The source of the Nile and situated just south of Kampala, Lake Victoria is best seen in Uganda at Jinja. This is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. There are nice beaches and properties on the shore, but swimming is not recommended, because of the presence of the flukes that cause bilharzia, which can result in severe liver damage.
The Ssese Islands are a collection of 84 beautiful, untouched islands on the lake. Only inhabited by a few fishermen, the forests on the islands attract thousands of birds and butterflies. One of them, Ngamba Island, is the home to a sanctuary of rescued chimpanzees and can be reached by boat from Entebbe.
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