Tanzania

Rubondo Island

Chimps, island forest & birds

About Rubondo Island

An island apart

In the south-west of Lake Victoria

Rubondo Island National Park is a forested island in the southwest of Lake Victoria, a rare sanctuary where introduced chimpanzees are being habituated alongside elephant, sitatunga and prolific birdlife.

It is one of Tanzania’s most off-the-map parks — reached by light aircraft or boat, and visited by so few that every discovery feels like your own.

Map of Tanzania showing where Rubondo Island is: in the south-west of Lake Victoria.
Park boundary: Protected Areas Data Tanzania (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth
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