Lake Jipe
A shallow lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, fed by streams from Mount Kilimanjaro. Reed beds line its edge, and hippos and many water birds live here. Part of the lake lies inside Tsavo West National Park, and fishing boats cross its calm waters in the early morning.
- Where
- Taveta, Taita-Taveta, Kenya
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -3.6069, 37.7617
Get the Lake Jipe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Jipe. 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 Taita-Taveta volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Jipe
Lake Chala 33 km
A deep crater lake on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. It formed about 250,000 years ago, and its water is a striking emerald green. It is warm enough for swimming, and a path runs along the crater rim above the water.
Tsavo West National Park 52 km
A national park of 9,065 square kilometres in Taita-Taveta County. The Nairobi to Mombasa road and the railway separate it from the adjoining Tsavo East National Park, and the two together form one of the largest protected areas in Kenya.
Taita Hills 67 km
A range of three hill massifs rising out of the dry plains of southeastern Kenya. Patches of cloud forest remain on the slopes, home to plants and animals found nowhere else. The three massifs are Dabida, Kasigau and Sagalla, and local farmers grow maize and vegetables on the terraced hillsides.
Mzima Springs 75 km
A group of natural springs in Tsavo West National Park, fed by water filtering through volcanic rock from the Chyulu Hills. Hippos and crocodiles live in the clear pools, which can be watched from an underwater viewing chamber.
Chyulu Hills 112 km
A volcanic mountain range in Makueni County in southeastern Kenya, forming a field about 100 kilometres long that runs northwest to southeast. Its highest peak rises to 2,188 metres, and its green slopes stand above the dry plains around them.
Amboseli National Park 121 km
A national park of 392 square kilometres in Kajiado County, at the centre of a much larger ecosystem that crosses into Tanzania. It was once the Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, and it is known for large elephant herds that graze beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.
Tsavo East National Park 145 km
A national park of 13,747 square kilometres, set up in 1948 over a dry plain once called the Taru Desert. With neighbouring Tsavo West and the surrounding ranches it forms a protected area of about 22,000 square kilometres, among the largest in the world.
Shimba Hills National Reserve 194 km
A small national reserve of coastal rainforest, woodland and grassland, 33 kilometres from Mombasa and 15 kilometres from the sea. It lies in the former Coast Province and is an important area for wildlife.
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Questions
Where is Lake Jipe?
Lake Jipe is in Taveta, Taita-Taveta, Kenya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lake Chala (33 km), Tsavo West National Park (52 km), Taita Hills (67 km).
How do I get the Lake Jipe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Jipe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Taita-Taveta volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Jipe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Taita-Taveta volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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