Nakuru Places of Interest

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru #1| Places of Interest Lake Nakuru Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley soda lakes at an elevation of 1,754 m above sea level. It lies to the south of Nakuru, in the rift valley of Kenya and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lake's abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of amingos that famously lined the shore.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru Lake Nakuru #2| Places of Interest National Park On the oor of the Great Rift Valley, sur- rounded by wooded and bushy grass- land, lies the beautiful Lake Nakuru Na- tional Park. Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and pictur- esque ridges. Lake Nakuru National Park is ideal for bird watching, hiking,picnic and game drives.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru Menengai #3| Places of Interest Crater Menengai Crater is a massive shield vol- cano with one of the biggest calderas in the world, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is the largest volcano caldera in Kenya and the second largest volcano caldera in Africa. The Menengai volcano is con- sidered one of the best-preserved Krakatau-style calderas in the world.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru Lord Egerton #4| Places of Interest Castle This is a Gazzetted monument manged by the Egerton University. It has an amazing lawn popular for fauntion and parties especially during weekends (par- ticularly busy on Saturdays). The castle built in the 1950's is great and gives you a breathtaking view of the Menengai Crater. A great site ideal for history lovers.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru Kariandusi #5| Places of Interest Museum The Kariandusi archaeological site is amongst the rst discoveries of Lower Paleolithic sites in East Africa. Dating back between 700,000 to 1 million years old, Kariandusi is possibly the rst Acheulian site to have been found in Situ in East Africa. Dr. Leakey, a renowned paleontologist, believed that this was a factory site of the Acheulian period.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru #6| Places of Interest KraftyArtZ

KraftyArtZ is a small workshop based in Nakuru, Kenya. It houses approximately 60 talented local Kenyan artists and arti- sans who make a range of stunning hand crafted gifts and homewares, such as trays, placemats, drinks coasters, key rings, fridgemagnets etc. Visitors are welcome to the workshop and the art- ists are very happy to show people around.

ANNUAL2020 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Nakuru Lake #7| Places of Interest Elementaita Set within the eastern portion of the Rift Valley, the lake was produced approxi- mately 12 million years ago, and today much of the lake is part of the private Soysambu Conservancy. Lake Elemen- taita sits within the 48,000-acre conserv- ancy that serves as a sanctuary for na- tionally threatened colobus monkeys, endangered Rothschild giraes, and many other species.

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