A saloon car in dry weather, otherwise a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
You can do this journey in less time than it would
take to follow the tarmac route to Solai, Nakuru and then North again and it is
a really spectacular drive. Follow the instructions carefully – the maps do
not quite coincide with the reality!
To reach Nyahururu from Nairobi take the first Gilgil
turnoff right shortly after the toll bridge on the Naivasha-Nakuru Road. Follow
this road into Gilgil, turn right at the Caltex garage and from there it’s
straight on to Nyahururu. (about 1 hour)
From Nayahururu, leave Thompsons Falls
Lodge behind
you on your right and take the next right turn (c51 northwards to Rumuruti)
After about 9 ks you see a sign to Kimbamba pointing left along a good tarmac road, which you follow. The tarmac
continues. About 24 ks later look out for another left turn on to a dirt road,
this time for Ol
Arabal. Take
this. You now leave the tarmac and begin a slow, very spectacular 5000 foot
descent from the Laikipia plateau to the plains between Lakes Bogoria and Lake
Baringo.
After 17 ks you will pass through Muchongoi town, and 37 ks after that you will be nearing Marigat heading in a
westerly direction on the plain North of Bogoria and South of Baringo. There is
a left turn-off at this point that will take you to Bogoria; don’t take this
unless you want to visit Bogoria - follow the road straight on towards Marigat.
After 1 k you will cross a metal bridge. 2 ks after that you will come to
another metal bridge. This one is however unsafe to cross
and you will therefore take a left and follow the river bank for about 2 ks
until you see a crossing place. This route is used by other vehicles and you
need to watch out for the latest tyre tracks to see the current route. You will
approach Marigat town through a Turkana settlement and Paw Paw plantations which
benefit from the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme.
Keep following the tyre tracks until you come to a T
junction. Take a left and cross over a weir 100 metres along the track, and then
left again which will take you in a straight line to Marigat. (At this stage
there will be plenty of people to ask the way to Marigat if you should become
confused.)
After passing through Marigat you will meet the main
Nakuru-Baringo road (the B4) at a T junction. Turn right and after 16ks you will
see the turnoff to Lake Baringo on your right.
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