Things To Do Around

Kitum Caves

The Kitum cave is found on Mount Elgon, an extinct shield volcano and the cave itself developed as the result of cooling volcanic rock. The cave which extends some 600 feet into the mountain has walls covered in salt.

Each night, buffaloes, antelope, leopards, hyenas, and elephants tumble blindly through the cave in the dead of night to use it as a giant salt lick.
As the elephants make their way through the salty walls of the cave, they scrape and pull off chunks of the walls to crush and lick up the salt using their massive tusks. Over the centuries this has resulted in a noticeable increase in the size of the cave and walls covered in tusk marks. The trip to the cave is not without dangers and there is a deep crevasse into which many younger, more inexperienced elephants have fallen leaving behind an elephant graveyard.

Eleon Inn is 38.5miles to Mt. ElgonLEARN MORE

Canopy of Natural Beauty‎

Time has stood still for the Kakamega Forest, a remnant of the rain forest that stretched all across Central Africa. This beautiful forest is home to various mammals including bush pigs, giant forest hedgehogs, colobus monkeys, Debrazzar monkeys, and pottos.

Some of the birds to be seen here include the Blue Headed Bee Eater, Black Billed Turaco, Turner’s Eremomela, and Grey Parrots. Bird watching, hiking, and rock climbing can be enjoyed here in the serenity of the forest that time forgot.

Eleon Inn is 23 miles to Kakamega Forest.LEARN MORE

Kakapel Museum

Situated at the Chelemuk hills, it has prehistoric rock art dating more than 4,000 years.

The ancient rock art depicts wild animals, rainmaking, and initiation symbols, and the site is currently managed by Trust for African Rock Art and the National Museums of Kenya.LEARN MORE

Chetambe’s Fort Ruins

This was the site of the 1895 massacre, in which almost 500 people were killed by the British troops. Chetambe Ifile, a Tachoni warrior, built the fort on the hill from where he mobilized his troops to resist the colonial rule, The fort is built behind a protective 12- foot defensive ditch.

Mr. Nelson Kakai, a great-grandson of Ifile has preserved the fort, built behind a protective 12-foot defensive ditch.LEARN MORE

Nabuyole Falls

One kilometer from Chetambe’s falls, you will find Nabuyole Falls on the River Nzoia. Tourists troop here to watch the water cascade from a height of seven-meters to the rocks below. The waterfall starts as River Nzoia then breaks up into seven smaller rivers with fast-flowing water.

All seven river branches join again downstream to form the Nabuyole waterfall. Folklore has it that the waterfall has a powerful force that will pull you down towards the basin if you go near it.LEARN MORE

Lake Victoria

At Kenya’s Western frontier lies the great expanse of Lake Victoria. This massive lake, commonly known as Nyanza, is twice the size of Wales and forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The lake is the heart of the African continent, the source of its mightiest river, the Nile.

This mighty body of water is rich in fish life, with shimmering shoals of colorful cichlids and large Nile Perch. Fishing brings many visitors to this lake, mainly in search of the Nile Perch, considered a world-class game fish.

Lake Victoria is a 2 Hour drive from Eleon Inn.LEARN MORE