Bishops Island

Bishops Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bishops Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Bishops Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -1.27139, 29.93173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishops Island

• Lake Bunyonyi · lake · Rubanda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Burera · lake · Northern Province · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Mutanda · lake · Kisoro · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Muhabura · viewpoint · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mgahinga Gorilla National Park · sanctuary · Kisoro · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Gahinga · viewpoint · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Ruhondo · lake · Northern Province · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · sanctuary · Kanungu · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 1st Peak · viewpoint · Kisoro · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 2nd Peak · viewpoint · Kisoro · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabyinyo 3rd Peak · viewpoint · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Sabinyo · viewpoint · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Bunyonyi · lake · Kabale · ~2 km
• Buhumba Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kabale · ~5 km
• Charcoal stores · fort · Kabale · ~8 km
• Kihumuuro hill · viewpoint · Kabale · ~12 km
• Kibuzige · viewpoint · Rubanda · ~16 km
• Lake Bunyonyi View · lake · Rubanda · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishops Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bishops Island

• Munanira Island · river spot · Northern Province · ~31 km
• Cyuzo Island · river spot · Northern Province · ~33 km
• Bushongo Island · river spot · Northern Province · ~34 km
• Birwa I Island · river spot · Northern Province · ~36 km
• Tchegera · river spot · ~125 km
• Bugarura Island · river spot · Western Province · ~128 km
• Amahoro Island · river spot · Western Province · ~135 km
• Mbarara (Plantation) Island · river spot · Western Province · ~135 km
• Nyamunini Island · river spot · Western Province · ~135 km
• Sejema Island · river spot · Western Province · ~135 km

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