City: Rift Valley Province
Top Things to do in Rift Valley Province
What to do and see in Rift Valley Province, Kenya: The Best Specialty Museums
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. Narok Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By WILDDOGSAFARI - Nairobi, Kenya
Thank goodness that this museum exists to bring the local culture and history to light. They have a nice selection of Maasai artifacts and jewelry.
2. Kapenguria Museum
3. Kabarnet Museum
4. Enashipai Maa Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Take a tour of the first privately registered museum in Kenya and discover why the Maasai people continue to fascinate millions across the world. Experienced curators spent over 6 years visiting the communities to put together a real authentic museum just for you.
Reviewed By josephkinyanjui - Naivasha, Kenya
For the lovers if African culture, this museum offers the best historical culture of the Masai people. There is a fully built manyatta and a museum full of Masai costumes, weapons, and decoration.Once inside you can learn more about Masai culture through a Video documentary.
5. Kariandusi Museum
6. Treasures of Africa Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
7. Desert Museum
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Alazaw90
Even if visiting museums isn’t your favourite activity you should see the Desert Museum, Loiyangolani which was opened in 2008. It has the fantastic colours of Lake Turkana as a background. In the Museum you will get some information about heritage of the tribes that live near the Lake, namely Rendille, Turkana, Samburu, Pokot, Watta, Gabbra, Dassanach and very important El Molo tribe. Our guide is a Rendille and he is married to a Turkana and he speaks also Samburu and more. That’s why I felt I had to learn, at least, the names of the tribes. Marti Rock In the afternoon our guide took us to see Marti Rock which is one of the three main rock sites with engravings about 5000 years old. They depict animals and ancient symbols.
8. Kitale Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 29 reviews
Kitale museum is located at (233, 124) on the grid of Top Sheet 75/3. Kitale is in Trans-Nzoia district of the Rift Valley province. The museum is within the town about 1 km from the town center. The town itself is about 380 km from Nairobi the capital city. It lies Northwest of Nairobi.
Reviewed By kitalemuseum - Kitale, Kenya
the gallery is a collection of harnessed information transcending archeological ideologies, paleontology, entomology, mammology, and evolution. Harnessing this information into one rich pool is a critical undertaking in today’s research and lifestyle of different ethnic groups across Western Kenya. The gallery is host to amazing creatures that form the wider natural science. Depending on the need at hand, the gallery is a life lesson that impact on the visitors with a wide array of knowledge that touches on: ecology, botany, herpetology-study of reptiles such as crocodiles, Ornithology-study of birds, entomology- study of insects and butterflies, and evolution-study of the origin of man and species.
9. Koobi Fora Museum
10. Maasai Heritage Museum
The Maasai Heritage Museum is located just 5 Kilometers from the entrance of Amboseli National Park! The museum is a cultural experience that you won't want to miss! A visit to this museum is a unique opportunity, it showcases a rare collection of Maasai cultural artifacts and a photo exhibition. We also have traditional Maasai homesteads that can be visited on our 20-acre property. All the revenue benefits the local Maasai community, and this is the only community-led Maasai Museum in the world. By booking your visit in advance we provide live cultural entertainment and local handicraft shopping. We look forward to welcoming you and providing a once in a lifetime experience to learn about the world-renowned Maasai heritage.
