🇰🇪 Kenya Lake Victoria / western Kenya 1 tour

Rusinga Island

Lake Victoria island — Mbita causeway, Thomas Mboya memorial and Suba culture.

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Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

Lake Victoria / western Kenya

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

-0.400, 34.150

About Rusinga Island

Rusinga is a Lake Victoria island connected to the mainland by a causeway. Rich in pre-hominid fossil sites (Proconsul), home of the Suba community, and the final resting place of Tom Mboya.

Highlights

  • Proconsul fossil sites
  • Thomas Mboya memorial
  • Suba cultural experience
  • Lake Victoria fishing
Live forecast · Rusinga Island
24°C Light drizzle · 17 km/h wind
Updated 2026-07-18T15:30
  1. 🌦 25° 20° 💧 3.5mm
  2. ☁ 27° 20°
  3. ⛈ 27° 20° 💧 7.0mm
  4. 🌤 27° 21°
  5. 🌦 28° 21° 💧 0.3mm
  6. ☁ 27° 21°
  7. ☁ 27° 21°
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Rusinga 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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