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Crater Lakes of Fort Portal

Emerald-rimmed volcanic crater lakes hidden in tea country.

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Country

🇺🇬 Uganda

Region

Western Uganda

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

0.670, 30.270

About Crater Lakes of Fort Portal

The Kasenda and Ndali-Kasenda crater-lake fields around Fort Portal hold dozens of volcanic crater lakes — some for swimming, some deep and sacred, all set among tea plantations and banana groves.

Highlights

  • Lake Nkuruba & Nyabikere
  • Tea plantation walks
  • Crater-lake swimming
  • Top of the World viewpoint
Live forecast · Crater Lakes of Fort Portal
22°C Heavy drizzle · 14 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:15
  1. 🌦 22° 16° 💧 13.5mm
  2. 🌦 23° 16° 💧 5.5mm
  3. 🌦 23° 16° 💧 7.1mm
  4. 🌧 23° 16° 💧 6.5mm
  5. 🌧 23° 16° 💧 5.7mm
  6. 🌧 23° 16° 💧 7.8mm
  7. 🌦 25° 16° 💧 3.0mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Crater Lakes of Fort Portal

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Junonia terea
2026-01-03 · Uganda
Pan troglodytes
2026-01-03 · Uganda
Pollia condensata
2026-01-03 · Uganda
Motacilla aguimp
2026-01-03 · Uganda
Papio anubis
2026-01-02 · Uganda
Heliconia bihai
2026-01-03 · Uganda
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

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