Itinerary

1. Day 1: Mwanza - Rubondo Island National Park

   • Arrive at the airport and meet with your tour guide/driver. 

   • Have breakfast and drive to Rubondo Island. 

   • Reach Muganza/Nkome Bay, which is about four hours from Mwanza, and then take a 30-minute speed boat ride to Rubondo Island National Park.

   • Go for a Game drive and try to spot wild animals.

   • Check out the unique diversity of flora and fauna on the Island.

   • Try bird-watching here as Rubondo is a paradise for bird-lovers with nearly 400 species documented on the island.

   Overnight stay in Rubondo Tented Camp or Bandas.

2. Day 2: Rubondo Island National Park

   • Take a boat ride through Lake Victoria and try spotting water animals, including hippos and crocodiles.

   • Try bird-watching.

   • Go on a walking safari in the National Park and spot otters, bushbucks, elephants, giraffes, colobus monkeys, velvet monkeys, colobus, genet, marsh mongoose, antelopes and the omnipresent sitatunga.

   • Embark on a Chimpanzee tracking expedition. 

   • Return to the Rubondo Island Camp for dinner and overnight stay. 

3. Day 3: Rubondo Island- Mwanza

   • Go for a morning walk in the National Park.

   • Have brunch at 10:30, followed by a drive to the ranger’s post from where you can take a boat ride to the mainland.

   • Drive back to Mwanza and depart for your destination.