Kenya - Southern Rift Valley (PDF Chapter)

This is the Southern Rift Valley chapter from Lonely Planet’s Kenya guide-book.

This slice of Africa’s Great Rift Valley is, for the most part, cool and calm, swathed in forest and watered by moody mineral lakes that blanch and blush with the movement of pelicans and flamingos.

• look for rhinos and tree-climbing lions in one of Kenya’s most rewarding parks, Lake Na-kuru National Park
• maps
• watch hippos shuffle into the spume and enjoy some of Kenya’s best birdwatching at Lake Baringo
• transport
• feel like part of the food chain by walking through the wildlife-rich, red-cliffed gorges of Hell’s Gate National Park
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Lake Magadi & Around, Longonot National Park, Naivasha, Lake Naivasha, Hell’s Gate National Park, Lake Elmenteita & Around, Nakuru, Lake Nakuru National Park, Njoro, Lake Bogoria, Lake Baringo.