Dunga Swamp
For a local guide contact the Site Support Group: Lake Victoria Sunset Birders
Paul Omonge wildlifeclubswestern@jambo.co.ke
+254 (0)721 234220
Visit the swamp for
- Exceptional birding opportunities
- Great fishing
- A chance to experience unique flora and fauna
The local Site Support Group can also organise accomodation (self-catering) at Kenya Wildlife Service – Impala Sanctuary bandas or at the Wild Life Clubs campsite (cooks are available at the campsite)
They can also put you in touch with Eco-Focus for Sport-fishing
Don’t leave Dunga without
- A papyrus reed basket or mat
Dunga (or Tako River mouth) is a wetland situated about 10 km south of Kisumu town on the shores of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. At the western limit is a beach, used as a major fish landing point. Papyrus stands stretch south eastwards along the shore from here for about 5 km, in a strip that varies in width from about 50 to 800 m. A number of streams drain into the lake through the swamp, the main one being Tako River.
The area is listed as an Important Bird Area and has great potential for eco-tourism. It is critical for the protection of the globally threatened Papyrus Gonolek and Papyrus Yellow Warbler.
