City: Rift Valley Province
Top Things to do in Rift Valley Province
10 National Parks in Rift Valley Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Rift Valley Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Bonde la Ufa) of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's eight provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated by the Kenya Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the province its name. According to the 2009 Census, the former province covered an area of 182,505.1 square kilometres (45,098,000 acres; 70,465.6 sq mi) and would have had a population of 10,006,805, making it the largest and most populous province in the country. The bulk of the provincial population is a strip between former Nairobi and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru.
Restaurants in Rift Valley Province
1. Mara Triangle
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 809 reviews
The Mara is a beautiful but sensitive environment that can survive only if properly respected. Well-watered by the Mara River, enjoying abundant vegetation, wildlife and rainfall, its ecology would appear, at first sight, to be relatively resilient. It also appears to have withstood the erosive effects of huge numbers of visiting tourists extraordinarily well. There are signs, however, that the delicate balance between tourist numbers and wildlife populations cannot be properly maintained for much longer as evidenced by the reduction in the protective vegetation cover and the emergence of a series of dust bowls. Meanwhile, the Reserve is host to 95 species of mammals, amphibians and other reptiles and 485 species of birds. During the dry season (July to October) it also hosts a major concentration of migratory herbivores including about 250,000 zebra and 1.3 million wildebeest. Amongst the list of easy-to-view species are: gazelle, elephant, topi, buffalo, lion (Kenya's largest population), black rhino, hippo, hyena, giraffe, leopard and mongoose.
Reviewed By flexivelkenyasafaris - Nairobi, Kenya
Mara triangle is among the best parks within Masai Mara.you get to find that their roads are well maintained,signs on the roads with speed limits e.t.c I can not hesitate to recommend to any traveler to choose the Mara triangle. Game viewing is perfect especially when the great wildebeest migration is on. While watching the animals,you are allowed off-road driving in a supervised manner,where by sometimes the rangers will supervise that. Thanks for that Mara triangle management.
2. Maasai Mara National Reserve
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 81 reviews
Masai Mara national reserve is one of the key popular tourism points in Kenya, its located in the South-western Kenya along the Great Rift Valley area in Norok county Kenya adjacent to Serengeti national park of Tanzania all around Mara Region.
Reviewed By G8775FQwendyb - Cusco, Peru
An authentic safari has been on my bucket list since 2012— and now 8 years later I feel I’ve experienced the best- hands down!! Our driver, David Kopi was exceptional at spotting the animals and getting us to them with his vast experience and connections with other drivers — they all communicate amazingly well— we saw all but one of the Big five (rhino) and evening an awesome NINE lionesses and 6 cubs and the King himself who all took a nap on the side of our jeep in the shade- we could have petted them!! We left at sunrise and took a windbreaker type jacket and long pants. We picnic ed under the coolest tree and enjoyed crepes, fruit, yogurt, beans and carrots and juice- such a defining experience!!
3. Amboseli National Park
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5.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By Bidule005 - France, null
In October 2020, I stayed 3 days in Amboseli national park with Abupet safari ventures. The landscape of the park is beautiful and varied; it is mainly savannah and swamps where animals come to drink, with Kilimandjaro mountain in the background. Indeed, you can take wonderful pictures of animals (elephants, giraffes…) at sunrise and sunset with Kilimandjaro mountain in the background The fauna in Amboseli national park is rich. In the park, during day game drives, we have seen: - big herds of majestic grey elephants with babies. These families of elephants spend a lot of time, bathing and playing in the swamps and waterholes : unforgettable and fantastic!!! - lions with cubs - two male brother cheetahs - black-backed jackals - other mammals, e.g.: zebras, giraffes, herds of beautiful blue wildebeests, buffalos, impalas, waterbucks, hartebeests, Thomson and Grant gazelles, warthogs… - a lot of beautiful birds. When you go in Amboseli, do not miss to climb at the top of of Observation hill, where you can have your bush breakfast and where the view is amazing on Amboselli national park and on Kilimanjaro mountain. Altogether, I HIGHLY recommend to visit Amboseli national park
4. Shaba National Reserve
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4.5 based on 286 reviews
Reviewed By 369leel - Valhalla, United States
We stayed in the area for 2 days visiting the Samburu National Reserve seeing both Shaba and Buffalo Springs which are on opposite sides of the river. Shaba seemed to have a bit more wildlife when we were there and I saw my first big cats of the trip 2 leopard cubs, we never saw the mother and a female cheetah with 2 juveniles. Saw plenty of Elephants, Reticulated Giraffe's, gazelle's, impalas, monkeys, baboon, grevy zebra's. Was significanlty less crowded than Maasai Mara and Amboselli. We also took a visit to a Samburu village where we saw how they lived which was pretty interesting.
5. Mount Longonot National Park
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4.5 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By 751kaseyv - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gorgeous views. Be sure you bring plenty of water and a snack. We are pretty fit 30 year olds and we found it quite challenging. It took us one hour to reach the rim, then 3 hours to go around the rim, and 40 mins to get back down, with time for breaks. When you get to the rim, go counterclockwise so you tackle the summit first. Otherwise you’ll be too tired at the end of your hike. Entry price of 5,500 Kenyan shillings for two people, card only.
6. Hell's Gate National Park
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4.5 based on 807 reviews
Reviewed By attictravel - Kenya, null
The park is beautiful despite its name This is the only National park that offers bike tours The park also offers rock climbing and hiking through the gorge In my opinion this is the best place for team building
7. Baboons & Vervits
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4.5 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By annminky
Some say baboons are annoying, I say they are just as part of this park as any other animals. True, there are a plethora of these animals (hanging on the side of the road, branches, trees etc.). I still say "oh look, baboons!". They are interesting creatures, from the oldest one to the babies hanging on to their mommies and the ones that are constantly grooming the other one. Just fun to watch them!
8. Lake Nakuru
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4.0 based on 1,588 reviews
Reviewed By PathwaysafarisKenya - Malindi, Kenya
Marvelous Lake Nakuru National park, frst rhino sanctuary in Kenya, good chance to spot the rhinos, highly protected, and the great spectacle of over 1 million Flamingo's wading on the alkaline lake among other plenty birds! A birds watchers paradise!
9. Saiwa Swamp National Park
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3.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By africanman_840 - Nairobi, Kenya
I was just here and was fortunate enough to see 3 sitatungas which had long been high on the list of dream animals which I had hoped to see. I also saw an incredible number of birds including a narina trogon which is the single most beautiful bird which I've ever seen. There were also plenty of sykes and blue monkeys. I loved the feeling of having the entire park to myself. I didn't see another tourist while I was there.
