The next planned outing for the club is to Ruma National Park which is famed to be the “dramatic valley of the Roan Antelope, Oribi”. Ruma was first gazetted in 1966 as Lambwe valley game reserve and acquired national park status in 1983. The park was established mainly to protect the Roan antelope which does not occur anywhere else in the country. The soils are largely black cotton clay. The surrounding area is settled, with a mix of small scale cultivation and grassy pasture land.
Ruma National park is situated in Lambwe Valley in South Nyanza, 140 km from Kisumu, 10km east of lake Victoria and south west of Homa bay. It lies on the flat floor of the Lambwe valley, bordered by the kanyamaa escarpment to the south east. It has a Hot and Humid climate with a mean annual rainfall is 1200-1600mm.
The main access is from Kisumu via Homa Bay 140 km or via Kisii and Migori. Both roads are tarmac. From Homa Bay and Migori, park is reached through gravel roads with distances of 24 km and 8 km respectively. From Homa Bay take the C20 main tarmac road in the direction of Rongo. After 10 km branch off to the right at Rodi Kopany and proceed 20 km to Mirogi. At Mirogi follow the signs to the Park, a distance of 12 km from Mirogi on a murram road.
The park’s activities include Wildlife watching, bird watching and driving circuits. The park has three main circuits. It is the last sanctuary of the endangered roan antelope which is not found anywhere else in the country. Other animals include the oribi, bohor reedbuck, leopard, buffalo, Jackson's hartebeest, Rothschild's giraffe, serval cat and hyena. The park is also renowned amongst ornithologists for its rare intra-African migrant, the blue swallow.
The guesthouse has three bedrooms, two doubles and one triple. There is a sitting room with a log fireplace and doors leading to a veranda with an open-plan dining area leading off the sitting room. There is one bathroom with shower and water-closet. There is also a kitchen equipped with stove, kitchen utensils, cutlery, crockery and glasses. Accommodation at the guest house comes with a caretaker, kerosene lamps, blankets, pillows, bed linen, mosquito nets, towels, soap and toilet tissue. There is also an annex for accommodating accompanying domestic staff or drivers. There are also 2 campsites at Sigama Hill and Fig Tree.
Dates: Depart from Kisumu Friday 28th August 2009 at 14:00HRS and return back to Kisumu on Sunday 30th August 2009Costs: KES 3,400 per person.
Those who show interest are always welcomed. Get in touch with makotieno@gmail.com to book your space.
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