Lake Naivasha was the first hydroport in East Africa and was the centre of the opulent ‘Happy Valley’ settler population during the colonial era in the early 20^th century. Hugged by grassy banks and shingled with cacti and sand olive trees, the Rift Valley’s highest lake (at 1884m above sea level) extends like a vast, sunlit sea. But there’s more to this spot than the lovely blue lake. You can ride among giraffes and zebras, sip on a glass of Rift Valley red, look for hippos on the lake.

The lake homes over 350 species of birds and large families of hippos while the neighbouring Crescent Island was one of the major sites for the shooting of ‘Out of Africa’ movie. Lake Naivasha is surrounded by stands of papyrus and is a bird-watcher’s paradise.  Waterbirds exists in great variety and abundance.  Fish eagles and ospreys, herons and egrets, lily-trotters, red-knobbed coots and black crakes can be found within the area of this beautiful lake.