Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe, The Eye of the Rhino, Nalubaale, Sango, or Lolwe) is one of the African Great Lakes.
With a surface area of 68,800 square kilometres, Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, and it is the largest tropical lake in the world.
Lake Victoria receives most of its water from direct precipitation or from thousands of small streams. There are two rivers that leave the lake, the White Nile (known as the "Victoria Nile" as it leaves the lake), flows out at Jinja, Uganda on the lake's north shore and the Katonga River flows out at Lukaya on the western shore connecting the lake to Lake George.
Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in the East African Plateau, and has a maximum depth of 84 metres and an average depth of 20 metres. The lake has a shoreline of 4,828 kilometres, with islands constituting 3.7% of this length, and is divided among three countries: Kenya (6% or 4,100 km2), Uganda (45% or 31,000 km2) and Tanzania (49% or 33,700 km2). Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery.

Leaving Nairobi at JKIA domestic terminal - really poor facility - to Kisumo with Kenya Airways regular 7am flight. The plane: a brasilian Embraer 170, neat, clean, comfortable and quiet.

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Why each passenger is getting a pillow for a flight of 35 minutes max?

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First signs of Lake Victoria in a gloomy weather.

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wesh kho, ma rahoumch yet'halaw fel khedma ta3ek... yebe3touk ghir l'Afrique.

The sun and the water finally... and a very nice lunch: Nile Perch, naan, carrot curry, daal, palak daal, rice, avocado salad, and mango sorbet. Yummy!!

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wesh kho, ma rahoumch yet'halaw fel khedma ta3ek... yebe3touk ghir l'Afrique.

:lol: Aghiles, non mais je ne vais pas mettre des photos de Londres, Paris, DC, Rome ou Geneve, c'est bien trop connu, donc inutile.

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:lol: Aghiles, non mais je ne vais pas mettre des photos de Londres, Paris, DC, Rome ou Geneve, c'est bien trop connu, donc inutile.


Moi aussi je suis tout le temps a Paris "2" (Palestro)

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The water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes, a native of the tropical Americas, was introduced by Belgian colonists to Rwanda to beautify their holdings and then advanced by natural means to Lake Victoria where it was first sighted in 1988. There, without any natural enemies, it became an ecological plague, suffocating the lake, diminishing the fish reservoir, and hurting the local economies. By forming thick mats of vegetation it causes difficulties to transportation, fishing, hydroelectric power generation and drinking water supply. The plant also affects water circulation in the lake making it a breeding ground for malaria-carrying mosquitos.

Moi aussi je suis tout le temps a Paris "2" (Palestro)

mdr :lol::lol::lol:

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So, if you are in Nairobi and want to spend a few hours in peace with some friends on a sunny Sunday, think to Kisumu's Yacht Club, where you can also bring your own food for a picnic.

Very interesting AAEORD!
Have you been to the Serengeti?

Very interesting AAEORD!
Have you been to the Serengeti?

Not yet. But I will visit Kenya (Coastal area) & Tanzania (North East, Serengeti & Ngorongoro) in October. Are you planning a trip there too?

Not yet. But I will visit Kenya (Coastal area) & Tanzania (North East, Serengeti & Ngorongoro) in October. Are you planning a trip there too?

Not this year!
Lucky you it's a very interesting place, I know people who have been. The Serengeti marchland and the wildlife...amazing!