City: Rift Valley Province
Top Things to do in Rift Valley Province
What to do and see in Rift Valley Province, Kenya: The Best Nature & Parks
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.
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1. Musiara Swamp
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5.0 based on 60 reviews
Excellent game-watching location to see lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe.
Reviewed By sead161
Dramatic life & death action with a dozen crocodiles circling the hippos trying to snatch one of the young.
2. Eluai Plain
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By reeceyb - Chichester, United Kingdom
This is part of the masai mara so its amazing it is a good part to visit as you can see for miles and catch sight of some good game we even had picnic lunch under one of the trees
3. Mara Triangle
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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.
4. Ol Kinyei Conservancy
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5.0 based on 173 reviews
Ol Kinyei Conservancy is 18,700 acres of wilderness which belongs to a Maasai community who leased it to Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps for it to be set aside for the purposes of wildlife conservation. Ol Kinyei Conservancy is home to only two small permanent camps, the Porini Mara Camp and Porini Cheetah which between them accommodate a maximum of only 24 guests at any given time - making this not only an exclusive experience but one that respects the principles of eco-tourism. Located within the Serengeti-Mara eco-system, Ol Kinyei is renowned for its unspoilt and breathtaking scenery with diverse terrain offering on one hand open savannah plains and rolling hills on the other.
Reviewed By RosalindR72 - Nairobi, Kenya
We loved every minute of our weekend in Ol Kinyei, staying at Mara Porini. The wildlife viewing was amazing. We saw and learned so much from our excellent local safari guides. It was heartening to see how much the Mara ecosystem has expanded through the conservancies around the national reserve, of which Ol Kinyei was the first!
5. Olare Orok Conservancy
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5.0 based on 213 reviews
Reviewed By sead161
I'm a local and grew up in the Mara triangle area decades before it became a park. This is my favorite gate because of the vast number of lions. Saw 9 in several hours.
6. Mara Naboisho Conservancy
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5.0 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By africanman_840 - Nairobi, Kenya
I was recently there and have to say that I really enjoyed it. The wildlife viewing was excellent. Furthermore, I saw only a few other tourists. I think that the problem of the Masai taking over the conservancies with their cattle has been somewhat exaggerated. There is still plenty of room for wildlife and cattle.
7. Mara North Conservancy
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5.0 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By world-traveller8725
It‘s very worth to go to Mara North Conservancy, after visiting 5 other national parks in Kenya (all very nice to see), we could see here by far the most of the big cats...and very close, because you are allowed to drive off-road. The park is very well maintained by the here living Maasai!
8. Maasai Mara National Reserve
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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!!
9. Lake Turkana
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By mmostrowski - Nairobi, Kenya
Very hot place! amazing views and colours of the lake. Turkana are hardcore people! This is another planet to discover!
10. Lake Naivasha
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4.5 based on 402 reviews
Reviewed By DisneyDarwin - Spring, United States
Lake Naivasha is a haven for birds and hippos. We took a boat tour with an expert guide who put us right on the birds, over 40 species. Plus, we got a good look at several hippos. Then we went to Crescent Island and walked up the mild hill to see giraffe, antelope, warthogs, wildebeest and more, plus grand views of the surrounding area. On top of that, the weather was perfect, so we couldn't have had a nicer trip.
