A drive in the Rift Valley

Hello Everyone,

I believe it's a good idea to report on one's adventures and experience. It's easier and more fun to capture the most beautiful images of your life on daily basis, so that it will remain as historical records in the future which may enrich your memories.


Today, I travelled through some parts of The Great Rift Valley of Kenya for the first time. These places really attracted me so much and I liked both its natural habitat and climate. It's such a fascinating place to be with lots of things to see and learn. I took some pictures of the things I saw but not everything. The green land, the waterfalls, the lakes, the zigzag roads that were slithering like a snake and everything else that i find worth sharing. The photos may not be that much good because I took it with my Sumsung phone, apologies.

 A sign board advertising Coca Cola, I am not sure if people here had the appetite or the means to consume it. There is the zigzag road at the background, use high resolution lenses for better view..:)

 On the way to Kabarnet, we passed through these mountains using this scary roads as we moved to a lower altitude. Rift Valleys are the lowlands between highlands or mountain ranges. The Great Rift Valley, with its associated escarpments and mountains, is a major feature. It runs the length of the country from Lake Turkana in the north to Lake Natron on the southern border with Tanzania.

The  road was actually zigzag and sometimes dangerous, Near Kerio Valley National Park.

We drove through the scenic Tugen Hills for about 38 Kilometres before we get to Kabarnet. That was our destination. I think we did some pretty good job there.

 The place was covered with stones that probably fell from the mountains. The most scary part of the journey was when a man working for the government told us that there are actually big stones that fall from the mountains and risk the lives of the villagers living under it. I could imagine how dangerous that was.

Our driver

 I didn't notice it in the first time, but our driver was really scared driving through these mountainous and dangerous terrain. I think you can tell that from his posture, hahahahah..:)

                                        One of the few 'shops' we saw in the area. 


The most funny part of this trip was when i saw a small single room house that was destroyed, probably by fierce wind, it had no roof nor windows. I believe no human being lived there, but it, surprisingly, had a name written on it which read "FRED AND SONS COMPLEX". lol. I couldn't take a photo of it.

Part of their simple homes. a 'complex'..:)

Beautiful scene, hundreds probably thousands of meters below the water level.

The above two photos are taken below the mountains. you can see the waterfalls at the background.

 We saw two waterfalls, both originating from  the mountains. One of them had muddy water that are caused by the rains while the other was a permanent clean waterfall that continues throughout the year. They both provide drinking water  as well as irrigation for the locals.

A clear waterfall in the background

The Sun bidding goodbye until 2morow so that people can have a calm night..:) The beautiful colors are just a reflection.

Some of the locals wondering why we were there. They were hospitable, though.

The village's mosque, Iten.

 On our way back to Eldoret, we came across this mosque at Asr prayer time. There were people praying there. men, women and children. There was also a Quranic school in the upper part of the Mosque. It was really cold there.

The weather in fury.

The SUNSET

The Swamps. Electricity poles.

When we were leaving Eldoret, the weather was clear. Fantastiiik..!!

But it turned rough few minutes into the trip, you wont like it.

The mission was successful though it still remains classified, but the good news is that we came back safely. Tomorrow, I will be travelling to another part of this beautiful country. I expect the climate to be rainy and the weather will probably be cold.


Kabarnet's location is in close proximity to various attractive scenes, which include Lake Bogoria, Baringo and the Tugen hills.


See you again in another post..:)


Salaaams