Swimming in lakes | Tanzania - Lonely Planet Forum

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Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:41:34 +0000

Hello!

I am jsut wondering wich lakes in Tanzania or Uganda are safe to swim in? By this I mean disease free:)!

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 02:24:01 +0000

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:32:12 +0000

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I am not sure if lake Tanganyka is safe.

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:50:20 +0000

Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. No crocodiles. No hippos.

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:03:52 +0000

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:13:20 +0000

Hippos kill more people each year than lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos combined

http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/6439/Hippos-kill-more-people-each-year-than-lions-elephants-leopards-buffaloes-and-rhinos-combined

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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:47:08 +0000

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tikitoki send me a link showing that there was someone eaten by crocodile or hippos in mahale or Gombe

I was mainly asking about diseases. Is there not bilharzia there?

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Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:04:23 +0000

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Hi. At least in Lake Victoria is bilharzia, even if the local boys are going into the water.

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Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:35:10 +0000

No bilharzia in Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. (See Page 445 of LP East Africa guide). I saw quite a few travellers swimming there.

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Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:10:29 +0000

I have swam in Lake Tanganyika many times with no problem also Lake Nyasa but was warned not to swim in Lake Victoria because of bilharzia.

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