Lake Bogoria Game Reserve:
General Information:| Size: | 127 sq Kms |
| Gazetted as a National park: | |
| Province: | Rift Valley, Baringo District |
| Geographical Location: | Adjacent to Lake Bogoria, North of Nairobi |
| Altitude: | 1,000 - 1,600 meters above sea level |
| Distance from Nairobi: | 130 Kms |
Details
Most of the reserve is occupied by Lake Bogoria which is a spectacular sight, reflecting searing blue skies and the rose pink of flamingo. It has significant ornithological interest with 135 species of birds recorded.
How to get there:
There are three gates to the reserve, all of them accessible from by-roads off the B4 main road leading to Baringo. The main gate is Loboi Gate, at the lake's north end. The detour eastward from the B4 is 4 km south of Marigat. A paved road, the E461, heads for Loboi and the gate after a 21 km stretch.
The two remaining gates are southward, taking the east turn off B4 at Mogotio, 59 km south of Marigat. This road covers some 20 km up to Mugurin. One kilometer ahead, the road splits into two. The left track heads on for some 20 km until a right turn-off which leads you to Maji Moto Gate, close to the hot springs. On the other hand, the track at the right, badly damaged and quite steep at some stretches, covers 14 km before reaching Emsos Gate, the southernmost gate, at the reserve's forest area
Vegetation:
Mainly thorny bushland and thicket merging into wooded grasslands. Dense riverine forests of doum and raffia palm occur along watercourses, with various sedges in riverine swamps.
Fauna:
It has significant ornithological interest with 135 species of birds recorded. Like Bogoria, the alkaline lake waters grow blue-green algae which seasonally attract thousands of flamingos.
Where to stay/Accommodation:
There is one lodge –Lake Bogoria Spa Resort, three public campsites near Emos Gate: Acacia Campsite, River Campsite & Fig Tree Campsite, one professional campsite and one picnic site: Loburu Picnic Site at the geysers.
