Poa Place Resort: Eldoret, Kenya

Located in the heart of Eldoret, Poa Place can be multiple things to different people. With lodging accommodations that are unique to African style housing, each designed with a different cultural theme these were luxurious cottages that offer very comparable rates to us as American travelers. Children can be occupied for hours as there is a swimming pool, in-ground trampolines, carousels, and playground equipment, not to mention the homesteads for various animals (birds, reptiles, primates, lions and cheetahs.) One downfall to these fun accommodations is that you may end up spending substantially more, as you are required to pay for them each individually. With several different restaurants being offered, guests will be sure to find something that satisfies their hunger. The grounds present a great site to host events of any nature; wedding receptions have been very common to Poa Place. 

Kerio View: Iten, Kenya

Kerio View is “a place to relax” offering travelers both housing accommodations and a fine dining experience. Although we cannot comment on the housing at Kerio View, we were able to enjoy several pleasurable experiences at the restaurant. The facility is positioned at the edge of beautiful landscape that offers a panoramic view of the Rift Valley that lies below. While dining, visitors can view the scenery from either story of the facility, or even sit the fire on cold evenings. The beauty in the landscaping of the grounds alone, would be enough to draw tourists to the destination; you may even possibly see a monkey frolicking around the grounds. 

Krueger Farms, Proposed Sergoit Resort Site: Sergoit Hill, Kenya

Krueger Farms might be a little difficult to find as it is located off the beaten path. With beautiful scenery on their 5,200 acres of land, animals are able to freely roam; if you search high or low enough you may even be able to find giraffes, antelope, gazelle, and a variety of other animals. When visiting the site make sure you were adequate hiking shoes, as the terrain can be very rough and challenging. Krueger Farms, owned and operated by a South African, has large plans to expand tourism in the near future. These plans include adding a PGA style golf course, a five-star hotel offering over two thousand villas, a private hospital for residents, and a facility geared towards shopping. This expansion has created many different opinions and emotions within the local community and outside commentators.

Lake Nakuru National Park: Nakuru, Kenya

The town of Nakuru is named after a Maasai word meaning ‘dusty town’. Upon arrival to the lake destination, it was easy to see that this name was applicable to this environment. As one of the top visited parks in Kenya, and also a World Heritage Site, we were so excited to get to experience wildlife and natural beauty. Lake Nakuru gives visitors a chance to see four of the Kenyan Big Five (leopard, lion, rhino, and water buffalo). Although this is the most experience National Park in Kenya, your admission cost allows the visitor a 24-hour consistent access. Our experience in the park was truly one of a kind, but from here, we’ll let the pictures say the rest!

High Altitude Training Centre

The High Altitude Training Centre (HATC) is the place that we happily called home throughout our three-week stay in Kenya. As a facility geared towards long-distance runners, we were unsure if we would be the only non-competitive athletes on site. However, we were pleasantly surprised that HATC’s occupancy is filled with a diverse type of guest, visiting from different areas of the world. The typical room accommodates two people, however singles are available. Each room contains two twin beds, a desk, wardrobe area, room for storage, and a personal bathroom with shower. As most of the country could attest to, electricity and water comes and goes, but this has been an infrequent occurrence during our stay. The facility offers more than enough to keep the visitor occupied with amenities including but not limited to a state of the art workout facilities, pool, sauna and a ping-pong table. The center offers three meals a day to ensure guests, and athletes, get a balanced diet during their stay. We have been warmly welcomed by the hospitable staff who are very attentive to the visitor’s needs.  

Lake Bogoria: Bogoria, Kenya

As a tourist destination, Lake Bogoria has a great deal of activities to offer their guests. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by a group of young locals that performed some of their cultural dances. We were told that these were songs of rejoice that would be performed after the harvest. It was neat how they even selected several of us to join in on these dances with them. After we paid our admission to enter the lake area, we drove to the site of geysers and hot springs. We would like to warn you to keep your distance from the water not only because of the very high temperature, but the high level of sulfur is very detrimental when coming into contact with the skin. Lake Bogoria is a rather large body of water, but in certain areas the water was hard to spot simply because of the masses of flamingos; absolutely breathtaking!  

Lake Baringo: Baringo, Kenya

Throughout our traveling experience, the three of us haven’t agreed on much, however Lake Baringo tying for the best tourist attraction was something we found in common! Touring a reptile park gave us lots of hands-on fun that we were excited to document on camera. Being able to hold snakes, turtles and learn about crocodiles, allowed us to mark a few things off our bucket lists! Friendly tour guides explained the highlights of Lake Baringo to us in detail as we ventured out on boat rides. With 450 species of fowl, a plethora of fish, hippos and crocodiles, we were able to enjoy them in their natural habitat and catch some rays of sun along the way. For those of you interested in staying overnight at Lake Baringo they offer a lodge, cottages, and a camping site to meet your needs. The tour guides were very informative and were able to describe the culture and practices of the local people, but some things are better left to hear for yourself; and if you ask nicely, our new friend Benson might even let you drive the boat J