PRIVATE 3-DAY RUMA NATIONAL PARK TOUR

RUMA NATIONAL PARK SAFARI KENYA

Ruma National park lies in Western Kenya, close to the shores of Africa’s largest inland Lake, The Lake Victoria. The park is considered the last retreat and the sanctuary of the endangered and threatened Roan antelope which is considered one of the Africa’s rarest Antelopes. This park was established in 1966 to protect its indigenous population of rare Roan antelope which exist nowhere else in Kenya. It acquired national park status in 1993 and renamed Ruma National Park on the request of the local community in honor of one of the most powerful Kenya’s wizards, the much-feared Gor Mahia who was living high on a hill which now forms part of the Kanyamwa Escarpment. The classic image of East Africa is realized in Ruma National Park, a land of rolling Savannah dotted with picturesque Acacias and backed by dramatic hills. Compact in size, the park is easily traversed by only two major routes and offers a unique mosaic of reverie woodland, golden Savannah and magnificent Escarpments. Well away from the beaten tourist track and relatively infrequently visited, it is also a park that excels in tranquility and the solitary enjoyment of the wilderness. Apart from the Roan antelope, we have also plenty of African Cape Buffalo (the only native African cow). The park also acts as a home to the common waterbuck, the Aardvark, the honey badger, the solitary nocturnal African civet, Serval, Genet, Topi, Impala, Vervet Monkey, Olive Baboon and the Rothschild giraffes which are abundant, not forgetting the white rhinos which can be easily spotted grazing around and at night at Ruma River Lodge you can hear the sound of the secretive Leopard and the common sound of the spotted Hyena which will give you the memorable sound of African bush.. 

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Day 1: Kisumu City – Ruma National Park:

You will depart Kisumu with our professional guide at 8.00am by road via Kendu Bay and Homabay town. Arrive for lunch at Ruma River Lodge. After lunch you will drive to Ruma National park through Kamato Gate which is only1km from Ruma River Lodge for a game drive. This game drive will take you around the airstrip which is frequented by White Rhinos , the Rothschild Giraffe, the African cape Buffalos, Topi antelopes, Heartbeast antelopes among many others. This drive will take you further to the engendered Roan Antelopes sanctuary to amaze at this unique and rare species of antelope. Apart from all these, the vegetation at Ruma National park which lies in Western Kenya, close to the shores of Africa’s largest inland Lake is rolling Savannah dotted with picturesque Acacias and backed by dramatic hills and offers a unique mosaic of reverie woodland, golden Savannah and magnificent Escarpments.  decorated with beautiful rift valley hills and acacia trees. After this amazing game drive in this tranquil park, you will drive back to Ruma River Lodge for an overnight stay. At night on a lucky night in the lodge,you can hear the sound of the secretive Leopard and the common sound of the spotted Hyena which will give you the memorable sound of African bush.

• Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
  Overnight: Ruma River Hotel

Day 2: Mbita / Rusinga Island

After breakfast, you will go for nature walk to see the beautiful rolling hills in the neighborhood, back to the lodge to freshen up before you depart to Rusinga Island through the beautiful Mbita-Rusinga Bridge for a tour around the Island. You will check into your accommodation for lunch before you embark on an excursion tour of the Island. Rusinga is an austerely pretty Island with high crags dominating the desolate goat-grazed landscape. A single dirt road is running around its circumference. Life here is difficult, drought commonplace, and high winds a frequent torment. The occasional heavy rain either washes away the soil or sinks into the porous rock, emerging lower down where it creates swamps. Ecologically, the Island is in very dire straits: almost all its trees have been cut down for cooking fuel or been converted into lucrative charcoal business. The drive brings you to Tom Mboya’s mausoleum which lies on family land at Kamasengere on the north side of the island, about 7km by the dirt road from Mbita, or roughly 5km directly across the island. The mausoleum (open most days to visitors) contains various mementoes and gifts Mboya received during his life. Tom Mboya, civil rights champion, trade unionist and charismatic young Luo politician who was gunned down in Nairobi in 1969, sparking off a crisis that led to over forty deaths in widespread rioting and demonstrations. You will have time with curator who will tell about life and time of Tom Mboya who is famed with the Education Airlift of so many bright young Africans going for further studies in America including the late Obama Senior. After the moving story of Tom Mboya, you will drive to White Stone Beach Resort, Riofa Beach Resort or similar for an overnight stay.

• Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
  Overnight: White Stone Beach Resort/ Riofa Beach Resort

Day 3: Mbita – Kisumu

After breakfast, you will enjoy a boat ride before you depart to catch ferry to crossover to Luanda K’otieno  for your onward drive to Kisumu with a drop off at Residence, Hotel or Airport end your tour.

Meal plan: {Breakfast and Lunch}

• Drop off: Residence, Airport/Hotel in Kisumu