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It has been known as a place of Mûnyû (salt) for hundreds of years in Embu land, since the founding of the Embu Community. [1]According to Mbeere Historical Texts written in 2005 by Kenyan historian and author Mwaniki Kabeca (10 August 1944 – 13 March 2023), Gogo is where Mwenendega, the founder of Embu tribe, met his wife Nthara.
Kitum Cave. Kitum Cave, entrance. Kitum Cave is located in Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya.In the 1980s, two European visitors contracted Marburg virus disease there. It is one of five named "elephant caves" of Mount Elgon where animals, including elephants, "mine" the rock for its sodium-rich salts.
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley: Rift Valley Province: Natural: (viii), (x) 2011: Located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, the site features three lakes: Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita. A highly diverse population of birds, including thirteen threatened species, frequent the area.
Treetops Hotel is a hotel in Aberdare National Park in Kenya ten miles (16 km) from the township of Nyeri, 1,966 metres (6,450 ft) above sea level on the Aberdare Range and in sight of Mount Kenya. First opened in November 1932 by Eric Sherbrooke Walker , it was built into the tops of the trees of Aberdare National Park as a treehouse ...
Mount Elgon National Park is a national park in Kenya and Uganda that lies 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of Lake Victoria. The park covers an area of 1,279 square kilometres (494 sq mi). The park covers an area of 1,279 square kilometres (494 sq mi).
A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals. Mineral licks can be naturally occurring or artificial (such as blocks of salt that farmers place in pastures for livestock to lick).
Taita–Taveta County is a county in Kenya, located approximately 200 km northwest of Mombasa, and 360 km southeast of Nairobi, it has a port and major gateway to the United Republic of Tanzania through Taveta. [2] The county headquarters are located in Mwatate. It is one of the six counties in the Coastal region of Kenya. [3]
Tsavo is a region of Kenya located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River, close to where it meets the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River. [1] Two national parks, Tsavo East and Tsavo West are located in the area.