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Baringo Destination Guide
Explore Baringo in Kenya
Baringo in the region of Rift Valley with its 7,656 inhabitants is a town in Kenya - some 134 mi or ( 216 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Current time in Baringo is now 07:48 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Sesia, and Nyeri. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Musoma . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Baringo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
He Is A Mighty God
Ronos kids reliving me and Amanda's favorite song ever... ..
Day 2 - Ashnil Samburu Camp
Introduction of the luxurious camp ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Perkerra River
The Perkerra River is a river in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya that feeds the freshwater Lake Baringo. It is the only perennial river in the arid and semi-arid lands of the Baringo District. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The Perkerra river supplies water to the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme in the Jemps flats near Marigat Township, just south of the lake. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}
Located at 0.53 36.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ol Arabel
Ol Arabel (or Olarabel) is a river in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya that feeds Lake Baringo. It gives its name to a forest covering its headwaters and to a region.
Located at 0.53 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Baringo District
Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 (1999 census) and an area of 8,646 km .
Located at 0.67 36.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Lake Baringo
Lake Baringo is, after Lake Turkana, the most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes, with a surface area of about 130 square kilometres and an elevation of about 970 metres . The lake is fed by several rivers, Molo, Perkerra and Ol Arabel, and has no obvious outlet; the waters are assumed to seep through lake sediments into the faulted volcanic bedrock. It is one of the two freshwater lakes in the Rift Valley in Kenya, the other being Lake Naivasha.
Located at 0.63 36.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Kabartonjo
Kabartonjo is the district headquarters of Baringo North District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Kabartonjo has a population of about 2,000. Its residents are mainly of the Arror dialect of the Tugen sub-tribe in the Kalenjin cluster. Kabartonjo was founded in the early 20th century by Scottish missionaries who founded a church and a school. Kenya's second president, H.E. Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi went to school here, the primary school is now named in his honor.
Located at 0.63 35.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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