Koobi Fora Museum

Koobi Fora holds an unsurpassed archive of human prehistory and is renowned for its fossils sites. Ancient Kenyan history dictates that early forms of man once roamed Kenya from approximately 4 million years ago. These ancient life forms were probably similar to those that roamed Tanzania and other areas of East Africa. The lighthouse attraction of this Treasure, serving as a pointer for regional identification and marketing, is the million-year-old fossils. Commonly referred to by Anthropologists as the “Cradle of Mankind”. My friends and I had the privilege to travel the road that is less traveled! the journey was not easy! but it was worth it. At the museum, you will be met by a friendly staff who will take you around as he briefs you on the museum’s history. Homo habilis was the first hominid to leave the African continent and successfully settle most parts of the world. What empowered him to survive? Sure enough, the skill to produce and use improved stone tools as well as the fire had their share in this success story. Intelligence and language posed another plus. But possibly the most important of all was his nature as a social being. Fittingly known as the Jade Sea, the Eastern shores of Lake Turkana offer a truly unique array of attractions and activities. The landscape and other natural features of the lake are part of the unforgettable impressions visitors are left with. Lake Turkana even boasts Africa’s largest crocodile population! Mount Kulal, a UNESCO biosphere that bears thick rainforests surrounded by deserts is the backdrop of the regional center of Loiyangalani. The museum also showcases a number of other fossilized remains of long-extinct former African residents such as species of crocodile, giraffe, and turtle that once roamed the plains and forests.