Lake Victoria
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With a surface area of 70,000 sq km, Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world. It is however remarkably shallow for its size, never reaching more than 80m in depth.
The lake has had a rather turbulent ecological history in recent decades. Fifty years ago the introduction of Nile perch proved an enormous boon to fishing, whilst at the same time wiping out over 300 endemic fish species. In more recent times an introduced water hyacinth expanded to completely choke large areas of the lake and only huge investment by the World Bank has managed to bring this under control.
Although the villages along the lake are interesting enough, it is the fishing which is the main attraction, with Mfangano Island Lodge topping the list of places to stay.
The lake has had a rather turbulent ecological history in recent decades. Fifty years ago the introduction of Nile perch proved an enormous boon to fishing, whilst at the same time wiping out over 300 endemic fish species. In more recent times an introduced water hyacinth expanded to completely choke large areas of the lake and only huge investment by the World Bank has managed to bring this under control.
Although the villages along the lake are interesting enough, it is the fishing which is the main attraction, with Mfangano Island Lodge topping the list of places to stay.
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