Rubondo Island National Park (in Lake Victoria) lies 300 kilometers on the south west corner of Mwanza Town near Biharamulo Game Reserve. The park  is one of the best places for bird watching.  the park  harbors a variety of rare marine life,  and  various wildlife species. It was gazetted as a national park in 1977 after the introduction of several animal species onto the Island.

Humid forest covers 90% of the park, the rest is coastal grassland and papyrus beds, which make it rich in variety of plant species including savannah, open woodland, papyrus swamps,  dense forest  and the wonderful red-coral trees.  The forest here is evergreen because of the abundant water supply from the lake. Many tree roots reach the shallow ground water table. The rock outcrops in the forest increase the attractiveness of this wild Island. The combination of flowers and red coral trees adds magnificence to the wilderness of Rubondo. This attraction and many more makes  this island national park  the best for forest dwellers.

The forests in Rubondo is almost undisturbed, enabling  it to harbor a variety of  mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Sitatunga (an amphibious antelope that likes to hide among the marshes and reeds along the shoreline), small bands of chimpanzees  and black and white Colobus monkey,  which have been introduced several years ago, occupy the central parts of the park.

Crocodile and hippopotamus  dominate the water on the boundaries of the park. You can easily observe hippo at close range during the night.  Elephants, rhinos and giraffes can also be seen in this park. Most frequently seen animals are bushbucks, velvet monkeys, suni antelope, otters , genet, marsh mongoose, and and rarer species of black and white colobus. For other  botanical and bird  watching attractions CLICK HERE

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