Rombo

Karibu Welcome

Rombo is situated in the
southern part of the Kenyan Rift Valley.
It borders Tanzania and the
national parks of
Amboseli and Tsavo West.

The area is 523sq km and has a population (2009 census) of 40,300 people
The area is populated mostly by people from the Maasai tribe who live mostly off their animals.
Many Kenyan tribes other than Maasai live in towns such as Rombo, Enterara and Elerai.

Being situated between two national parks (which are not fenced) wild animals are often to be found wandering around the interior areas such as Zebra, Gazelle, Elephant, Baboon, Ostrich etc

Being at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro (the rooftop of Africa) the climate is temperate all year round never rising much above 30deg or below 18deg. The nights can be cool. The days are made up of 12 hours daylight and 12 hours darkness (e.g. from 7pm to 7am darkness)

The village of Rombo is made up of a collection of wooden and iron sheet shops which stock little in the way of luxuries.
The area is predominantly populated by the Maasai tribe. There are two market days Monday and Friday, where the people go to buy and sell goats, sheep and cows as well as to buy fruit and vegetables and second hand clothes.

The Maasai people are friendly and open. They live in houses erected from mud and cow-dung
Their diet consists mainly of milk and ugali (otherwise known as sima – which is made from maize flour)
They continue to dress in their traditional clothes which are mainly red for men and red and blue for ladies