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 Profile
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A fish eagle guarding the gentle bay shrieks an alarm, head tossed back. A well-fed
monster of a
Crocodile snaps to life, startled from its nap in the morning
sun. It stampedes through the crunchy
Undergrowth, crashing into the water
in front of our boat, leaving only sentry post eyes
Skeptically monitoring
our movements.
| Rubondo
Island is tucked in a corner of Lake Victoria, the world's second largest lake,
an inland
Sprawling between three countries. With 9 smaller islands under
her wing, Rubondo protects
Precious fish breeding grounds. Tasty tilapia ad
the rapacious Nile perch, some weighing more
Than 100 kgs, tempt recreational
fishers with challenging sports fishing and world record catches.
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But Robondo is more than a water wonderland. Deserted sandy
beaches nestle against a cloak of
Virgin forest. Papyrus swamps host the secretive
sitatunga, a shaggy aquatic antelope
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the dappled bushbuck, fleet footed through the maze of tamarind, wild palm and
sycamore
Fig, strung with a cage of trailing taproots. The malachite kingfisher's
azure brilliances compete
With the paradise fycatcher's glamorous, flowing
tail. Rubondo is home to fish eagles and a
Global stopover for hundreds of
migratory birds. Wild jasmine, 40 different orchids and a smorg-
Sbord of sweet,
indefinable smells from the forest greet you.
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Ninety percent of the park is humid forest; the remainder
rages from coastal grassland to like side
Papyrus beds. A number of indigenous
mammal species - hippo, bushbuck, monkey, genet and
Mongoose-share their protected
habitat with introduced species, such as chimpanzee, elephant
and giraffe,
that benefit, that benefit from Rubondo's inaccessibility.
| Size
| 240
sq kms (about 150 sq miles).
| Location
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Northwest Tanzania, 150 km (about 95 miles ) west of Mwanza
| Getting
there
| Regular
flights from Arusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Mwanza. By road from Mwanza and
then boat transfer. Contact the Park for transport details.
| What
to do
| Walking
safaris, boat excursions, sport fishing, chimpanzee treks, plans for canoe trips.
| Best
time
| Dry
season, June-August. Wildflowers and butterflies, wet season November-March. December-February
best for migraroty birds
| Accomodation
| One
luxury tented camp, park bandas and campsite.
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