Lake Chala
To end 2012, I joined brothers and sisters from Onetouch on a photographic road trip that took us to places Google hardly knew of.
Top on the list was Lake Chala, a crater lake in a caldera on the Eastern slopes of Kilimanjaro, sitting nice and pretty on the Kenya-Tanzania border. It can be accessed easily by road from Moshi in Tanzania or Taveta in Kenya. With the Voi – Taveta being a motoring challenge especially in the rainy season for now, I believe there should be a faster, easier route through Oloitoktok, but I can’t confirm this.
We got to camp at about 2am, so it wasn’t until 6am when shooting the sunrise that we got to enjoy the beauty that surrounded us. A beauty so inviting that after breakfast, we stripped to our undies and swam in the cool, fresh waters… bliss that words can’t explain!
From the top of the 100m high crater rim around Lake Chala, one can clearly see the Kilimanjaro peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo, making Lake Chala a great location to bum, relax and sleep. While there, you can stay here.
Hmurimi
January 14, 2013 at 10:26 amdufo! :D. The experience of swimming in chala was unforgettable. Amazing shots esp the Kilimanjaro
Jesse
January 18, 2013 at 12:16 pmSuper amazing and beautiful
David Kiania
March 14, 2013 at 3:40 pmi have seen good work, great work but this is super magnificent work by the Sensi himself .. love it
mwarv
March 14, 2013 at 6:46 pmAsante! Just like I paid you to say.
Asrar
May 7, 2013 at 1:40 pmAmazing stuff!!! Need to visit that place soon!
With the last click, I think you need clean your sensor. Try taking a pic with a small aperture like 22 and take a pic with white background, if lots of spots means your sensor needs cleaning.
mwarv
May 7, 2013 at 1:54 pmThanks Asrar. My sensor does need cleaning. I just don’t have a reputable place to clean it. I’ve procrastinated on it a while. I think I should just DIY.
Asrar
May 7, 2013 at 2:10 pmDIY can be risky though, them sensors are sensitive, a misaligned sensor will give more headache!! Isn’t there a canon service center in Kenya? Unless you ship your camera to the nearest service center.
mwarv
May 10, 2013 at 11:30 pmHey… Last time I took my camera to the Canon guys in Kenya, it took me a year to get it from them, and not fully fixed. I wouldn’t want to deal with them again.
Vee
May 28, 2013 at 7:35 amWhat!!!! This is Kenya???????????????? WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZIIIING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mwarv
May 28, 2013 at 7:49 amLol… Yes Vivian. This IS Kenya. Well, and Tanzania as well but what you see is mostly the Kenyan side of the Lake.
Ben Kiruthi
May 28, 2013 at 10:23 amAwesome work my bro, best water scapes 🙂 I have ever seen…keep it up there!!!
mwarv
May 28, 2013 at 11:04 amAsante ndugu. I’ll keep it up there just like you.
brown
May 31, 2013 at 12:12 pmIn all my years i have never seen such an amazing piece of work,you have awesome talent my friend,i recommend amazing books on photography at http://www.booksfromus.co.ke/ that will for sure build your talent.
Kamau Wanyoike
October 1, 2013 at 5:00 pmMwarv, just ‘stumbled’ on these amazing photos. Awesome!
Alvin N. Mungai
December 6, 2013 at 9:51 amAmazing….I need to know how to do this.
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