LOMUT – a Pokot Village 100 kms

north west of Lake Baringo

and within a day’s drive (4 by 4)

At Lomut is a traditional Pokot village built and managed by local people. You can stay here full board (2400 ksh per person) and enjoy traditional food, or come self catering. The bandas are spacious, clean and the local people are very friendly and helpful.

Lomut is a perfect place for hill walking, and the Saturday market frequented by people from miles around is a great spectacle.

Directions

From Lake Baringo, go North through the village of Loruk to Nginyang (45 ks.) 5 ks after Nginyang there is a turnoff right to Karpedda, which you do not take. The next village is Chemolingot (55ks) – go straight through. You will soon come to mountainous territory and go over the Kito Pass. You will come to a village called Kolowa (85 ks.) Don’t take the right turn down to the village itself but continue on for another couple of ks, until you see a turn-off to the right. Take this, and continue on to Tot. (95ks.) You come in to the village of Tot from the West, and you turn right when you meet the main road. You will arrive at Lomut at 112 ks.

You can go back the same way, but a slightly longer route, though one which includes about 50 ks of tarred road is as follows: return to Tot from Lomut. (17ks) Instead of turning left at Tot to Kolowa, keep going straight (south) through Tot for a further 125 ks until you come to the main (tarred) Kabarnet – Eldoret Road. (142 ks) Turn left here, and climb 30 ks to Kabarnet. Go through Kabarnet and take the right (main) exit road to Marigat. Go through Marigat and after 16 ks you will come to the right turn, leading down to Lake Baringo. (216 ks)

Archer Outpost Management Ltd

April 2009