Kakamega Forest Reserve and other Kenya Things to Do Tips

Kakamega forest

The Kakamega Forest Reserve is a piece of virgin tropical rainforest with a lot of birds, nice trees and flowering plants. In the dense forest are several paths. You can start your walks from the resthouse, the staff is very willing to guide you around.
In the surroundings of the forest are some tea-plantations.
You can sleep in one of the four bedrooms of the resthouse, bring your own tent or sleep on the verandah.

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Address: Forest Ranger, PO box 88, Kakamega
Directions: Kakamega lies in western Kenya on the A1, 50 KM north of Kisumu and 115 KM south of Kitale.
The Forest Rest House lies 12 KM east of this road.
Acces from the north best from Kakamega or from the south best from Khayaga.

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Things To Do: Kakamega, tea plantations

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Written by sachara

on Jul 27, 2003

The Kakamega Forest Reserve is situated in an intensively cultivated agricultural area.
So don't be surprised, if you walk on the paths in the rainforest, you will see an open space ... with a tea plantation.

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Directions: 12 KM east of the A1 route Kisumu- Kitale

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Things To Do: Kisumu, town at the Lake Victoria

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Written by sachara

on Oct 31, 2004

towncentre of Kisumu

I visited Kisumu twice. It's an easygoing town. You don't have the feeling, that Kisumu is the third largest town of Kenya. The towncentre with shops, restaurants, banks and internetcafes are all within walking distance around the Oginga Odinga road.

In former days Kisumu was a busy port with international ferry services on the lake. There was also more through traffic to Uganda in the past.

Nowadays it's nice to stay for a few hours or days in Kisumu. You can visit the Kisumu museum, the market, the hippo point or just stroll around a bit in town.

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Address: Kisumu
Directions: Kisume is situated at the Lake Victoria, west of Nairobi.

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Things To Do: Kitale

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Written by sachara

on Jul 26, 2003

Kitale stalls at the highway

Kitale is a lifely town with a big market, shops, some restaurants and small hotels and lodges.
A good place to do some shopping, we had to buy a new matrass and to go to the pharmacy.
There is an ethnographic museum about the Turkana people.

From Kitale you can easily visit Mount Elgon or heading north to the west-side of Lake Turkana.

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Directions: In Western Kenya, north-west of Nairobi

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Things To Do: Mount Elgon National Park

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Updated by sachara

on Oct 22, 2004

Mount Elgon camp

Mount Elgon is on the border of Kenya and Uganda. The mountain is an extinct vulcano of 4320 M. At the side of Kenia is the Koitoboss peak with warm water springs in the the crater at 3.500 M.

The biggest attraction of the park are the elephants who visit the caves on the mountain slopes. They go deep inside for salt. Four caves can be visited. We visited the Kitum cave. During the day-time, there were no elephants around.

There is a nice campsitein the park with a splendid view at the mountain.

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Phone: 0325 31456/7
Address: Kenya Wildlife Service PO Box 753 Kitale
Directions: Mount Elgon is 26 Km west of Kitale in Western Kenya. You can reach the park from the village Enderbess. The turn-off to the park is a few KM for Enderbess (Chorlim gate).

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Things To Do: Elgon National Park, Kitum cave

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Updated by sachara

on Oct 22, 2004

Kitum cave, entrance

One of the four caves you can visit is the Kitum cave. This cave is 50 M wide and 160 M deep.The saline loving elephants often visit this cave from dusk till midnight. They are real excavators. The amount of these special elephants has diminished a lot because of poachers from the Uganda side.

It's dark inside the large cave, so it's usefull to bring a torch and be carefull, the salt cristals at the ceiling are very sharp, so you can easily hurt your hands.

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Phone: 0325 31456/7
Address: Mount Elgon National Park
Directions: Western Kenya, 26 KM west of Kitale

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Things To Do: Kerio valley, view from the Elgeyo Escarpment

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Written by sachara

on Jul 26, 2003

View at the Kerio Valley

If you go from Kitale to Lake Baringo, you have to go down to the Kerio Valley.
The view at the valley from the Elgeyo Escarpment (at some places 1800 M high) is wonderfull.
The whole area round Eldoret is very scenic. From Eldoret you can reach easily the beatifull Cherangani hills in the north east.

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Things To Do: Kerio Valley & Elgeyo Escarpment

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Written by sachara

on Jul 26, 2003

Kerio River

On the way from the west Kitale to the Lake Baringo you pass a very scenic area.
In the area of the Elgeyo escarpment are beautifull waterfalls and rivers.
At this place we walked down to the water of the Kerio River.
''No crocodiles around'' is no guarantee. While walking around along and in the water, we saw a big croc at the other side.
So you have always be very carefull and watchfull.

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Things To Do: Entering the Kerio Valley

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Written by sachara

on Jul 26, 2003

road to the Kerio valley

There is a very winding road from the Elgeyo Escarpment going down in the valley.
The road is very scenic with some spectacular views.

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Things To Do: Boattrip at the Lake Baringo

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Written by sachara

on Jul 26, 2003

boattrip Lake Baringo