Thursday 15 April 2010

A RIFT VALLEY WALK

Mto wa Mbu is a home for more than 120 ethnic groups of tribes;Comprises of Bantu, Nilote,Cushites and bushmen. Mto wa Mbu means "mosquito creek" in swahili. The land of Mto wa Mbu is famous also for her nice red bananas-very sweet banana to eat. There is even Banana beer,maize beer,banana wine and honey beer. Rice is grown there also. To the south there is a marvelous lake that hosts more than 350 different species of birds including lesser flamingos that gives nice pinkish colour at the lake. further west lies the astonishing wall (escarpment)of the rift valley. The escarpment enjoys a variety of vegetation. Trees such as gerrard's acacia,white thorns acacia, Wild sisal (oldupai)Giant seage and baobas. Even aloe vera and lion's ear is found there. along the escarpment is a cave in the baobab used by poachers to hide. More t5then 6 people cn hide in the cave.The baobab is still alive. when descending from the rift valley ,One will be amazed to see a huge strungler fig tree grown on a huge volcanic rock during hunting where leopards use for viewing animals At the place where caved baobab nestling there are beautiful sounds of diff30 different species of birds that makes up unexplainable wild music while guinea fowls fly. African hoope, blue naped mouse,spotted morning thrush,little bee eater,fischer mouse bird,variable sun birds,red chested cuckoo,amethyst sun bird,white browded scrub robin are available. More spectacular is a nice view of mountameru before reching "mawe ya mungu" - the stones of god. Any one interested please contact: abrathomm@yahoo.com +255 786 373 099

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