Lake Magadi — Attraction in Magadi ward

Magadi is breathtaking.... and so is the journey. I departed Nairobi at around 10am and had a leisurely ride on a Sunday. Surprisingly, very few people visit Magadi. I could count the number of cars that I passed. It is a great place to visit on a weekend and return the same day. The road is tarmacked all the way, apart from a section of almost 2Km about 10km before the Magadi sign board. It is murram with loose gravel... not good for a biker, but manageable. There are rolling hills all the way.... breathtaking. I stopped several times just to take in the view. Kenya is just so beautiful. As you approach Magadi you can see the salt lake on your right hand side. Before the barrier, as TATA industries manages it, the road passes between the water part of the lake, and on this Sunday, there was a clear sky, and i got near perfect mirror images in my photos. It's hard to believe the beauty of this country sometimes... you just have to experience it to believe it. I passed the barrier and then rode through to the town. It's a very small town with very few shops. Locals are ever friendly. I didn't get to the hot springs though, that is for my next Magadi trip... that's how amazing the journey was. I rode back leisurely too, and arrived Nairobi by 5pm. I recommend Magadi. It's not busy, so is perfect for a nice drive/ride ... even if you enjoy just the scenery, the journey will have been worth it. See you...

A wonder of the world. Contrary to what we read in the map, the lake is made of 4 lakes. They call them Lake 1, Lake 2, Lake 3, Lake 4. The trona that grows in the lake is the same that goes to L. Natron in Tanzania..as a guide told us.

The most touching thing is the life of the local community - the Maasai. The soil is highly acidic leaving barely anything to grow. Their cattle can not drink from the lake, and the people have to travel very long distances.

Aside from the lake, the beautiful landcape with winding road that has no diversion from Kiserian makes it such drive anyone would live to remember.

As a safari experience, you can not visit L. Magadi without visiting Olorgesailie prehistoric museum where some of the earliest human fossils were found.

Important pointer. Temperatures are all time high...40+ degrees. First time visitors advised to carry safari hats, sun glasses, sun screen lotion, light clothing and lots of water to...

If there's a place I'd love to be then it's lake Magadi. I really loved this place I'd call it the bathtub of the Sahara. It's the best tempered place to be there. The temperature well at times rises above the bar to extremes but that's just a wonder to tell the world in itself. The place is a destination for tourists. I had a chance to visit the little magadi lake, the hot springs, Tata chemicals factory and the beautiful lush Maasai plains and ridges. I was amazed by the mighty Ol Donyo Nyoike and the ever graceful and mighty Nguruman fault lying down like a giant Trojan horse only that this resembles and reminisces the king of the wild the lion. I also saw the colossal abandoned plane wreck along the way & I thought of christening it my museum. There's lots of wildlife here too. Otherwise this is the perfect place away from the busy...