Saanane Island National Park

The Magestic Isle

Welcome to Saanane Island National Park

Welcome to Saanane, a Park that is located on an island in the Lake Victoria covering an area of 2.18 Km2. It’s the only National Park within the city limits.The island was named after Mzee Saanane Chawandi, a local farmer and fisherman.

We are honored to have you with us always and your presence is our motivation to do better. Enjoy your stay.

Climate

The Park has a bimodal rainfall with short rains starting from ..........to ..............., long rains from ...... to ........and dry season from....... to ........ .

The park is located at an altitude between ....... and ......meters with annual average rainfall ranging from ...... to ......mm

How to get there

The Park can be reached by rail, ship, air or by road followed by a boat trip to Saanane.

Road and boat: One can drive to Mwanza from Dar-es-salaam, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tabora or by ferry from Uganda, Kenya, Bukoba and nearby islands. It takes short boat ride about 10m from Mwanza to Saanane

Air: A flight from dar-es-salaam or Kilimanjaro International Airport to Mwanza.

Park Attractions

The Island is a home to free roaming mammals such as zebra, impala, rock hyrax, velvet monkey and wild cat. It’s the only place in Tanzania where you might encounter the De-brazza’s monkey.

Wild animals

Reptiles

Leopard Tortoise

Birds

Sun-Downing and Sun-Rising

Four sites exist for sun rise/set watching: two for sun-rising and the remaining for sun-downing. This phenomenon creates fascinating object silhouettes across water to look at.

Scenery

Tourism Activities

Saanane Island is an ideal place for game viewing, bird watching, rock hiking, boat cruise, walking, picnics, bush lunch, photographing/ filming, meditation and sport fishing, special occasions like wedding, engagement, team building, family day and birthdays can also be organized.

Boat Cruise

Lake View

Rock jumping

School Children playing in Saanane island Playground with zebras in the background.

Walking in Saanane National Park

Accomodation facilities

Tourists can camp inside the park but can as well obtain budget hotels and lodges from Mwanza.

Visit Saanane Island National Park Today

Support the work of Saanane Island National Park by visiting the park and seeing the wildlife that call this place home. Visiting parks help support local livelihoods and help protect wildlife for generations to come.

Learn more about the work of Tanzania National Park to protect and manage Tanzania's wildlife for Tanzanians and the world.

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Leopard Tortoise

Boat Cruise

Lake View

Rock jumping

School Children playing in Saanane island Playground with zebras in the background.

Walking in Saanane National Park