Rubondo Island
Description: A peaceful paradise with untouched beaches, bird-rich marshes and rare animal species. Here you can go on foot or by boat. This is the only good place in Tanzania to find sitatunga, East Africa’s only truly amphibious antelope.
There are also other antelopes, vervet monkeys, small carnivores, hippos, crocodiles, reptiles and at least 200 bird species. There are also chimpanzees (unhabituated), elephant, colobus monkeys and giraffe, but you are less likely to see them.
It is also possible to go fishing for the Nile Perch!
Location: Island in Lake Victoria, reachable by flight from Arusha, Serengeti or Mwanza
Things 2 Do: Nature Walks, Fishing, Boat Excursions
Time: At least 3 nights
Animals: Sitatunga, Antelopes, Vervet Monkeys, Small Carnivores, Hippos, Crocodiles, Reptiles, Chimpanzees, Bushbucks and at least 200 bird species.
Accommodations
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Rubondo Island Camp
“All of our experience with Access 2 Tanzania was top-notch. Everyone we dealt with was very responsive, congenial, thorough, helpful, and ensured our experience would be the very best possible. The guide selected for our safari, David, couldn’t have been a better fit for our family. He saw to it that every day and every experience was enjoyed.
The lodging was wonderful! Our choices proved to be right on target. The only exception was the last tent lodge whose food was just adequate. Also, the director was not as friendly as the other locations clearly were. However, the service staff was great.
I would give Access 2 Tanzania a rating of “10” on a rating scale of 1 to 10.”