Kenya - The Rift Valley

We spent the first two days of our 6 day safari in the Rift Valley region, visiting the lakes. The Rift Valley stretches over 5000 km, from Turkey and Jordan to Botswana and Mozambique.

View of the Rift Valley:

We camped at Lake Baringo - hippos came up to the camp grounds at night to graze. Between the hippos and the loud snoring from the next tent, we did not get a good night's sleep:

At Lake Bogoria, we saw boiling hot springs - these hot springs can boil an egg!:

Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its flamingos population - 1.5 million of them during season:

Rhinos:

Buffalo:
Baboon scratching its behind:

Baboon?:

Crossing the equator: