Kakamega Forest
A tropical rainforest in western Kenya near the Ugandan border, spread over Kakamega, Vihiga and Nandi counties. It is the only tropical rainforest in Kenya and is said to be the last remnant of the ancient forest that once crossed Africa.
- Where
- Kakamega, Kenya
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 0.2667, 34.8944
Get the Kakamega Forest stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kakamega Forest. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kakamega volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kakamega Forest
Kisumu Impala Sanctuary 47 km
A small sanctuary inside Kisumu city on the shore of Lake Victoria, covering less than one square kilometre. It was gazetted in 1992 and is advertised as a lakeshore walk with impalas.
Kit Mikayi 58 km
A large stack of granite boulders, about 120 metres high, west of Kisumu. Its name means stone of the first wife in Luo, and it is a sacred site where local people pray and hold ceremonies.
Kerio Valley 90 km
A valley in the Great Rift Valley between the Tugen Hills and the Elgeyo Escarpment, at an elevation of about 1,000 metres. Viewpoints along the escarpment above Iten look down into it.
Kitum Cave 94 km
A large cave in Mount Elgon National Park, where elephants come at night to dig salt from the cave walls with their tusks. Visitors can walk inside to see the tusk marks and the roosting bats.
Saiwa Swamp National Park 96 km
The smallest national park in Kenya at only 3 square kilometres, near Kitale in Trans Nzoia County. It was created as a habitat for the sitatunga, a rare aquatic antelope that lives in the swamp.
Mount Elgon National Park 102 km
A national park on Mount Elgon, 140 kilometres northeast of Lake Victoria, shared between Kenya and Uganda. It covers 1,279 square kilometres in all, of which only about 169 square kilometres lie on the Kenyan side.
Mount Elgon 103 km
An extinct shield volcano on the border of Kenya and Uganda, with one of the largest volcanic bases in the world. Its highest point, Wagagai, lies in Uganda, while the Kenyan side has caves, hot springs and moorland.
Rusinga Island 110 km
An island in Lake Victoria, about 16 kilometres long and linked to the mainland by a causeway. Fossils of the ape Proconsul were found here, and the grave of the politician Tom Mboya lies on the island.
Questions
Where is Kakamega Forest?
Kakamega Forest is in Kakamega, Kenya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kisumu Impala Sanctuary (47 km), Kit Mikayi (58 km), Kerio Valley (90 km).
How do I get the Kakamega Forest stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kakamega Forest and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kakamega volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kakamega Forest before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kakamega volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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