dunga bay

It's a nice place to enjoy the sunset. You can charter a boat to watch the hippos at a price of around $10 in the afternoon. Bring your drinks and food along since the catering offers are limited.

I've lived in Kenya for 13 years now and love to mingle with local folk and watch them in their normal daily activities. My friend and I spent several hours at Dunga Beach a few days ago and thoroughly enjoyed our time. We got to watch the overnight fishermen bring in their catch of omena (small sardines) and small tilapia. They sold the fish from their boats to several lady vendors. We also had a cup of chai and delicious, warm mandazi from some ladies cooking outdoors over fire. And, finally, we had a great lunch of tilapia and nile perch.

Dunga Bay is still used today as a fishing point.However it is grossly underdeveloped.The roads leading to the bay are terrible (although not much of a surprise) but the bay itself doesn't have much to offer.

This is one of the most attractive wetland in Kisumu but is under developed. They are not tapping the full potential of this particular attraction.

I loved the view of the sun setting, the hippos playing in the water nearby and the good food offered at the nearby resort. I disliked the road leading from town to the resort which was dusty and a bit bumpy.

the place gives visitors freshness as the enjoy the fish from the fresh water lake .the also get time to enjoy fish cooked by the locals .

Lovely views and plenty of local restaurants but not alot going on. I feel it could be utilised much better

Took an impromptu boat ride into the lake and watched hippos from a safe distance. It's breathtaking to look at all the surrounding areas across the lake. And very captivating to be in the lake itself. But be careful to get a good rate from the guides...

loved the boat ride , had a good guide.we were lucky to be at the beach when the local fishermen were back from fishing.

I had the amazing opportunity to spent much of my 3 months in Kisumu with Ecofinder Kenya and DECCTA, two groups that operate from Dunga Beach. To find them, take the bumpy and unpaved road (piki-pikis are more comfortable than tuk-tuks on this road!) from the Impala Sanctuary right to the very, very end. You'll get to a gate for the Dunga Beach Management Unit, and through the gates see the buliding where Eco-Finder kenya is housed.I became good friends with many of the tour guides who offer boat trips from Dunga, and trust them immensely. They are all young men who have self trained as naturalists and are extremely committed to building and maintaining the ecological integrity of the area. After working with them on conservation projects for a few months, I opted for an early morning bird watching boat ride. For 2 hours, we saw beautiful birds, went by hippo point and spotted nearly 10 hippos, and then docked and walked back through the village of Dunga. Along the way, Sylus and Samuel told us stories of the history and traditional culture of the Luo people; described the fishing economy and the role of the fisherman's cooperative; we learned about the local habitat, how fish are caught, prepared and served, etc. It was a really beautiful morning. Alongside the boat tours, EcoFinder Kenya offers demonstrations of various technologies they are installing to help subsistence farmers (like verticle planting techniques and compost toilets). There's also a craft market with locally produced crafts, and an emphasis on making products out of waste materials. Particularly of note are the crocheted bags using polythene bags (made by a lovely woman named Millicent) and incredible woven baskets and products made from the invasive water hyacinth by John Steve. All in all, both my boat tour, and the few months spent often visiting and getting to know the community in Dunga was wonderful!

My wife and I regularly take boat trips from Dunga Bay - we use a local boat owner that we have come to know and trust very well. You can take his boat from Kiboko Bay Hotel (you don't need to be a guest or purchase anything to take a boat).You will see hippo's, birds - such as, Fish Eagle, many types of Kingfisher, Egrets etc etc. Even without the wildlife the trips are fun and relaxing. We love it.Yes, the water hyacinth is a problem, so you need to time your trip carefully. We recently went out and the boat couldn't make its way back to our starting location because the return route had been cut-off. The result, we just had to walk a little.So, if you like wild-life and birds in particular, we'd very much recommend this.

if you want to see poor africa - go there - otherwise try to stay away from Dunga region - Dunga fish market is a place to see if you never want to eat fish in your life....

This should be a wonderful fishing village, but the habitat has been destroyed by the Water Hyacinth, which are blown by the wind across Lake Victoria and all too often settle round Kisumu and in Dunga Bay. It was hard work, but three men managed to guide a boat through the hyacinths the day I was there There was little hope if seeing hippos, though I was told early morning is best. Bird life terrific, and from the boat I saw a fish eagle, cormorants, pied kingfishers, egrets, hammerkops and purple heron. Had a great piece of fried tilapia at the vilage cafe.

A nice place to ride in a motor boat and enjoy Lake Victoria. The adventure was hampered though by the immense growth of water hyacinth. Hope that this menace is halted some day. Would go again.

You have to go out and see it in the morning. Be wary of the boat owners who take you out to see the hippos. They will try to sell you a more expensive trip. "I'm sorry you don't have enough money, or else I could take you to see where all the hippos are." Still worth the trip out there.