Thimlich Ohinga National Momument
What is there to see?
Thimlich Ohinga is a stone enclosure, dating from the 15th Century and build by the inhabitants of the area at that time. Those people have vanished, but their building works remain. What you'll see is intriguing. This is the greatest stone enclosure in all of East Africa. The site has thick bush among which the stone enclosures appear.
The compound was about 150m in diameter with five smaller enclosures inside, which are the sites of former dwellings. The walls are up to 4 meters high.
The site is protected as National Momument.
Where can I stay
There is no accomodation nearby.
Where do we go for food and drinks?
There are no restaurants nearby.
How do we get there?
It is from Kisii 105km or Homa Bay 160km.
Drive to Rodi Kopany on the C20 between Homa Bay and Rongo. Take the C18 Southwest through Migori and Ndhiwa to Miranga. Just beyond Miranga's shops there is a signpost showing direction of Thimlich Ohinga down a murram track.
If approaching from Migori take the Isebania / Tanzania road and after 4km turn right onto a rough murram at the junction of Muhoro Bay where there is National Cereals and Produce Board depot. A couple of kilometers from the depot you reach another juction where you take right and drive on through Suna Macalder. It is 55km journey from Cereals Board Depot.
What else is there to see nearby?
- Ruma National Park
- Simbi Lake
- Got Asego
- Tanzanian border near Isebania
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