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Lodwar and Lake Turkana 2 videos available.
Lodwar opens onto Namoratunga, Kalokol, Central Island's crater lakes, and Eliye Springs.
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Lodwar
Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya
Turkana's principal town and the base for reading the long northern road, the county's craft economy, and the Lake Turkana shore.
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Nairobi to Lodwar through West Pokot 2 videos available.
A long northern road through Eldoret, Kitale, Kapenguria, Kainuk, and Lokichar to Lodwar.
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Central Island National Park 1 video available.
A volcanic island national park in Lake Turkana, known for crater lakes and stark black-sand shorelines.
Explore Place →Eliye Springs 1 video available.
A palm-lined Lake Turkana shoreline stop south of Kalokol.
Explore Place →Kalokol and the Lake Turkana shore 1 video available.
A fishing town and departure point on Lake Turkana's western shore.
Explore Place →Lodwar Hill 2 videos available.
The hill and church complex above Lodwar, with a broad view over the town and surrounding dry landscape.
Explore Place →Namoratunga standing stones 1 video available.
An archaeological arrangement of standing stones beside the road from Lodwar toward Kalokol.
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Lodwar to Kakuma and Kalobeyei 1 video available.
The final northwestern stage reaches Kakuma and Kalobeyei through a landscape shaped by movement and many communities.
Follow Journey →Mombasa to Kakuma through Turkana 2 videos available.
Liv Kenya's complete 2022 expedition from Mombasa through Voi, the Taita Hills, Taveta, Tsavo West, Nairobi, Eldoret, Kitale, West Pokot, Lodwar, Lake Turkana, Kakuma, and Kalobeyei.
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