Kenya Vacations
Kakamega Forest
It takes a little more than a glance to know that a forest rich
with exotic species of trees in the middle of African
frenzy of diminishing forestland is a golden egg. The Kakamega
Forest National Reserve, 15 kms away from Kakamega town in western Kenya is the
goose that laid the golden egg giving thousands of plant and animal species a place
to call home. This is the only remaining portion of the once gigantic guinea
Congolian forest believed to be the origin of the largest group of
people in Africa, the Bantu. Since the beginning of time, trees
and herbs from the forest have been used to heal illnesses, which
have defied modern medicine. Scientists have also acknowledged the role of the trees
in carbon dioxide and nitrogen cycling in the
ecosystem.
Kakamega forest park is raised from the ashes of a long lived
tropical forest with trees that are as old as 100 years. It is one
of the richest areas for resource inventory in Environmental planning in Kenya
given that the forest still maintains a considerable part of its natural forest.
Environmentalists agree that it’s an important water catchment
area and suitable for research in early forms of plant species.
Best time to Visit
The best season of travel is between April and July,
when the weather is warm and tolerable.
Hotels and Lodges in Kakamega Forest
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