Check in at Equator Crossing Markers

During your safari journey, you will most certainly cross the Equator several times, and you will see signs like these announcing that "you are now crossing the equator." This is an imaginary line that circles the globe at 0 degrees latitude, equal distance between the North and South Poles. The Equator separates the Earth into two halves: northern and southern. When the Sun is directly above the Earth's Equator, sunlight shines perpendicular to the Earth's axis, resulting in a 12-hour day and 12-hour night at all latitudes.

Kenya is nearly divided in half by the equator. Timboroa, Nanyuki, and Maseno all have large equator markers. The most famous equator marker in Kenya is that at Nanyuki Town, which is on the way to Mt. Kenya, Ol-Pejeta, and the other conservancies in the area. During a stop at the Nanyuki town equator marker, you can take photos and be shown how the north and south poles have magnetic power and how it can be seen through water.