Online reservations for Rift valley lodges and hotels. The Rift Valley is characterized by uninhabitable desert and fertile farmland, flat arid plains and steep escarpments. The great Rift Valley is also the home to millions of wildlife and hosts the worlds most renowned game parks and reserves (the Maasai Mara in kenya and The Serengeti in Tanzania). Apart from Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha which receive the bulk of  visitors to the Rift Valley, lake elementaita, Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo also are places with unique ecosystems and attractions including geysers and hot springs.