rubondo national park

View the rare Sitatunga, an extremely endangered amphibious antelope.

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rubondo Diversity

The park boasts for its rich and diverse variety of butterflies and bird life, easily viewable from the lake shore. The rare Sitatunga, an extremely endangered amphibious antelope, can sometimes be viewed escaping from the charging predators by hiding and camouflaging itself in the lake shore marshes.

rubondo attraction

  A variety of water birds , Eurasian migrants and introduced African grey parrots.
  High density of African fish eagles distinctly seen.
  Animal species including Sitatunga, Elephants, Giraffes, Hippos, Bushbucks, Pythons, Crocodiles, Chimpanzees (not fully habituated), Bush pigs and Suni.
 The Lake Victoria forming a spectacular sight for visitors with the deepest point in the lake (Irumo) forming part of the park.
  Magnificent view of one of the last remaining representatives of evergreen dense primary lowland Congolese forest with a unique habitat mosaic in the midst of high biodiversity value.
  Beautiful and attracting beaches such as Fly catcher, Mchangani and Michicoco.
  Important gulfs of Irumo and Kamea.
  Clear sighting of both sun rise and sun set.
  Cultural sites such as “Ntungamirwe”, “Maji Matakatifu”, “Altare” and “Solo” which explain the life of natives who once stayed in the park.
 “Birds Islands”, breeding sit for water birds.
 Crocodile Island.

Facts about rubondo

Rubondo Island national park has a size of 240 km². It is only one of two Tanzanian national parks located on an island in Lake Victoria, the world’s second-largest lake. It is located in the southwest corner of the lake. Rubondo became a game reserve in 1965, to provide a sanctuary for animals. Tanzania gazetted Rubondo in 1977 as a national park. It is uninhabited and consequently 90% of the island remains forest today. With nine smaller islands under its wing, Rubondo also protects precious fish breeding grounds.

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