{"id":12378,"date":"2010-02-04T15:24:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.lofty-tours.com\/2010\/02\/04\/mfangano-island-camp-lake-victoria-kenya\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T09:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:28:16","slug":"mfangano-island-camp-lake-victoria-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/2010\/02\/04\/mfangano-island-camp-lake-victoria-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"MFANGANO ISLAND CAMP Lake Victoria, Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MFANGANO ISLAND CAMP \n<\/strong>The Camp is located in a secluded bay on Mfangano Island in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, Kenya \n(closed in April and May) \n \nCamp description: \nMfangano is situated on the unspoilt island of Mfangano in Lake Victoria and occupies an entire secluded \nbay on the western shores of the island. \n \nThis great lake has romantic associations as the source of the River Nile, ever since explorers such as Speke and Burton came to the area at the end of the last century. \n \nMfangano Island Camp, a small remote hideaway, is a perfect place to combine with your safari. It is only \n40 minutes charter flight from the Masai Mara followed by a relaxing 15 minutes boat ride along the \ntropical shoreline. \n \nThe camp is situated under ancient fig trees right by the lake shore. The six rooms all have stunning views \nof the lake and offer complete privacy, en-suite bathrooms with bath and shower, basin and flush toilet as \nwell as hot and cold running water. \n \nDecorated in the ethnic style, all rooms have four poster beds and private verandas, which gives them a special charm and romance. Each room is open to the lake and offers uninterrupted views and spectacular sunsets. \n \nAt the centre of Mfangano Island Camp is a cosy sitting room and dining room, both are open to the lake \nshore and decorated in beautiful ethnic style. \n \nHere you can sit and listen to the waves, feel the breeze in your hair, read a book or watch the dhows on the lake. Birds sing all day long. \n \nThe cormorants dive for fish or spread their wings to dry in the sun and the fish eagles call from the treetops. \n \nThe meals in Mfangano Island Camp are superb. \n \nFresh salads and the daily catch served with freshly made crusty bread made daily and chilled wine. \n \nThe lush hillside and Camp surrounds are abundant with indigenous plants and flowers. In the early morning, \nfleets of multi coloured fishing boats gracefully sail past the bay, and in the evening spectacular sunsets \nare seen as the sun dips below the unbroken lake horizon. \n \nGovernors’ Camp, by offering visits to Mfangano Island on Lake Victoria, provides a unique opportunity to \nsee the colourful life on the lake, where enchanting Luo fishing villages have not changed in centuries. \n \nFor those interested in fishing it is excellent, the bird life is unsurpassed and seeing the families of otters is \nan added bonus. \n \nYou can also enjoy walks through lush vegetation on top of the hills or along the lake shore. \n \nFor those interested in culture, there is the possibility to visit a Luo family and experience their day to \nday life or visit the school in the next village. \n \nAll activities are included in the rate. Mfangano Island Camp is a perfect place for nature lovers, and is particularly recommended as a relaxing retreat for honeymooners. \n \nAll meals, all activities, airstrip transfers as well as laundry is included in the price. \n \nThe flight to Mfangano Island Camp is not included in price (except for our day trip offers). \n \nPlease announce special dietary requirements in advance. \n \nMFANGANO ISLAND CAMP \n<\/strong>Information and Details: \n \nLocation: On the western shoreline of Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria, Kenya \n \nNumber of beds: 6 rondavels (12 beds) \n \nDouble & Twins: 4 Double rondavels and 2 twin rondavels \n \nFacilities: En-suite bathroom with bath, shower, basin, flush toilet, hot and cold running water \n \nRondavels: Very tastefully decorated thatched rooms, each with private verandah overlooking \n \nLake Victoria (recently renovated to a very high standard) \n \nSwimming Pool: Small Swimming Pool made of natural stone overlooking the lake \n \nElectricity: 24 hours generator (220\/240 volts UK plugs) \n \nBar \/ Restaurant: Open sitting room with bar and dining room, decorated in ethnic style with \npanoramic views over the lake \n \nRoom service: Room service on request. Tea and coffee is served in the rooms with the morning \nwake up call \n \nLaundry: Daily at no extra cost \n \nCredit cards: Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard, American Express and Traveller Cheques are accepted \n \nCommunication: Radio contact with other camps and Nairobi office and a VSAT telephone \n \nActivities: \nFishing: Boat rides on Lake Victoria for fishing with full equipment (Nile Perch, Tilapia) \n(included in the price) \n \nBird watching: Stunning Birdwatching. Various walking trails or boat excursions along the lake \nshore for bird watching (Black headed gonolek, Double toothed barbet) (included in the price) \n \nBoat rides: Traditional excursions in a \u2018long boat\u2019 for sun downers (included in the price) \n \nCulture: Visits to nearby Luo villages and school (included in the price) \n \nWatersports: Waterskiing, watersports and swimming either in the lake or pool \n \nActive: Trail walking or jogging on Island paths, visit prehistoric cave paintings \n \nHow to get there and transfers: \n \nCharter flight: \nDaily. Duration approx. 40 minutes from any Camp in the Masai Mara followed \nby a boat transfer to the camp (approx. 15 minutes) \n \nScheduled flight: Daily from Nairobi to Kisumu on Kenya Airways (45 minutes). Onwards by either \ncharter flight (approx. 10 minutes) or road & boat transfer (approx. 3 hours) \n \nLuggage restriction: Maximum 15 kg luggage per person in small air craft including hand luggage \n \nRoad: Drive to Mbita on Lake Victoria (approx. 6 hours from Nairobi) and be picked up \nthere for a boat ride to camp (approx. 45 minutes) \n \nGeneral: \nSeasons: Open throughout the year, \nwith the exception of April and May. \nPeak season months August and September and 15th \u2013 31st December. \nHigh season months January \u2013 March inclusive and June, July, October, November and 1st \u2013 14th December. \n \nChildren: Of all ages are welcome and catered for \n \nRate includes: Airstrip transfers, accommodation, meals, all activities and laundry \n \nRate excludes: Flights, drinks and personal expenses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MFANGANO ISLAND CAMP The Camp is located in a secluded bay on Mfangano Island in the eastern part of Lake Victoria, Kenya (closed in April and May) Camp description: Mfangano is situated on the unspoilt island of Mfangano in Lake Victoria and occupies an entire secluded bay on the western shores of the island. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kenia-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofty-tours.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}