Places to visit in Kenya
92 places to visit in Kenya, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Central Island, Fort Jesus, Gedi Ruins and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in a volume for its state or province, filed under Kenya on your shelf.
92 travel stamps in 26 states and provinces
The best known in Kenya
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Central Island
A volcanic island in the middle of Lake Turkana, also called Crocodile Island. Its crater lakes are home to flamingos and Nile crocodiles, and it is part of a UNESCO listed national park.
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Fort Jesus
A Portuguese fort on Mombasa Island, designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati and built between 1593 and 1596 to guard the harbour. It changed hands many times over the centuries and is now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Gedi Ruins
The ruins of a Swahili town in forest near the Indian Ocean coast, abandoned in the 17th century. Coral stone houses, a mosque and a palace still stand among the trees, and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Lake Bogoria
A saline, alkaline lake in the Rift Valley, south of Lake Baringo. Hot springs and geysers steam along its shore, and large flocks of flamingos feed in the water. Its shore is lined with steaming vents, and it is a Ramsar site and part of the UNESCO listed Kenya Lake System.
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Lake Bogoria National Reserve
A reserve in the Great Rift Valley that covers Lake Bogoria and the land right around it. It is run by the Kenya Wildlife Service, and the lake is known for its hot springs and geysers.
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Lake Elmenteita
A soda lake in the Rift Valley, about 120 kilometres northwest of Nairobi. Flamingos and pelicans gather on its shallow water, and it is part of the UNESCO listed Kenya Lake System.
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Lake Nakuru National Park
A shallow soda lake in the Rift Valley at 1,754 metres, surrounded by a national park. It is known for flamingos that gather on the water and for rhinos in the park's woodland and grassland.
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Lake Turkana
The world's largest permanent desert lake, a long jade coloured sheet of alkaline water in the northern Kenyan Rift Valley. Its shores hold major fossil sites, and its far northern end reaches into Ethiopia.
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Lake Turkana National Parks
Three national parks on and around Lake Turkana: Sibiloi, Central Island and South Island. Inscribed by UNESCO in 1997, they protect fossil beds, breeding grounds for Nile crocodiles and a harsh volcanic shoreline.
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Lamu Fort
A fortification in the centre of Lamu town in northeastern Kenya. It once stood on the waterfront, but today it is about 70 metres from the main jetty, with the old town's narrow streets around it.
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Lamu Old Town
The oldest continuously inhabited Swahili settlement in East Africa, on Lamu Island, with narrow lanes, coral stone houses and carved wooden doors. Donkeys are the main transport, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Mount Kenya
The second highest mountain in Africa, an extinct volcano just south of the equator. Its jagged peaks Batian and Nelion rise above 5,100 metres, and small glaciers still cling to the upper slopes.
Kenya by state and province
- Nairobi City12 stamps
- Kilifi7 stamps
- Nakuru7 stamps
- Taita-Taveta6 stamps
- Kwale5 stamps
- Lamu5 stamps
- Marsabit5 stamps
- Kajiado4 stamps
- Mombasa4 stamps
- Nyandarua4 stamps
- Nyeri4 stamps
- Trans Nzoia4 stamps
- Baringo3 stamps
- Homa Bay3 stamps
- Kisumu3 stamps
- Turkana3 stamps
- Isiolo2 stamps
- Meru2 stamps
- Narok2 stamps
- Bungoma1 stamp
- Elgeyo-Marakwet1 stamp
- Kakamega1 stamp
- Laikipia1 stamp
- Makueni1 stamp
- Migori1 stamp
- Samburu1 stamp
Collecting in Kenya
Does LOQAH have stamps in Kenya?
Yes. 92 places in Kenya have LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp, among them Central Island, Fort Jesus, Gedi Ruins. More are added over time.
How do I collect a stamp in Kenya?
The same way as anywhere: open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge and the date.
How are my Kenya stamps kept?
Each state or province you collect in gets a volume of its own, and the volumes sit together under Kenya on your shelf.
I have been to Kenya before. Can I add those trips?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Kenya and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline: it is read on your phone and only the places it matches are added.
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