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Town in Turkana County, Kenya
Photo: Philipp Jakob, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lodwar is a town of 83,000 people (2019), and the capital of the Turkana District in the Northern Rift Valley region of Kenya.
Has great rooms in a lush green setting run by Catholic sisters. They also have a very productive produce garden in the back of the compound fed by a borehole which is a bit of a novelty for the area.
Has clean rooms. It's also called the Womans Lodge by the locals. It located in the outskirts of town, a Ksh 50-100 piki ride from the center. Very friendly staff and quiet area.
Has a Mastercard/Visa Card ATM.
By train
By car
From Nairobi to Kitale (which is the transit point to Lodwar ) is about 6 to 8 hours and the road conditions are not bad.
By bus
There are several bus services from Nairobi to Lodwar but the main ones (and probably safer) are;
By boat
There is boat service at L. Turkana, Kalokol (50 km from town) for travels to Sibiloi Game Reserve. Contact Jade Sea Travels for boat hire.
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