterfalls · waterfall · Kagera · ~44 km
- Mater Misericordiae Cathedral · church · Kagera · ~44 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ikimba
- Lake Burigi · lake · Kagera · ~96 km · Must-see
- Lake Kaburi · lake · Kagera · ~77 km
- Lake mujunju · lake · Kagera · ~93 km
- Lac Kazingaine · lake · Kagera · ~94 km
- Lake Rushwa · lake · Kagera · ~99 km
- Lake Ngembe · lake · Kagera · ~102 km
- Lake Ruko · lake · ~106 km
- Lake Kashonga · lake · Kagera · ~109 km
- Lake Kijanebaloba · lake · Rakai · ~111 km
- Lake lweio · lake · Kagera · ~111 km
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Frequently asked
Is Ikimba full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Ikimba yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Ikimba?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Ikimba?
Nearby: Bugonza water falls (waterfall, 24 km), Bugonzi Water Fall (waterfall, 24 km), Mushonge Museum (museum, 24 km), Kagondo cemetry (fort, 27 km), Lower Kamwana Fall (waterfall, 30 km), Kemondo Bay port (beach, 31 km).
Is Ikimba worth visiting?
Ikimba is listed as a notable lake in Tanzania on Spotwander.