Lake Baringo Hot Springs

Lake Baringo, in the Rift Valley of Kenya north of Nakuru, is a shallow freshwater lake in the East African Rift Valley whose extraordinary biodiversity — over 500 bird species including the rare Goliath Heron and African Fish Eagle — and the remarkable geological setting of the active Rift Valley with its volcanic hills, geothermal activity, and alkaline lake systems create one of Africa's most dynamic and biologically rich lacustrine environments. Lake Baringo Hot Springs draws on sodium-rich geothermal waters from the volcanic and hydrothermal activity of the Kenyan Rift Valley system, emerging at temperatures around 55 degrees Celsius along the lake shore to create steaming thermal pools in a landscape of volcanic basalt, acacia savannah, and the extraordinary bird-rich papyrus shores of Lake Baringo. The extraordinary 500+ bird species of Lake Baringo accessible by boat tours to the hippo-populated shores, the Njemps and Tugen people's traditional culture along the lake, and the East African Rift Valley geological drama of volcanic hills, alkaline springs, and active geothermal venting create an outstandingly diverse natural and cultural backdrop for thermal bathing at one of Kenya's most biodiverse rift valley lakes.