Places to visit in Marsabit, Kenya
5 places to visit in Marsabit, Kenya, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Central Island, Lake Turkana National Parks, Chalbi Desert and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Marsabit volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 3 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Marsabit (2)
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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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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.
Hidden gems in Marsabit (3)
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Chalbi Desert
A small desert in northern Kenya, east of Lake Turkana, with a vast dry salt flat at its heart. Heat and wind are fierce here, and the town of North Horr lies on its edge.
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Koobi Fora
A fossil rich area on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, in Sibiloi National Park. Many early human fossils have been found here since the 1960s, and a small museum shows some of the finds.
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Mount Marsabit
A broad basaltic shield volcano rising from the desert of northern Kenya. Forests on its slopes and crater lakes lie within Marsabit National Park, home to elephants and many birds. It rises about 170 kilometres east of the Rift, and mist keeps its upper forests damp even when the surrounding plain is dry.
Collecting in Marsabit
What are the best places to visit in Marsabit?
LOQAH lists 5 places in Marsabit. The best known include Central Island, Lake Turkana National Parks, Chalbi Desert, Koobi Fora and Mount Marsabit. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Marsabit?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Marsabit?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Marsabit before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Marsabit and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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