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Escape the city’s pulse for a day and immerse yourself in the raw beauty of the Great Rift Valley. Our Lake Naivasha Day Trip is a journey into the heart of Kenya’s most accessible wilderness, where you can walk alongside wildlife, sail past sleeping hippos, and walk in the footsteps of conservation legends.
Your adventure begins with a scenic drive from Nairobi, leading you to a breathtaking viewpoint over the Great Rift Valley escarpment—a perfect photo opportunity to capture the vastness of this geological marvel. Our first stop is the incredible Hell’s Gate National Park, a place that feels uniquely personal. This is one of the few parks in Africa where you can explore on foot or by bicycle, feeling the earth beneath your feet as you wander between towering cliffs and dramatic gorges. Feel the warmth of geothermal streams underfoot and marvel at the sheer rock walls that inspired the movie “The Lion King.”
Next, we step into a living piece of history at Elsamere Conservation Centre, the former home of Joy and George Adamson of “Born Free” fame. In this serene lakeside haven, you’ll enjoy a traditional high tea while learning the inspiring story of Elsa the lioness. It’s a poignant and beautiful experience that connects you to Kenya’s deep-rooted conservation legacy. After a delicious lunch at a lakeside lodge, the afternoon brings a serene boat ride on Lake Naivasha. Glide across the freshwater lake, fringed by papyrus, as your guide points out hippos basking in the shallows and majestic fish eagles soaring above. This tranquil journey leads us to Crescent Island Sanctuary, a hidden gem where you can embark on a guided walking safari. Walk freely among giraffes, zebras, impalas, and wildebeests—an intimate and unforgettable wildlife encounter.
As the day winds down, we carry the memories of giraffes silhouetted against the sky and the calls of African fish eagles, returning to Nairobi refreshed and inspired.
Lake Naivasha full day trip safari from Nairobi takes you to Lake Naivasha the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya which is approximately 100 Kilometers from Nairobi and a 2 hour drive away. Lake Naivasha is located north west of Nairobi, outside the town of Naivasha. It is part of the Great Rift Valley. Along the way you will make a special stop at a viewpoint to enjoy views of the Great Rift Valley Escarpment. Once in Lake Naivasha we proceed to Hell's Gate National Park. This is the only park / protected area that allows human activities within the park. Visitors can have a walk, ride mountain bicycles, rock climb and there are picnic sites within the park. The large gorges in the park are an attraction as one walks through them with the hot streams from below flowing on the path. There after proceed to Elsamere Lodge; the original home of Joy Adams of Born Free fame for high tea. Elsamere lodge or Camp is a haven for lovers of nature, set in Acacia forest on the banks of Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley. It is the former home of the late Joy Adamson who, together with her husband George Adamson, became world famous for their pioneering conservation work and relationship with the lioness Elsa, as told in her best selling book and subsequent film, ‘Born Free’ and she did much of her writing at Elsamere up until her murder in 1980. Her relationship with Elsa the lioness who she raised from a young cub and later successfully released back into the wild. After the visit we proceed for lunch at one of the lodges located on the shores of Lake Naivasha. Early afternoon we take a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. This is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus is almost 13 km's across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five metres. The waters of the lake draw a great range of game to these shores. Giraffes wander among the acacia, Buffalo wallow in the swamps and Colobus monkeys call from the treetops while the Lakes large hippo populations sleep the day out in the shallows. Our next discovery takes us to Crescent Island Conservancy. The terrain is flat, making it easy for walkers of all abilities to enjoy themselves. There is a lot of easy to see game e.g. giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras and impalas. It is also a heaven for birds with +200 species recorded. The lake has a lot of hippos, which you can easily spot from the island. Among the resident birds are fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons. Hippos also live in the lake. A number of mammals can be seen grazing in the surrounding lake environs, such as zebra, impala, buffalo, giraffe, Kongoni and, at night, hippos. We return back to Nairobi in the evening.
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