Menengai Crater
Menengai Crater is a massive shield volcano with one of the biggest calderas in the world, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is the largest volcano caldera in Kenya and the second largest volcano caldera in Africa. Volcanic formed rich loam soils enrich the adjacent farmland arounds its flanks.
Activities
Hiking the largest Caldera in Kenya
Visit to the Menengai Crater sacred caves
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru is one of the Rift Valley lakes located to the south of Nakuru and is protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lake’s abundance of algae used to attract a vast quantity of flamingos that famously lined the shore. Other birds also flourish in the area, as do warthogs, baboons and other large mammals. Eastern black rhinos and southern white rhinos have also been introduced.
Sights
Explore the great Makalia falls
Picnic site
Wildlife
Lord Egerton Castle
Lord Egerton Castle is a house styled like a fortress located 14 km outside Nakuru, Kenya. The foundation was laid in 1938 by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton. In 1996 the Castle was declared a monument under Kenyan “The Antiquities and Monuments Act”. The castle was opened to the public in 2005 and is under management from Egerton University.
Activities
Picnics
Team building
Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site
The Hyrax Hill site was proclaimed a national monument in 1945 and opened to the public in 1965. This was as a result of startling discoveries of relics by Mrs. Selfe and subsequent archaeological excavations that were carried out by Dr. Mary Leakey in 1938.
Activities
Bird Watching
Hiking
Biking
Breathtaking view of lake Nakuru
History lovers can enjoy the museum