Thomson's Falls

Thomson's Falls is a 74 metres (243 ft) waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Central Rift Valley Kenya, a few kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Range.

It is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the town of Nyahururu, at 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) elevation.

[1] Thomson wrote: I was impressed mightily by the stupendous thundering of the waters which in magnificent mass plunged down several hundred feet into a fearful gloomy gorge.

The crevices give support to a splendid drapery of creepers and bushes, the spray from the waters yielding the necessary sustenance.

Thomson was a Scottish geologist and naturalist who became the first European to walk from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early 1880s.

Thomson's Falls.
This is an aerial view of Thompson Falls, located in Nyahururu, Kenya.