🇰🇪 Kenya Lake Victoria

Takawiri Island

Tiny palm-fringed Lake Victoria island — a Kenyan castaway experience.

Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

Lake Victoria

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

-0.440, 34.180

About Takawiri Island

Takawiri is a small palm-planted Lake Victoria island, easily reached from Mbita or Rusinga — a perfect add-on castaway lunch or overnight on a western-Kenya loop.

Highlights

  • Palm-fringed island beach
  • Swimming in Lake Victoria
  • Day-trip from Rusinga/Mbita
Live forecast · Takawiri 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 Takawiri Island

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

Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

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