Our map of Africa will help you plan your African safari. Over 120 pages of Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa maps.
Major geological upheavals caused a series of lakes in Kenya, some of which (Turkana, Naivasha and Baringo) are freshwater, but the others are soda lakes, with a high saline content. These are rich in algae and tiny crustaceans, which are the main food sources for the millions of flamingos gracing the lakes.
The upheavals also resulted in the sprouting of volcanic mountains, including Longonot and Mt Kenya. The scenery in the Rift Valley is breathtaking and the approach, via road or rail, from Nairobi will take you up gently through the highlands and bring you suddenly to the edge of the Rift valley, which drops away to a ribbon of green in the valley floor below.