Water and Deep places- lake Baringo

Lake Baringo is at the threshold of Northern Kenya, and its freshwaters are an oasis in the arid plains.

This is the traditional home of the Njemps tribe, a unique people who are the only pastoral, cattle herding, tribe who also fish. Among other pastoral tribes such as the Maasai, eating fish is a taboo.

The 129 sq km lake is well stocked with fish, and attracts many Pelicans, Cormorants and Fish Eagles. The Lake is also well populated with Crocodile.

The lake itself is truly beautiful, surrounded by volcanic ranges that stretch as far as the eye can see.

At the lakes heart is Ol Kokwe Island, a stark rocky island that is home to Njemps villages and a well appointed camp. This is an excellent base for exploring the lake, with boat trips ideal for bird and hippo spotting.

Baringo is an ideal stopover on a safari to Northern Kenya.

 Oloi Travels took the time to go to Baringo. it was hot at this time of the year to the point some rivers were so dry and you could see the effects of not planting trees but then we got to the lake. it was beautiful

 From the islands in the distance to the thought of the very sheer depth of this beautiful water body

 and then we noticed something, the water levels here were rising too. The locals claim there was an earthquake sometime back and then the rivers in the Rift Valley started to rise.....

 i covered houses and trees but there was this fellow who decided to brave the crocodiles, depth and hippos to show us how to swim across Deep places

 and then the boat ride along the shores

the cute bird in the middle of the water...can you name it?

at this point there was the serious look out for a crocodile and a hippo which appeared next to the boat....the thrill

 the guide claimed that this was once a three storey building submerged by the rising waters. The anger of nature is so overwhelming

Beautiful photos

Lots of birds attributed to the fish that breed here





Beautiful photography for remembering a time well spent