Kisumu Day Tours Rusinga Island Lodge Day Trip

Rusinga Island Day Trip offers a colorful and exciting 1-day excursion from Kisumu to Rusinga Island Lodge located in Mbita on the world’s second-largest freshwater – Lake Victoria. At 0530 Hours: After an early breakfast at your hotel/ residence depart by road for a transfer to Luanda K’Otieno in Uyoma, Rarieda where the 90-kilometer Kisumu-Luanda K’Otieno tarmacked road ends and Lake Victoria begins. Road transfer from Kisumu International Airport to the Lodge through Luanda Kotieno via the ferry. We arrive at Luanda K’Otieno in good time for our ferry which departs at the scheduled time (0800 Hours). Luanda K’Otieno is more like of trading centre and a vital harbor that links commuters to Mbita Town across Lake Victoria.

The ferry departs Luanda K’Otieno and sails to Mbita. Mbita channel is an important economic passage for residents of the low-laying locations within these two regions as well as the two major fishing islands of Rusinga. After an hour’s ride, the ferry docks in Mbita, which is linked to Rusinga Island by a 200-meter causeway. You will be met and transferred to Rusinga Island Lodge. There are tons to do and see for the adventurous.

At about 1300 Hours, Lunch is served at the lodge and afterward, We transfer you to the ferry for a return trip from Mbita to Luanda K’Otieno. You will arrive back at your hotel/ residence at about 2000 Hours.

Rusinga Island Day Trip offers a colorful and exciting 1-day excursion from Kisumu to Rusinga Island Lodge located in Mbita on the world’s second-largest freshwater – Lake Victoria.

Our Rusinga Island Lodge offers endless choices of activities. These include:

* Boat rides to Bird Islands for bird-watching
* Boat rides to the nearby white sandy beaches of Takawiri Island
* Fishing for Legendary, giant Nile Perch along the shoes or cast for tilapia off the jetty
* Water Sports activities such as Jet-Ski, Water-skis, Mono-skis, Kneeboard, Banana, Kayaks
* Relax at the lodge and play a selection of board games in the mess as well as croquet and boules
* Visit Lake Simbi – home to millions of flamingos who migrated from Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria
* For the active you can ride mountain bikes for those wishing to get some exercise near the lodge or try a 19 km ride around the Island
* Visit a Women’s Orphan Group nearby to see how widowed mothers make soap, tailoring, basket weaving, beadwork, patchwork, etc
* Relax at the lodge and enjoy Rusinga Spa which offers massages, scrubs, wraps, Indian head massages, Spa Manicures, and pedicures
* Visit Ruma National Park – a 30-minute boat ride followed by a short drive to the park to see the Rothschild Giraffe, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Oribi, and Bohor Red buck, Leopard, etc
* Fossil Sites: a walk behind the lodge brings you to the site where in 1948, Mary Leaky discovered Proconsul Heseloni – The first “missing link” together with a dazzling array of 18 million-year-old fossilized remains of mammals, fish, insects, reptiles, and plants

0530 Hours: After an early breakfast at your hotel/ residence depart by road for a transfer to Luanda K’Otieno in Uyoma, Rarieda where the 90-kilometer Kisumu-Luanda K’Otieno tarmacked road ends and Lake Victoria begins.

Road transfer from Kisumu International Airport to the Lodge through Luanda Kotieno via the ferry.

0730 Hours: We arrive at Luanda K’Otieno in good time for our ferry which departs on scheduled timings (0800 Hours). Luanda K’Otieno is more like of trading centre and a vital harbor that links commuters to Mbita Town across Lake Victoria.

0800 Hours: The ferry departs Luanda K’Otieno and sails to Mbita. Mbita channel is an important economic passage for residents of the low-laying locations within these two regions as well as the two major fishing islands of Rusinga.

0900 Hours: After an hour’s ride, the ferry docks in Mbita, which is linked to Rusinga Island by a 200-meter causeway. You will be met and transferred to Rusinga Island Lodge. There are tons to do and see for the adventurous.

1300 Hours: Lunch is served at the lodge

1630 Hours: We transfer you to the ferry for a return trip from Mbita to Luanda K’Otieno.

1700 Hours: Ferry departs Mbita for Luanda K’Otieno.

1800 Hours: Arrive at Luanda K’Otieno and transfer you by road back to Kisumu.

2000 Hours: Arrive back at your hotel/ residence

Kisumu Day Tours Rusinga Island Lodge Day Trip Rates Includes:

Lunch + Kisumu Day Tours Rusinga Island 1 day Trip + Professional English speaking guides + All entry fees, guide fee, service charge, and taxes & Pickup from your hotel in Kisumu City and drop-off to your hotel

Notes

* Our day trip from Kisumu could also visit Mfangano Island Camp on Lake Victoria. Kindly request before booking
* What to Bring on the Day Trip: Sun protection (hats, sun cream, glasses), ankle-length walking boots and trousers for walking, light windproof jacket, jersey, swimwear, binoculars, cameras, and film.

Kisumu Day Tours Rusinga Island Lodge Day Trip Rates Do Not Include:

* Drinks
* Laundry
* Tips or gratuity
* Travelers Insurance
* Communication charges
* Visas, international airfares, and airport taxes; meals
* Sightseeing not included in the package; optional activities
* Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport (supplement airport transfer cost applies for tours starting from the airport)

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