The crater lake of Bisoke
An active volcano of the Virungas, Bisoke straddles the border between Rwanda and the DR Congo, but its summit is on the Rwandan side. It has two crater lakes, one of them the largest in the range.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Volcanoes National Park headquarters in KinigiGorilla Tracking (Visit Rwanda, Rwanda Development Board)
- GPS coordinates
- -1.46083, 29.48167Mount Bisoke (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The summit gathers no snow but is often shrouded in fog.
Mount Bisoke (Wikipedia)The hike to the crater lake is one of the activities of Volcanoes National Park.
Volcanoes National Park (Wikivoyage)No food is sold inside the park: bring your own.
Volcanoes National Park (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 3 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Mount Bisoke (Wikipedia)
Mount Bisoke […] is an active stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains […] It straddles the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the summit is located in Rwanda. […] The volcano has two crater lakes, one being the largest of the range. The summit does not gather snow, but is often shrouded in fog. (coordinates -1.46083, 29.48167)
- Volcanoes National Park (Wikivoyage)
Gorilla trekking Golden Monkey trekking Hike to Dian Fossey grave Hike to Volcano Creator Lake […] No food is available for purchase within the park boundaries.
- Gorilla Tracking (Visit Rwanda, Rwanda Development Board)
Visitors gather at the Volcanoes National Park headquarters in Kinigi at 7am […]
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