When people hear about Kenya, they think lions and elephants and wildebeest migration. Then think about the Maasai, sunny beaches and Mt. Kenya. After that they can think of what the media has made them think is great about Kenya, but few, if any, have had the pleasure of knowing what was the visit hidden wonders called Kibuku Falls. From what I learned from hydro-mechanical engineer, one of the basic elements of water is that it always finds the stage.
The Chinese, with infinite ideas about nature have found a clever way to express this by saying that even if the water is soft, it overcomes any obstacle not fight it but by going over it. The Latin phrase gutta Cavalli lapidem not Sed vi saepe cadendo means “drop makes a hole in the stone, not by force but by a steady decline.” These are some of the great yet simple properties of the water, but outside of these is the case of cohesive forces and gravitational flow that controls the flow of water, and here is where my interest lies. This is because Kibuku Falls is one of the places where you can see the individual vision of water that flows from virtually opposite sides, and then combine and flowing as one.
I have a good evening when I was told that I should go to Kibuku Falls and file it, but as usual habits of man, have not heard of it before, and because it is very remote area with zero communication networks, I gave the matter some thought and digressed to other issues. But the man inside on his team, and when I realized how serious he was, I decided to give it a try and try, and I did – what I saw, especially that it was the rainy season left me immersed in the wonder and immense joy. I will now try to explain the vision, though I certainly regret my inability to describe it: before draining into the river Tana, most of the rivers flowing from Mt. Kenya together Kibuku Falls, with many waterfalls draining simultaneously from different sources, the most preeminent stretch delivers five channels of different size and volume. The Congo River, the deepest and second longest in Africa, is also among the most difficult to navigate, most amazing along Rapids At Inga, but even in this difficult navigation rapids falls on the pile of stones on Kibuku Falls.
Unlike traditional tourist attractions of wildlife and mountains which may well be found in many areas, this magnificent river formation is two waterfalls on almost directly opposite sides, which in itself is unparalleled fascination, u.þ. b. defying the laws of science from far-off look, but on closer inspection you find that the mess is very much of the game here. The water flows at two levels, at the top of the valley and the bottom after it cascaded dangerous space rocks, of course, by following the path of least resistance. Access to water at the top is easy as it is on the same level with the road, but to get to the bottom of the valley should be ready to go down almost endless array of jagged rocks similar to those meanings course the water is, as a great physical balance is necessary to make any progress.
Most of our team members, have had enough of accelerated palpitations developed cold feet, but the rest, courting outrageous and motivated by challenge, advanced on all fours up to a point where our body, by impulsive decisiveness refused to move, even though we wanted to get closer deafening tumult abrasion and attrition below the cliff, we had so tremendously clambered. By spraying water droplets pick me up from twenty feet below, I was within an inch of the edge of the precipice when the trembling hands I took just one photo and made my way back, not by turning around but by retreating in a backward way .
there have been negotiations on the investment profile of the cable cars in the hills surrounding the area, which is a clear indication of the great tourism potential of this area is still to be discovered. It could be that the place has been unused because of the distance, but as a new horizon begetting new frontier, this is about to change.
Kibuku Falls is an amazing sight to painters, poets fascinating reality and enchantment to free-spirited person and one looking for an unusual adventure or family getaway might consider giving it a try. It is reached after extensive travel through the ‘stone country’, a natural seamless blend of rock and shrub, almost directly comparing artificially established Zen gardens of Japan.