Rubondo
Island National park
Rubondo Island is a first national park within Lake
Victoria in East Africa.
Tourist
attractions in Rubondo Island are wildlife animals, features, fishing sports
and landscape.
Wildlife
animal species available and seen in Rubondo island national park are Exotic
unique antelope like sitatunga, bushbucks, velvet monkeys, genet cats, spotted necked
otters, hippopotamus and crocodiles which share the ecological niches with
introduced species such as chimpanzees, elephants, giraffes, black and white
colubus monkeys, suni and African grey parrots. Sitatunga is only
fond in Rubondo island and crocodiles are plent.
Things to do
in Lake Victoria also include boat safari, fishing, bird watching and cultural
tourism. Other attractions are Clear sighting of both sun rise and sun set,
Rubondo Island is
located on the south-western corner of Lake Victoria in Geita region. Distance is
about 150 km (95 miles) west of Mwanza city. Lake Victoria is the second
largest lake in the world. The Lake is also the source of the longest river in
the world, River Nile.
It is easier to
visit Rubondo island national park when doing a wildlife safari national park
to Serengeti National park. Best season to visit is from July to December and
January to March. Approximately 9 days is enough to explore northern circuit
game parks, Lake Victoria and Rubondo Island.
Tanzania
wildlife safari tour can incorporate a tour to Lake Victoria and Rubondo
National park. Tourist can also climb Kilimanjaro and make a visit to Rubondo.
A flight can be organized from Arusha Airport to Rubondo Island.
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