Sunday, August 19, 2012

The Great Rift Valley: Kenya Section

The Great Rift Valley refers to the huge geographical trench that was discovered by Scottish explorer John Walter Gregory which runs from Syria all the way to Mozambique in Africa for approximately 6000 km.
This geographical phenomenon is characterized by some awesome sites which attract thousands of tourists in the countries through which it runs. For instance in Kenya, some of the features found in the rift valley include hot water jets and geysers, lakes (among them lake Nakuru which is famous for its flamingos), volcanic mountains, escarpments, among others. These features provide lovely scenarios which are just amazing to see.

In here, you are going to see some of these features and then you will understand the reason as to why it is surely a site worth visiting.
The Escarpments with a road built on it

The Mt Longonot Crater






Attractive geographical features on the rift valley









Hiking is a main activity for those who love adventure. Right is a group of young people trying to reach the summit of Mt Longonot, which is shown on the left panel.

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