Lake Mwegenyi is the most mesmerizing lake in Kabarole District in Western Uganda on the edge of Kibale Forest National Park approximately 6 hour drive from the capital of Kampala. Mwegenyi lake is a crater lake that was formed through volcanic formation. The lake is situated in Bunyaruguru crater lake region, which is home to over 52 crater lakes with magnificent landscape and amazing volcanic crater lakes.
It is estimated that about 1,000 years ago the crater lakes in Bunyaruguru region were formed as result of Volcanic activity. There was intensive heat and the pressure in the upper mantle or interior of the earth, which was brought about by the geo-chemical reaction and radioactivity in the earth. As a result, flat depressions were formed, after the occurrence of gaseous exchange that blew off the surface rocks around the shaped unfairly. As time went by, rain water filled the depression hence the formation of the crater lakes.
This is evidenced by the existence of hot springs within the same vicinity, such as Kitagata hot spring.
Visit Lake Mwegenyi.
The boundaries of Lake Mwegenyi host green vegetation that offers a beautiful scenery seen from a hill that borders the Lake. Lake Mwegenyi is a place of mysterious tales whose major source of water for domestic use in Kabarole district. The lake has been a blessing and curse to the nearby locals and numerous odd stories are told about it. For several decades, Lake Mwegenyi has been a source of odd stories. It is a place of mystery, with a history that goes back to tales shared around campfires by the locals in the villages that surround it.
Apart from Lake Mwegenyi, there are many other crater lakes that are found within the western region include Lake Nkuruba, Lake Kanyango, Lake Mwamba, Lake Kifuruka, Lake Lugembe and Lake Nyansiga and among other Crater lake that are situated in this western region.
There are many nearby attraction within the western Uganda region including Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semuliki National Park, Rwenzori Mountain National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and among other National Parks.