WESTERN KENYA TOURIST CIRCUIT

These circuit includes:
Mt. Longonot National Park,
Ruma National Park,
Ndere Island within Lake Victoria,
Kisumu Impala National Park
Transmara through Kisii hills ranges and valleys bottoms to Migori traversing huge sugar plantation with Awendo as the factory site. From Migori to Muhuru Bay with beautiful beaches comprising the famous Got Kwer, the origin and home Legio Maria religious sect. From here you visit the oldest gold mine in Nyanza Province Macaldermine and visit the home of Williamson gold mine, then move on to the Karungu bay, with its rectangular site of the gulf. At Nyandiwa in Owasi the home of historical Nyangodho wuod Ombare with animals and birds based impressed on the stones along the lake shores. Lambwe Valley (now called Ruma National Park) provides a site of its own with hill formation, swing of Kanyamua escarpment and Kaksingri, Gembe and Ruma hills. A tourist resort at Magunga would ease your safari with Piepercaps providing the most refreshing thirst breaking drinks and snacks. Mbita point and Rusinga Island contain the grave of famous Thomas Joseph Mboya – flamboyant politician Kenya has ever produced. Deplorable still is the grave of the miraculous Gor Kogalo the old Luo legendry. Other interesting site in this route include Simbi Nyaima, Nyabondo plateau, birds sanctuary in Kano plains and crocodile farm near Huma lime the old and famous Kit Mikayi in Seme, Ndere Island animal sanctuary and Koru Cave, you also visit on this route Maseno ‘Oseni tree’ (the origin of Economic, Education and Development) the area extends to cover Usenge beach at the lake shore and pushes on to Osieko village. The circuit includes some of the most captivating sites in Kenya as the landscape ranges from tropical forest, savannah to arid and semi desert. The circuit broadly comprises Nyanza and Western provinces and the large part of Rift Valley. Kakamega forest, Mt. Elgon, Saiwa swamp, South Turkana, Kommarok, Kerio valley and Lake Bogoria.

MT. ELGON, KERIO VALLEY RASERVE AND SAIWA NATIONAL PARK.

Mt. Elgon lies at an altitude of about 2,800 – 4,200m and is about 280km from Kisumu. Mt. Elgon National Park is one of the most beautiful truly wild and intact sanctuaries. Game viewing is excellent. The Park provides a home to over four hundred elephants as well as buffaloes, protected Colobus and blue monkeys, giant forest hog and other types of antelopes. Over hundred and forty species of birds have been recorded there. There are four fascinating and explorable caves, which are popular meeting places for elephants. This is where you can see elephants that have been dubbed underground. There is a lodge, two hotels, three campsites as well as one picnic site. Kerio Valley is another interesting place to visit on this circuit, as it is a biodiversity area. Its depth of about 1121m is truly awe striking. Saiwa Swamp National Park was opened to provide a home to the rare semi – aquatic sitatunga antelopes.

NDERE ISLAND

 This is an exotic Island situated about 20km from Kisumu. The trip to the Island by boat is an experience visitors here we cherish especially during the early morning when the lake is calm providing an uninterrupted view of the surrounding lake shores as far as your eyes can see. The Island is heaven for bird watchers since the variety of birds to be found here is simply amazing. Fishing, snorkeling and swimming are some of the activities to the active guest.

KIT MIKAI

 The history of this rock is awesome, with some sect using it as a worshipping place, it is believed to be a holy place, and a visit here will satisfy your nature’s mysteries.  These gigantic rocks are reminiscent of stone henge in England. They are probably the result of violent volcanic and tectonic upheavals during the formation of the earth’s crust millions of years ago. However, as with all natural phenomenon’s that tends to defy logic, human beings will always create a myth or legend regarding the origins or reasons why the phenomenon occurred. In the case of Kit Mikayi, there is a legendary love story of Onam who married Aber. Onam later married another woman and took Aber’s only son.  Aber later died of worries. Due to the curse all the family members of the Onam later died and are represented by the rocks. Kit Mikayi meaning the rock of the first woman.

IMPALA PARK

The animal orphanage is also known as the Impala National Park, there are quite a number of wild animals plus a variety of bird species. These include free roaming impalas, Reedbucks and vervet monkeys. Among the caged animals are leopards, hyenas, baboons, duiker, tortoise, Sitatunga and the resident monitor lizards. The park also boasts of over too different species of birds, some of which are migratory vegetations, the park has a picnic site which visitors are free to use.

KISUMU MUSEUM

 The Kisumu museum was officially opened to the public in 1980. It is located on the Nairobi highway about a km from the main town center. The exhibits on display represents the cultures and national history of the people of the Western Kenya region; whose inhabitants include the Luo, Kuria, Kalenjin, Luhyia, Gusii and Suba. The museum has several sections, including the main gallery, the Luo traditional homestead the reptiles section and fresh aquarium. In the natural history exhibits section, the Centers of attraction are the non-poisonous snakes.