You can admire Lake Tanganyika’s beauty on extraordinary beaches

This lake's shoreline is lined with beaches that reach from the capital city of Bujumbura all the way to Nyanza Lac in southern Burundi, closer to Tanzania. The most popular Lake Tanganyika beaches include La Costa Beach, Yucca Beach, and others, which is one of the Things About Burundi You Should Know. Hippopotamuses may also be seen emerging from the water and relaxing on the beaches with humans. Most of the time, they are not hostile at all, and occasionally, especially at karaoke time, they march onto the streets and stay there without causing any harm.

The lake and the various rivers that feed into it, estimated to be 9-13 million years old, have formed a stunning ecology dispersed with ravines, woodland, and cascading waterfalls spanning to the Mahale Mountains, ideal for hiking and chimp trekking. The lake is ideal for snorkelers and scuba divers because of the vividly colored cichlids (an indigenous species) and pristine waters (not all parts of the lake are Bilharzia free so check before diving in).