Establishment: 1977, 18th January
Area: 457 sq km of which 237 sq km is dry land and 220 sq km is water.
Location:
Kageye the Park Headquarters is at Latitude 201810.3 S and Longitude 31051’26.9’E South – west corner of Lake Victoria.
Principal features:
The lake: eleven islets surrounding the park; two rocky hill masses; one in the North and one in the South , and the forest.
Altitudes:
1,134 meters above sea level. Major attractions: Lake Victoria, Migratory species of birds, the beach, high density of fish eagles, sitatunga, large number of butterflies.
Common animals:
Baboon, black and white colobus monkey, blue monkey, buffalo, bush pig, bushbuck, chimpanzee, dikdik elephant, giraffe, hippo, hyrax, rhino, sitatunga, squirrel, warthog, waterbuck, vervet monkey, large, – spotted genet, cat, spot – necked otter, marsh mongoose and cane rat as well as crocodile.
Distance and time:
165 km by road from Mwanza via Sengerema, Geita and Nzera. 6 – 7 hours from Mwanza.
Best time to visit:
June to August: November to March (Wild flowers and Butterflies), December to February (migratory birds).
Facilities:
Campsites, hostels tented camp, bandas, boats airstrip, walking trails, hides and a view point platform.
