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The Rubondo Island National Park is the main island that is a National Park in Tanzania. It is tucked in an edge of Lake Victoria, the world's second biggest lake, an inland ocean rambling between Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. With around twelve little islets, Rubondo Island secures valuable fish reproducing grounds.
Rubondo Island is about 31km long, with a width that changes from 3 to 10k kilometers. The little zone of the island gives an astounding assortment of environments extending from savannah and open forest to thick timberland and papyrus swamps. Rubondo Island interestingly gives a stunning scene of a backwoods shelter with the unwinding peacefulness of sandy shore shorelines.
The park contains special widely varied vegetation. One of its real attractions is the sitatunga(type of pronghorn), which is indigenous to Rubondo Island and found in no other park in Tanzania. Different indigenous species are bushbuck, vervet monkey, hippo, genet feline, spotnecked otter and bog mongoose.
The island is likewise rich in birdlife with more than 200 types of indigenous and transient feathered creatures located around the island. Reptiles, for example, crocodiles and screen reptiles are also commonly spotted.
Prior waterways was the main method of transportation achieving this island park, anyway ongoing improvement in tourism foundation, it is currently effectively open than any time in recent memory. It tends to be come to either by flights or water crafts.
Rubondo can be effectively gotten to via plane from Tanzania terrain. Planned flights work from numerous areas in Tanzania to the park, including Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Arusha and furthermore the Serengeti. From Serengeti, it is 40 minutes of flight time.
Boat is the most ideal approach to reach Rubondo. You can ride a pontoon from Kasenda or from Nkome. It takes about thirty minutes to reach Rubondo from Kasenda while from Nkome it takes around two hours to achieve the park.
Rubondo Island National Park is best known for its tranquillity and sublime lakeshore scenery. Apart from its pristine landscapes, it is known for its varied wildlife and birding.
Elephants, giraffes, black and white colobus, and chimpanzees were long ago introduced alongside the island’s native hippo, bushbuck and sitatunga which can be spotted during game drives.
More than 400 bird species are found on the Island park including parrots, cuckoo, sunbirds, hammerkops, egrets to name a few along with different colours butterflies which create a kaleidoscope effect in the forest.
Rubondo Island National Park is best known for its serenity and heavenly lakeshore landscape. Aside from its perfect scenes, it is known for its changed wildlife and birding.
Elephants, giraffes, black and white colobus monkeys, and chimpanzees were long back presented close by the island's local hippo, bushbuck and sitatunga which can be spotted amid amusement drives.
In excess of 400 bird species are found on the Island park including parrots, cuckoo, sunbirds, hammerkops, egrets to give some examples alongside various hues butterflies which make a kaleidoscope impact in the woodland.
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