Lake Naivasha
Situated in central Kenya, Lake Naivasha is a fresh water lake at the highest elevation point of the Great Rift Valley (1.884meters) and covers an area of198 km2.Surrounded by swamps and forests, it constitutes a unique ecosystem and a perfect habitat for a wide number of birds and mammal species.
On the outskirts of the lake, it is possible to visit the Elsamere Museum, the house of Joy Adamson, famously known for her conservancy work and for the book Born Free. For those who would like to enjoy the unique experience of walking among giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, impalas and countless bird species, a visit to the Crescent Island in the lake is a must.
Hells Gate
Close to the south shore of the lake you can find the Hell`s Gate National Park, the one that inspired the landscape of Lion King by its authors. This is a tiny but unique park where you are allowed to walk or cycle without a guide through the dramatic scenery, with steep cliffs, gorges, and basalt columns. The park is home to a wide variety of wildlife species.
Activities
Bird watching, Boating, Game viewing, Camping, Mountain biking, Fishing, Photography, Rock climbing, Natural spa.
Hell's Gate National Park has spectacular examples of rock formations and an abundance of flora and fauna, including some extremely rare breeding pairs of Lammergeyers, also known as bearded vultures.
Did you know?
Hell's Gate National Park lies south of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, north west of Nairobi. Hell's Gate National Park is named after a narrow break in the cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It was established in 1984. The national park is also home to five geothermal power stations at Olkaria. Its also so named due to its unique landscape shaped by powerful natural forces that created dramatic volcanic rocky outcrops, obsidian caves, spitting geysers, rock towers, sandstone cliffs and water gouged gorges which make this park worth visiting.
Lake Naivasha is one of the truly astonishing examples of aquatic beauty. One of the most famous freshwater lakes in Kenya for its amazing jaw-dropping gorgeous scenery. Naivasha is derived from Nai'posha from the Maasai dialect which meaning ``rough waters.” The lake is mainly fed by the Malewa and Gilgil rivers with no visible outlet; it is assumed that its outlet is an underground one. Not only is the lake impressive in terms of water body standards as its surface area is 139 square kilometres and depth of 6M but it is also home to an extensive variety of wildlife.
