Saiwa Swamp National Park
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.
- Where
- Kitale, Trans Nzoia, Kenya
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.1000, 35.1167
Get the Saiwa Swamp National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Saiwa Swamp National Park. 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 Trans Nzoia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Saiwa Swamp National Park
Cherangany Hills 41 km
A range of hills in the western highlands of Kenya. They are one of the country's five main forests and water catchment areas, and the Mau Escarpment rises from the border with Tanzania to divide the highlands.
Mount Elgon National Park 59 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.
Kitum Cave 60 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.
Mount Elgon 66 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.
Kerio Valley 75 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.
Kakamega Forest 96 km
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.
Lake Baringo 119 km
A freshwater lake in the Rift Valley, at about 970 metres above sea level and with an area of 130 square kilometres. Hippos and crocodiles live in the lake, and over 400 bird species have been recorded around it.
Kisumu Impala Sanctuary 142 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.
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Questions
Where is Saiwa Swamp National Park?
Saiwa Swamp National Park is in Kitale, Trans Nzoia, Kenya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cherangany Hills (41 km), Mount Elgon National Park (59 km), Kitum Cave (60 km).
How do I get the Saiwa Swamp National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Saiwa Swamp National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Trans Nzoia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Saiwa Swamp National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Trans Nzoia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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