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Lake Naivasha

At more than 2,000m above seal level, it is popular for fishing and boating. It has a few hippos, but no crocodiles. It is renowned for numerous bird species such as marabou storks, doves and fish...

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Lake Turkana

It has saline water and borders Ethiopia. It is 320sq km, the most spectacular of Africa’s lakes. Commonly referred to as the Jade Sea due to its electric blue green color, the lake is surrounded by...

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Lake Nakuru

Situated on the floor of the Rift Valley, it is surrounded by a beautiful national park of acacia forest. It is a World Heritage Site famous for its more than one million pink flamingo populations. It...

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Lake Baringo

The water mass is 60km north of Nakuru town and is surrounded by a scenic rugged semi-desert landscape. Lake Baringo is saline and on the floor of the rift valley. The lake is another birdwatchers...

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Lake Bogoria

Lake Bogoria is a saline waters mass near Lake Baringo. Lake Bogoria primary attractions is a series of furiously erupting hot springs and flamingos. The area surroundings that Lake Bogoria has a...

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Lake Magadi

Lake Magadi lies in a Rift valley depression, a vast shallow pool of soda, sludge of alkaline water. It is he world’s second largest source of sodium carbonate.

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Lake Elmenteita

Lake Elmenteita is a small (18sq km) soda lake in the eastern sweep of the Great Rift Valley. It is surrounded by spectacular country that played an important role in the early colonial history of...

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Lake Kamnarok

Lake Kamnarok is at the base of the Kerio Valley. The name Kamnarok originated from the word Narok; a species of a water plant that was found in the lake in the early stages of its formation. The 1961...

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Lake Logipi

Lake Logipi is saline and lies at the northern end of the Suguta Valley in Samburu. Lake logipi is between three and five metres deep, and is 6km wide and 3km long. Flamingoes inhabit the saline...

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Lake Jipe

Lake Jipe is located at the south-western tip of’ the Tsavo National Park, Lake Jipe is framed by tall reeds, with plenty of hippo, elephant and birdlife its shallow waters. The lake is one of Kenya’s...

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