Lodwar is a very small town with not much happening in a rugged and extreme desert environment. At the local market, you can watch the women weave baskets. Near Lodwar is a mysterious site called Namortung'a, or the dancing stones, where the Turkana people gather once a year, usually in December.
The major attractions in the area can be reached from Lodwar, but require quite some planning. It is however very much worth the effort. Lake Turkana with its beautiful jade colour is home to 3 national parks and is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It is an important stopping point for migratory birds and an important breeding ground for the Nile crocodile.
The 3 national parks are South Island, Central Island and Sibiloi. Sibiloi National Park is famous for Koobi Fora, a site where many early hominid (human) fossils were found, including the world famous, nearly complete skeleton of Turkana Boy and Skull 1470 which is nearly 2 million years old.