🇰🇪 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
25°C Light drizzle · 15 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 26° 20° 💧 9.0mm
  2. 🌦 25° 21° 💧 1.4mm
  3. 🌧 25° 20° 💧 5.6mm
  4. 🌦 26° 20° 💧 2.5mm
  5. 🌦 25° 21° 💧 8.7mm
  6. 🌦 26° 20° 💧 0.9mm
  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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