This unique desert Museum is beautifully situated on top of a hill overlooking the expansive Lake Turkana. It is one of the latest Museums within the fold of the National Museums of Kenya. The Museum focuses on the lives of 8 communities living in that area and on the natural environment in that harsh part of the country.

Loiyangalani is the main centre for tourists on the Eastern shore of Lake Turkana. This small town has an airstrip, post office, fishing station, two campsites and a luxury lodge, surrounded by the traditional homes of the Turkana people. Loiyangalani was founded in the 1960?s at a freshwater spring and is the home of the Elmolo people.