| An African Safari vacation, or more | | | | Isiolo and they are the Samburu, Buffalo |
| specifically going on a Kenya Safari can take | | | | Spring and Shaba, which are accessible with |
| you to many different parts of Kenya, and to | | | | only a little difficulty. |
| many absolutely delightful Parks and | | | | |
| Reserves, where many thousands of excited | | | | Something not to be missed are the Lakes area |
| visitors will have the opportunity to see and | | | | of the Great Rift Valley, and the descent to |
| get near some wild animals that they have | | | | explore them in the floor of the Rift. |
| only ever seen before in a zoo or on | | | | |
| television. | | | | The first is the beautiful deep green Lake |
| | | | Naivasha, and the Lake Naivasha basin hold |
| This article exists to inform you about the | | | | two small National Parks. |
| Great Rift Valley, and give you reasons to | | | | |
| ensure it is on your itinerary when you next | | | | The first Park in the area is the Mount |
| take an African Safari Vacation in Kenya. | | | | Longonot National Park which rises up to over |
| | | | two thousand seven hundred metres around a |
| The Great Rift Valley is really one of the | | | | young volcano. |
| great wonders of the world, and it can be | | | | |
| seen as far north as the Middle East, and | | | | The next park is Hell's Gate which is famous |
| then this gigantic fault line goes down | | | | for natural Hot Geysers, and is relatively |
| through Africa as far as Mozambique, a | | | | small at 68 square kilometres. |
| distance of around 5400 miles in length. | | | | |
| | | | Going northwest you come next to Lake Nakaru |
| It is impossible to describe the sensation | | | | and its world famous park made to protect the |
| when you first see it in Kenya, or do justice | | | | pink lesser flamingo. |
| to what it feels like when you approach the | | | | |
| Great Rift Valley, and the ground just | | | | This is followed by Lake Bogoria, and the |
| vanishes from under you, as this great Rift | | | | reserve here is almost all lake which has |
| opens up, cutting Kenya neatly in half, | | | | huge interest to ornithologists. |
| separating East from West. | | | | |
| | | | Then finally we come to the tiny Lake |
| To give you some idea of the scale of the | | | | Kamnarok Reserve with a 4000 foot deep |
| Great Rift Valley where hopefully you are | | | | valley. |
| going to choose to spend at least a part of | | | | |
| your Africa Safari Vacation In some places | | | | This brief description whilst not covering |
| the Rift is 60 miles wide, and its narrowest | | | | anything like all of the Great Rift Valley |
| point it is 27 miles wide. | | | | has hopefully at least given you a taste of |
| | | | what a Kenya Safari here could take in, and |
| In the south the valley walls are sheer | | | | make you want to know more. |
| cliffs rising to over 6000 feet at Lake | | | | |
| Naivasha. | | | | With a huge variety of landscapes, things to |
| | | | do and see, lodges, camps and of course |
| There are three national reserves in the Rift | | | | wildlife the Great Rift Valley is a must for |
| Valley are all in the remote area north of | | | | any Africa Safari Vacation based in Kenya. |