Southern Rift Valley

Southern Rift Valley is a region of Kenya. Cities Nairobi - the capital city. Kerugoya Naivasha - Lake Naivasha (a freshwater lake) is a popular weekend getaway for Nairobians and features resort hotels such as the Lake Naivasha Country Club, and secluded spots such as the beautiful Crater Lake Lodge to the west of the main lake. Nakuru - Lake Nakuru is best known as a birder's paradise mainly due to the vast populations of flamingos that live around this soda lake. Accommodation around the lake includes Lake Nakuru Lodge and Lion Hill Camp. Ol Kalou Other destinations Aberdare National Park Amboseli National Park Lake Nakuru National Park, while small, it has a good variety of wildlife (apart from the birdlife) including rhino (both black and white), buffalo, lion, leopard, eland and more common plains game such as impala and zebra. Masai Mara National Park Meru National Park Mount Kenya National Park Tsavo East National Park Tsavo West National Park Understand This is the portion of the Rift Valley in Kenya more or less to the south of the Ewaso N'goro. It includes the capital city of Nairobi and the National Parks between Nairobi and Mombasa. The rift is home to a wide range of Kenya's peoples including nomadic herding peoples such as the Turkana, Pokot, Samburu and Maasai but also including farmers such as the Kikuyu and even remnant groups of hunter-gatherer peoples such as the Ogiek who live in the remaining forests on the Mau escarpment of the Rift Valley. Talk Get in Matatu is the standard way of getting around, but be warned it can be very cramped, with goods, people and chickens packing into a 7 seater minibus. It is very common for these to go very fast and surprisingly are often involved in accidents. Get around Some of the main trunk roads of Kenya pass along the Rift Valley so travel in this region is relatively straight forward. The Matatu is good for getting from A to B, but if you want some luxury for not much more you can hire a 4x4 taxi. See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Nakuru is a dangerous town at night time, with prostitution and people selling drugs. Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!