Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya after the capital, Nairobi, and Mombasa. It is the second-largest city after Kampala in the Lake Victoria Basin.
Kisumu is one of the busiest towns and counties in the western part of magical Kenya. Founded in the early 1900s, today Kisumu is a quiet port town on the shores of Lake Victoria with wide streets and fine colonial architecture that are so peculiar to only this place.
Kisumu was awarded City Status in 2001. Upon attaining the city status, it has grown into an attractive urban center. Today, the city has a population of slightly over 600,000, and apart from being an important political city, it is one of the premier industrial and commercial centers in Kenya.
Kisumu features a tropical rainforest climate with no true dry season and significant rainfall year-round. This is a cute city to hang around lazing up after trolling in the wilderness of magical Kenya, Kisumu is not a mass tourism destination to visit but it has enough to quench your travel thirst once you are here. Kisumu’s enchanting small beauty is capable of leaving you asking for more.
Kisumu has several interesting places to visit like an excellent museum, one of Kenya’s largest open markets, and excellent facilities for travelers. These include;
Kisumu Main Market
Hey there! It’s shopping time in magical Kenya. Feel like rubbing shoulders with the locals here? Book your Kenyan Safari and feel the shopping vibe here in the town.
Kisumu’s main market is one of Kenya’s most animated markets and certainly one of its largest as it spills out onto the surrounding roads.
Kisumu Museum
The town museum is fairly old-fashioned but has a lot of information. It’s best enjoyed when being navigated by an experienced guide, who can give you more background information about the three sections, brief you, and answer all your questions thus generally exploring every other detail about Kisumu.
Kisumu Travel
To the south of the City are fishing villages located on the shores of Lake Victoria towards the broad waters of Homa Bay. This area is home to Ruma National Park, a small but attractive park with many unique species.
The best way to appreciate the beauty of this region is through the lake itself. The sun shines brightly, and gentle breezes rise from the water.
Beaches
And many others that you will explore with Jewel Safaris once you book a safari to Kenya.
On trees along the shore, Fish eagles call to each other with long haunting calls. Sunsets turn the water to gold, as the local fisherman in their canoes pull in their nets and slowly turn for home.
Other most visited and preferred attraction sites in Kisumu include:
Kit- Mikayla,
Kisumu Bay
Hippo point
Winam Gulf
There is no other best friend to explore Kisumu with than in the company of Achieve Global Safaris We are so experienced and very knowledgeable about this destination and many others within the East African region.
