LAKE TURKANA
Formerly L. Rudolf is now named after one of
the tribes who live on its shores and it is in this area
that Richard Leakey discovered the three million year
old fossils of ‘Homo Erectus.’ This pre historic
site is now known as the “Cradle of Mankind”.
The Lake is also known as the “Jade Sea” because
of its remarkable blue – green colour. This is a
result of algae particles, which shift with changes of
the wind and light, so that the water surface shifts from
blue to grey to fabulous jade .
SAMBURU NATIONAL GAME RESERVE
Nestled in a sparkling oasis in Kenya’s northern
frontier. Home to the Reticulated Giraffe, Grevy Zebra
scimitar horned Oryx, blue shanked Somali ostrich and
the Gerenuk.
MARALAL
Located to the east of the Loroghi plateau in Kenya’s
Northern Rift Valley, Maralal is a small, cultural rich
town serving as a good base for many great adventures
and a last frontier town for visitors looking to explore
Kenya’s great Northern wilderness.
The descent into the Great Rift Valley, shortly after
leaving Nairobi, offers breathtaking views of this vast
prehistoric fissure and one of its many fresh water
lakes, Lake Naivasha. Further on, the journey takes
you through the foothills of the Aberdares, one of Kenya’s
lush fertile highlands. The Aberdare forest acts as
a precious water catchment area and a perfect cover
for numerous flora and fauna.
Beyond Maralal lies some of Kenya’s most beautiful
country waiting to be explored. The wild country between
Maralal and Turkana is ideal for the adventure seeker.
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