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Timbila Destination Guide

Discover Timbila in Kenya

Timbila in the region of Coast Province is a town located in Kenya - some 156 mi or ( 252 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Timbila

Local time in Timbila is now 05:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tanga, Mwika West, Mwika, Musoma, and Moshi. When in this area, you might want to check out Tanga . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Timbila ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lake Chala

2:55 min by SummitsAfrica
Views: 370 Rating: 5.00

A quick trip to Lake Chala to try out an abseil... VERY pretty! Great swimming too, all round top place. ..

Lake Chala

4:50 min by Albert Leminbach
Views: 90 Rating: 5.00

A four-square-kilometer crater lake north of Taveta, Lake Challa has one shore in Kenya and the other in Tanzania. Very deep and remarkably blue, it is still paddled over by a few friendly fishermen i ..


Large group of elephants

0:59 min by Chadwick Wachs
Views: 49 Rating: 0.00

A large family of elephants in the Tsavo national park in southern Kenya, Africa ..

Quelea flock

1:50 min by Richard Knocker
Views: 7 Rating: 0.00

Huge flocks of these tiny birds congregate seasonally; they can be a major agricultural pest, but they also create mesmerising patterns in the sky. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Taveta, Kenya

Taveta is a town in the Taveta District of Coast Province in Kenya. The town has an urban population of 11,500.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.40 37.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Coast Province, Taita-Taveta District

Lake Chala

Lake Chala is a crater lake in a caldera on the borders of Tanzania and Kenya on the eastern edge of Mount Kilimanjaro, not far from the town of Moshi and 8 km north of Taveta. Depending on the time of year, it ranges in colour from deep blue to turquoise and green, it is surrounded by a 100 metres high crater rim. The lake is fed by groundwater flows, which come from Mount Kilimanjaro, fed and drained under ground with a rate of about 10 million m³ / year. Even the Chala loses volume.

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Located at -3.32 37.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Lakes of Kenya, Lakes of Tanzania

Lake Jipe

Lake Jipe is an inter-territorial lake straddling the borders of Tanzania and Kenya. On the Tanzanian side, it is situated within Mwanga District, in Kilimanjaro Region while on the Kenyan side, it is located south of the village of Nghonji. The lake is fed mainly by the Lumi River, which descends from Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as streams from the North Pare Mountains, being on the leeward side. The lake's outlet forms the Ruvu River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -3.45 37.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Lakes of Kenya, Lakes of Tanzania, Pangani basin

Ziwani

Ziwani is a small town in Coast Province of Kenya near the border with Tanzania.

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Located at -3.38 37.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Coast Province

Himo, Tanzania

Himo is a village in the Makuyuni ward of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania.

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Located at -3.38 37.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Kilimanjaro Region