Malaso World Earth End :: Maralal Samburu County Landscapes

A one-and-a-half hour drive from Maralal, through beautiful forest stretches and extensive wheat farms, one of Samburu Land’s top attractions is to be reached. Just some 15 kilometers off the Maralal Baragoi road, the Kirisia Hills are plunging into the Suguta Valley, creating the Malaso or World’s End Viewpoint. From this viewpoint, visitors enjoy a spectacular panoramic view over the steep dropoff into and across the Northern Rift Valley, up to the Cherangani Hills on the far western side of the depression. Sunsets are just stunning and the place is a paradise for landscape photographers, bird watchers, and hikers. The local Samburu community which owns the land and turned it into a conservancy, offers guided walks along the breathtaking cliffs and down to the valley floor. The two-hour session is especially worthwhile on Saturdays when there is a traditional market being held where Pokot and Samburu trade agricultural produce and animals. On request, the community also organizes cave excursions, traditional dance performances, village visits, cultural talks with elders over bonfires, and cow darting.

The Losiolo Escarpment is an escarpment on the east side of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Rising 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above the Suguta Valley floor on the east side near Maralal, the escarpment provides one of the most dramatic views of the Kenyan rift valley. The escarpment, which is also known as ‘World’s End’, is the longest vertical drop in the Rift Valley.

Malaso World Earth End :: Maralal Samburu County Landscapes