🇰🇪 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
24°C Partly cloudy · 15 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌧 24° 21° 💧 5.4mm
  2. 🌦 25° 22° 💧 2.0mm
  3. 🌧 25° 21° 💧 9.2mm
  4. 🌦 25° 22° 💧 1.3mm
  5. 🌦 24° 22° 💧 10.9mm
  6. 🌦 25° 21° 💧 3.1mm
  7. 🌤 26° 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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