Places to visit in Nakuru, Kenya
7 places to visit in Nakuru, Kenya, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Lake Elmenteita, Lake Nakuru National Park, Hell's Gate National Park and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Nakuru volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 2 Heritage sites · 3 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nakuru (2)
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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.
Heritage sites in Nakuru (2)
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Hell's Gate National Park
A national park beside Lake Naivasha, named for a narrow break in the cliffs that was once a channel feeding a prehistoric lake. It was established in 1984, and visitors can walk and cycle among the cliffs and wildlife.
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Lake Naivasha
A freshwater lake in the Rift Valley at about 1,880 metres, northwest of Nairobi. Hippos and many bird species live around its papyrus shores, and it is a Ramsar wetland site. Boat trips run out to Crescent Island and nearby Hell's Gate National Park is a short drive away.
Hidden gems in Nakuru (3)
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Mau Forest
The largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa, in the Rift Valley, covering more than 270,000 hectares. Many of Kenya's rivers rise here, flowing towards Lake Victoria and the Rift Valley lakes.
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Menengai Crater
A huge volcanic caldera north of Nakuru, one of the largest in the world. A rim trail looks down on the crater floor, which holds old lava flows and forest. The caldera floor is about 12 kilometres across and has steam vents that are now used for geothermal power.
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Mount Longonot
A stratovolcano southeast of Lake Naivasha, thought to have last erupted in the 1860s. A path climbs to the crater rim and loops around it, with a forested crater floor below. The full loop is a few hours of steady walking, and the summit stands at about 2,780 metres.
Collecting in Nakuru
What are the best places to visit in Nakuru?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Nakuru. The best known include Lake Elmenteita, Lake Nakuru National Park, Hell's Gate National Park, Lake Naivasha and Mau Forest. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Nakuru?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Nakuru?
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 Nakuru before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Nakuru 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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