Marsabit's Chalbi desert offers rare adventure to travellers
Tourists alight from their vehicle to enjoy a view of Chalbi desert in Marsabit county on November 2, 2013. The desert is Kenya's only terrain that is classified as a true desert. The name Chalbi means 'bare and salty'. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Deeper into the desert there are groves of doum palm and acacia trees with the desert breeze swaying them from side to side making a picturesque view during the drive through.
Due to the huge deposits of sand and heavy wind, you encounter sand storms often during the drive. The storms are fierce and depending on the ferocity, they could cover driving tracks.
A drive through the Chalbi desert in Marsabit County is an adventure unlike any other.
Driving through the forsaken expanse, you can smell, breath and feel clean air as you are often the only soul for miles.
