Camping Sites in Kericho
Chesumot Camping Site: Tranquil Tea Escape
36 km from the Mau Summit turnoff, turning off at Taidy’s Kaisugu, shortly before Chagaik Arboretum, brings you to the fascinating Chesumot Estate, established in 1974 primarily as a tea estate specializing in producing both green and purple tea. Beautiful scenery in the 1,000-acres farm, especially over the tea farm looking out to forest’s shoulder, encouraged its owner to open it up for visitors. The star here is their dam! Engulfed by sweeping rows of tea, and in the foreground well kept lawns spruced up with a burst of colorful, it is splendid. Set here are two open rondavels, with electricity supplied by solar panels. These lead to a long wooden jetty, extending out to the middle of the dam. Those who don’t want to swim can take their pick of two canoes, or a rowing boat moored to the jetty. Guests who wish to spend a night must bring their own camping equipment. Some popular activities at Chesumot Estate, host of Kericho Triathlon, are walking and biking.
Camping is much more than a pleasant holiday, it’s a great way to truly enjoy Kenya. An inexpensive and indulging do-it-yourself holiday. In the warm Kenyan sun, camping is a way of life the intrepid spiritedly remembers. It is a memorable outdoor activity to carry out whether you are single, as a couple, or as a family.
Index of Camping Sites in Kenya
Baringo County - Maji Moto Hot Springs, Lake Bogoria National Reserve, Robert's Camp, Royal Campsite, Elgeyo Marakwet County - Lelin Campsite, Kilima Resort, Embu County - Camp Ndunda Falls, Mount Kenya Riverside Retreat, Mzima Fishing Camp, Homa Bay County - Abasuba Peace Museum, Siambi Resort, Isiolo County - Boji Dera Camp, The Big North, Kericho County - Chesumot Estate, Kiambu County - Redhill Campsite, Kirinyaga County - Camp Malta, Rukenya Islands, Kijani Camp, Timstep Hotel & Camp, Savage Wilderness, Outdoorman Cabins, Laikipia County - Mukogodo Forest, Ol Maisor Ranch, Tandala Ranch, Machakos County - Swara Plains Mua Hills Tented Camp, Makueni County - Nzaui Range, Muranga County - Aberdare Bongo Lodge, Laibon Gardens & Campsite, Nakuru County - Sanctuary Farm, Hell's Gate National Park, Fisherman's Camp, Lake Oloiden Campsite, Crater Lake Camp, Hyrax Hill Camp, Lake Nakuru National Park, Nyandarua County - Plovers Eco Camp, Maverick Rondavels, Malewa Bundu Camp, Samburu County - Mount Ololokwe, Yale Camel Camp, Siaya County - Hawi's Tented Camp, Taita Taveta County - Ziwani Camp, Lake Jipe Camp, Lualenyi Camp, Tharaka Nithi County - Kinondoni Lodge, Marimanti Lodge, Trans Nzoia County - Mount Elgon National Park, Kitale Nature Conservancy, Saiwa Camp, Turkana County - The Eliye Springs, Uasin Gishu County - Greenwoods
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Located in southwestern part of Kenya within the former Rift Valley Province, Kericho County, a healthful highland, has innumerable picture-postcard tea-farm vistas. Kericho County is famous for its vast tea plantations. It is all around a tea-riffic countryside clutching traditions and culture with one hand and a forward-looking yen on the other. It is home to large forests, historic sites and resorts, too.
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35 Destinations in Kericho County, arranged as one would visit these - east, north, south then west - with aid of narratives, images, strip maps and distance chart:
Mau Forest Reserve, Chereres Waterfalls, A.I.C Kericho, Chesumot Estate, Chagaik Arboretum, Chesumot Dam, Kimugu River Lodge, James Finlays Tea Factory, Dimbolil Dam, The Sacred Heart Cathedral, A.C.K Kericho, Kericho Golf Club, Gurdwara Sahib, Kericho Wagon Works, Kericho Tea Hotel, Chebown Sanctuary, Chelimo Arboretum, Tagabi Monkey Sanctuary, Changoi Tea Estate, Chebulu Conservancy, The Kiptui Falls, Kapkatet Kipsigis Cultural Museum, The Tulwap-Kipsigis Hill, Londiani-Koru-Awasi Route, Londiani Dam, Masaita Forest Station, KFC Hospitality Centre, Londiani Falls, Kimasian Railway Bridge, Kiminket Garden, Kipkelion Monastery, The Van Wicker's Cave, Fort Tenan Pre-Historic Site, Tinderet Mountain, Ole Soi Resort, Bagao Caves
Know More About Kericho County: Its Geography, Land-Use, Highlights, Population, Roads - including a distance chart, Airports, Climate & National Monuments
Generally speaking, Kericho County has favorable, temperate highland climate with moderate temperatures and reliable relief rainfall. The annual mean temperature ranges between 29oC and 10oC. The central part of the county, where tea is grown, receives the highest rainfall.
Kericho has an undulating topography, with the overall slope of the land being to the west – forming a hilly shelf between the Mau Hills and the lowlands of Kisumu.