South Turkana National Reserve

South Turkana National Reserve covers a  wide rage of 1,091sq kilometers withinside the foot hills of mount Nasalot close to Lake Turkana. There are only a few vacationers that go to this reserve due to the fact is it a dry location throughout the year.

Attractions

  • Scenic landscape and mountains that offer spectacular views.
  • Permanent rivers.
  • Game viewing.
  • Salty springs.
  • Annual camel derby.
  • Woodlands.

Wildlife

Animals include: Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, eland, oryx, impala, bushbuck, greater kudu, Grant´s and Thomson´s gazelle, lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena and jackal.
There are crocodiles in the rivers and abundant birdlife, much of which gathers on the banks of Kerio River.

How to get there

Accessing Lake Turkana is normally done by air, and two all-weather airstrips are available for use. Or Alternatively, travel by road from Nairobi to Kalokol on the west shore of the lake via Kitale and Lodwar. There is a boat rental for Central Island from Kalokol.

Best time to go

The Reserve may be visited at some stage in the year. Because of the situation of the reserve being dry as a consequence favoring nearly all of the sports taking region withinside the reserve like camel riding, mountain biking, recreation Viewing yearly. The permanent rivers within the reserve support yearly fishing activities.

About Kerio Valley National Reserve

Kerio Valley National Reserve is a included location withinside the Kerio Valley, Kenya. A department of the Great Rift Valley. In 1983, someone created the 66 square kilometers (25 sq m) reserve, and the Kenya Wildlife Service manages it.

The remoted Kerio Valley lies among the Cherangani Hills and the Tugen Hills. The Elgeyo Escarpment rises greater than 1,830 meters (6,000 ft) above the valley in places. The valley is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep.

Best time to go to Kerio Valley

Like most covered areas, Kerio Valley National Reserve is an all-year-spherical safari destination. The reserve may be visited from December to February, but during this time it becomes active. During this period, maximum components of the reserve stay dry making it an excellent season for site visitors to have interaction in maximum of the safaris.

Things to do 

  • Bird Watching.
  • Day tours.
  • Hiking.

How to get there

The Kerio Valley National Park is catered by Eldoret International Airport with scheduled flights from Flights from Kisumu and Lodwar operate seasonally to the airport located approximately 55 km away from the park.

We advise visitors to book private transfers for airport travel instead of waiting for buses or relying on uncommon taxis.

If one hired a rental car from the travel agency in Eldoret would be helpful for local travel. Airport travel and to reach tourist destinations.

The Desert Museum

The Desert Museum in Loiyangalani is ready in opposition to the backdrop of the stunning Lake Turkana, additionally called the Jade Sea for its close to magical colors.

The museum is devoted to instructing vacationers approximately the particular cultures of the indigenous tribes of the Turkana region. Artefacts encompass conventional gadgets utilized by the humans residing off this harsh, however stunning land.

The series truly makes a speciality of their weaponry and searching equipment and thrilling facts forums may be discovered in the course of this superbly designed structure.

The Desert Museum

What to do there

Learn greater approximately the history, life-style and way of life of those 8 tribes. In addition, to neighborhood folklore and topography of the region close by. Or pass camping, looking for souvenirs, cultural excursions to close by villages, go to the beaches, rock portray sites, pass fishing, swimming and boating. Or go to the region for the Turkana festival, held annually.

Animals

Striped skunks, a jackrabbit, frogs, snakes and lizards are featured. View bobcats, a grey fox, and an ocelot in herbal settings. See a river otter, beavers, bighorn sheep, fishes and aquatic invertebrates. This massive free-flight aviary capabilities a number of species local to the Sonoran Desert region.

Wildlife animals in the desert

How to get there

By car, plane or boat for other parts of the lake. There is an all-weather airstrip in the town of Loiyangalani, from where you can rent a car or take other transportation to the museum. You can also get to Loiyangalani. by bus. 

Accommodations

  • Palm shade resort
  • Malabo  Resort
  • Tilamari village Inn.
  • Oasis Lodge

Mount Suswa

Mount Suswa is a unique double crater volcanic mountain located in the Rift Valley region of Kenya, East Africa. It is approximately 50 kilometers from Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. Mount Suswa, which is estimated to be about 16 million years old, last erupted about 400 years ago.

The mountain has two craters, the inner and outer crater. The outer crater is about 2.5 kilometers in diameter and 235 meters deep, while the inner crater is about 1 kilometer in diameter and 100 meters deep. The inner crater is also home to a forest and a small lake. The mountain is also home to several wildlife species such as zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, and antelopes.

Mount Suswa is a popular tourist destination for hikers and nature lovers. Hikers can climb to the top of the mountain and explore the craters, while nature lovers can enjoy the wildlife and the natural beauty of the mountain. The mountain is also significant to the Maasai community, who believe that it is a sacred site and a source of their cultural identity.

In recent years, there have been plans to develop geothermal energy from the mountain, which has raised concerns about the potential impact on the environment and the cultural heritage of the area. However, people are making efforts to balance the need for sustainable development with the preservation of the natural and cultural resources of the mountain.

How to get Mount Suswa

Take the old lower escarpment Naivasha road from Nairobi. When you reach Mai Mahiu after 58km, turn left onto the road leading to Narok. After 10km you will pass a satellite station on the left; after another 6.5km, a signboard for Suswa Conservancy signals the dirt track towards Mount Suswa (turn left here; do not drive as far as Suswa Town).

Drive for 6km across the plains; a right hand turn will lead to a 5km steep and rocky climb up the outer slops of Suswa (most hikers drive across the outer crater and park their vehicles here, on the edge of the inner crater).
We can arrange for someone to meet you at the turn off from the main road to Narok and guide you up the slopes.

Attractions

The mountain has numerous animals like Leopards, hyenas, baboons, zebras, giraffes and numerous others. Inside the crater, there are numerous snake species and you could see lava tubes.

The mountain has caves which general 6kms and greater are nevertheless being discovered. When hiking, there are 2 peaks and going spherical the complete crater is set 26kms and takes up to eight hours making it a whole day activity.

Things to do

  • Hiking. This is obviously the first activity you can engage in while exploring a mountain.
  • Camping.
  • Cave Exploration.
  • Manyatta and hot springs.
  • Game viewing.
  • Mount Suswa conservancy.
  • Suswa ranch resort

About South Kitui National Reserve

South Kitui National reserve is placed to the North of Tsavo National Park. South Kitui country wide reserve is a place of the thickets, grasslands, acacia savannah.

The reserve is widely known for more than one species of first-rate animals that relocate among the Tsavo National Park. And the South Kitui National reserve. Those encompass the lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, lesser kudu. And maximum of those primates make the location really well worth renovation to defend the primates from entering into extinction.

Animals

Animals which include the lions, leopards, black rhino, zebra, waterbuck, dik-dik, gazelle, gerenuk, and gemsbok and amongst many others.

Tourists to the reserve will now no longer remorse their go to through having to forestall through. And discover the notable vegetation and fauna gift withinside the reserve.

There is likewise birding. The hen species there are herbal that there might be a good deal of it whilst one receives there and at time runs out so speedy with a lot to revel in and feature fun.

How to get there

Whereas at the reserve isn’t on hand through air. It is able to be reached through avenue from east or west. From Nairobi, you could take at the A 109 withinside the southeasterly aspect to Kibwezi .Wherein you could determine to comply with the B7 in the northerly aspect so as to take you as much as Mutomo after approximately 8 kilometers.

You will then take approximately 20 kilometers to Mutha, from on a hard avenue to the reserve. This reserve also can be reached from the Arawale National Reserve. This is located at the banks of River Tana and stretches to the west of South Kitui through Mutiboko and Kakya village.

Climate

It is located within Kitui County an area which is mostly dry and hot with a temperature range of 14 degrees Celsius. During the coldest months which occur between July and August. 34 degrees Celsius from January to March and these are the hottest months of the year at this area.

It receives rainfall amount of 500 to 1050 mm each year. Also the 2 wet seasons start from May to June-long wet season and September to October-the short wet season.

About Soysambu Conservancy

Soysambu Conservancy on Lake Elmenteita in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. Additionally, the conservation will make sure that this panorama gives expanded cost to Kenya. And its humans and the broader global network through sustainable conservation and leisure of it as a countrywide treasure and Heritage.

Animals

A Wildlife Conservancy on Lake Elmenteita in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley.  Furthermore Soysambu Conservancy will make sure that this panorama gives expanded cost to Kenya. Its humans and the broader global network through sustainable conservation and leisure of it as a countrywide treasure and Heritage.

How to get there

By Road: If you are coming from Nairobi take the A104 towards Nakuru. From JKIA it is 150 km (93 miles) or about 3 hours. Our main gate is 30 km southeast of Nakuru.

By Air: We have several airstrips. From Nairobi it is about 30 minutes. Kasambara Airstrip is near our main gate and Lake Elmenteita. Head Office Airstrip is central. Congreve Airstrip is near Mbweha and Lake Nakuru National Park.

Activities

  • Game Drives.
  • Bird Watching.
  • Nature walk.
  • Bicycling.
  • Hose Riding.
  • Bush dinning and sundowners.
  • Visit nearby Lake Nakuru national park with its white and black rhino and pride of lion.

About Ndele Island National Park

Ndele Island National park is an island on Africa’s biggest inland lake, the lovely Lake Victoria. It is available through boat from the seashore lines of the Lake.

The park is available from Nairobi through street or flight to Kisumu city. From Kisumu city, you’ll take a speedboat immediately to Ndere National Park.

The Ndele island

Because of the proximity to the lake, the weather withinside the park is humid and hot. Ideally, park a few mild garments to your ride to Ndere Island.

How to get there

By road from Kisumu metropolis: Take Kisumu- Bondo avenue branching left after Holo marketplace or left at Kombewa buying centre to the park headquarters sandwiched among Asat and Bao beach.

The park headquarters is 12km farfar from this tarmac avenue. By water from Kisumu: It will take approximately 45min with a velocity boat direct from Kisumu metropolis to Ndere island country wide park.

The scenic Ndere island

Attractions

 Wildlife

Ndere Island country wide park has a fantastic natural world abundance this is most important traveler points of interest being hippos, impalas and Nile crocodiles.

Hippo at the lake

Among different natural world species observed withinside the park consist of the reptiles together with puff adder and the python, troops of monkeys, baboons, the uncommon sitatunga antelopes, zebras, warthogs, waterbucks as they may be visible withinside the park’s swamps.

As nicely different animals to peer withinside the park consist of the reveal lizards and aardvark.

Birds

The park is island haven for birds, protected typically in grassland. Ndere Island gives stunning scenic perspectives of the Homa hills to the south, Magta Island to the east and the glimpses of Kampala in Uganda past the South west horizon.

Birds/photo

The beaches of the Lake helps a extensive type of fowl species. Ndere National park is a domestic to a massive populace of birds with 100 recorded species those birds consist of Great Cormorant.

Long tailed cormorant livestock Egret. little egret, Green- sponsored Heron, Hammerkop, black stork, African open- biled stork, Osprey, Black kite, Banded Snake Eagles, Common Buzzard, Egyptian goose, Helmeted Guinea Fowl and amongst many.

Activities

  • Birding
  • Sport Fishing
  • Boat Rides
  • Game Viewing

Entry Fee

Citizen

Resident

Non – Resident

Adults

KSH

Child

KSH

Adults

KSH

Child

KSH

Adults

USD

Child

USD

300

215

300

215

25

15