.Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2, Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world's ninth-largest continental lake, containing about 2,424 km3 of water. Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa. The lake has an average depth of 40 m and Its catchment area covers 169,858 km2. The lake has a shoreline of 7,142 km when digitized at the 1:25,000 level, with islands constituting 3.7% of this length. It is shared by three countries that is Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Lake Victoria supports the largest freshwater fishery in the world, producing 1 million tons of fish per year and employing 200,000 people in supporting the livelihoods of 4 million people. Lake Victoria is one of the major tourist attractions in Uganda because of its fascinating attractions. There are many activities to do here including; bird watching, boat ride ,sport fishing, chimpanzee viewing, visiting the Entebbe zoo and many others.
Mabamba swamp; a better place at lake Victoria for bird watching. so common for the rare shoe bill and many other birds.
Entebbe zoo; For the best animal experience and lectures on their habits when at lake Victoria, the best place is the Entebbe zoo. This is a protected place where all animal species are identified and reserved here.
Ngamba island; This is an island on lake victora where aged chimpanzees are protected. This is a miss not when at lake Victoria to see the beautiful primates.
Many more attractions are at Lake Victoria including the city tour, botanical gardens tour, visiting islands and many others.