🇰🇪 Kenya Lake Victoria 1 tour

Mfangano Island

Lake Victoria island with ancient rock art and the Abasuba community.

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Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

Lake Victoria

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

-0.430, 34.020

About Mfangano Island

Mfangano is reached by boat from Mbita pier — its Mawanga and Kwitone rock shelters hold some of East Africa's finest geometric rock art, dated to 1,000+ BCE.

Highlights

  • Mawanga rock art
  • Abasuba heritage
  • Island hiking
  • Lake Victoria sunsets
Live forecast · Mfangano Island
23°C Mainly clear · 18 km/h wind
Updated 2026-07-18T15:30
  1. 🌦 24° 20° 💧 2.6mm
  2. 🌤 26° 22°
  3. 🌧 26° 21° 💧 3.6mm
  4. 🌤 26° 23°
  5. ☁ 26° 23°
  6. ☁ 26° 23°
  7. ☁ 25° 23°
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Mfangano Island

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Cheilomenes propinqua
2026-01-12 · Kenya
Junonia hierta
2026-01-01 · Kenya
Colius striatus
2026-01-07 · Kenya
Platysteira cyanea
2026-01-12 · Kenya
Lagonosticta senegala
2026-01-12 · Kenya
Ploceus jacksoni
2026-01-06 · Kenya
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

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