Utonga Nature Conservancy

Few place on Lake Victoria beach fronts remain untapped with virgin vegetation as evident on the Utonga Peninsula. Many parts of the Lake Victoria Kenya have been robbed of forest cover mostly due to poverty (charcoal) & emerging unregulated fishing beaches. As fate would have it, we at Nyamarimba have a golden opportunity to tap into the bird-watching tourism segment. The sanctuary has the advantage of indigenous forest on the lake front on the southern side of the peninsula which has not be disturbed by fish cage farming. This forest cover spans about 20 acres and host a wide variety of birds and grazing wildlife, with over 140 different birds identified by professional birdwatchers. Our long term vision for UTONGA NATURE CONSERVANCY (UNC) is to establish a sustainable forest, bird and animal conservancy for research, education, eco-tourism & hospitality. We believe that UNC will be a catalyst for sensitization on conservation, eco-tourism and part of an inevitable new Western Kenya international tourism circuit featuring Lake Victoria, Kenya.