Kisumu Accommodation

Country: Kenya

Location: Nyanza Province

City/Town: Kisumu City

Area: 2,085.4Km2

Overview:

Nyanza as a region is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria, including part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria inhabited mainly by the Luo and Kisii tribes. Nyanza is divided into 6 constituent counties namely; Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisii and Nyamira. The Bantu-speaking tribes here include the Kuria, and some Luhya whilst the Nilotic tribe are Luo’s who are the 4th largest ethnic group in Kenya. Kisumu County borders Vihiga to the North, Nandi County to the North East, Kericho County to the East, Nyamira to the South, Homa Bay to the South West and Siaya to the West.

The region is accessible by road from all towns in Kenya, and is a 6 hr 19min (221 mi) drive from Nairobi and an approx. 40 mins by air into Kisumu International Airport. The province derives its name from Nyanza a Bantu word that mean “a large mass of water”. The provincial capital Kisumu is the 3rd largest city in Kenya as port city on Lake Victoria, home to Kisumu Impala Sanctuary where herds of impalas and zebras are found, it is also an orphanage for the cheetahs and baboons.

The city has a museum which displays the traditional artifacts in relation to the Nyanza Province. Ruma National Park is located within the province and the only terrestrial park in Nyanza, which protects the only indigenous population of rare roan antelopes and birdlife in Kenya.

Ruma National Park is the only terrestrial park in Kenya’s Nyanza Province. Dubbed the “Last Retreat of the Roan Antelope”, the park protects the only indigenous population of rare roan antelopes within Kenya. This park has landscape mosaic, ranging from riverine woodland and rolling savannah to magnificent escarpments and towering cliffs. Ruma National Park has potential undiscovered wildlife in the midst of undisturbed peace.

Rusinga Island lies in the eastern part of Lake Victoria at the mouth of the Winam Gulf which is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. The island has an elongated shape with length of 10 miles and 3 miles wide and accessible through Mbita Point on the mainland by a causeway. Rusinga Island is extraordinarily rich with important fossil beds of extinct Miocene mammals, dated to 18 million years

The Uniqueness of this County:

Port City on Lake Victoria
Exceptional Birdlife in Ruma National Park with some endangered species such as the globally threatened blue swallow.
Impala Sanctuary set on shores of Lake Victoria
Kisumu International Airport
Lake Victoria is the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world
Rusinga Island

Accommodation Options from the County:

Sarova Imperial Hotel Kisumu
Ciala Resort Kisumu
Acacia Premier Hotel
Best Western Kisumu Hotel
Sovereign Hotel
Wigot Gardens
The Vic Hotel Ltd

Places of interest:

- Tour the Kisumu Museum
- Tour the Impala Sanctuary
- Visit to Kit Mikayi
- Visit the Masai Craft Market
- Hike Ramogi Hill
- Visit Kibuye and Oile Markets
- Take in the City’s Nightlife
- Relax at Planet Media Cinemas
- Visit the Kiboko Bay
- Visit the Hippo Point
- Tour the City by Bike
- Experience Lake Victoria
- Game Viewing Ruma Park
- Near Kendu Bay Bird Watching Lake Simbi Nyaima
- Hike Ndere Island
- Visit Tom Mboya Mausoleum
- Visit Got Ramogi Hill and Shrine
- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Mausoleum
- Visit the Luanda Magere Site/Grave
- Migori County – visit Macalder mines
- Shores of Lake Victoria -Kanam Prehistorical site
- Nyando -Songhor Paleontology Site
- Migori County – Thimlich Ohinga