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The Great Rift Valley crosses through Kenya, Naivasha, Baringo, Lake Nakuru National Park and was gazetted in 1960 as the first bird sanctuary in Kenya. Location:156 km, Rift Valley south of Lake Nakuru. Size: 188 square km. Special interests World famous flamingos. A Ramsar site (signatory to the Ramsar convention), t protects wetlands of international importance.
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From the top of the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley you can see Lake Naivasha sparkling in the sun thousands of feet below. Just an hour's drive from Nairobi, Naivasha is one of the gems in a necklace of Rift Valley Lakes.
Lake Naivasha Country Club became famous in the 1930's as a staging post for Imperial Airways' flying boat service from Durban to London. The public rooms are |
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elegant and cool. The residents' lounge has a massive fireplace and large bay windows. The bar is cozy and adjoins an immaculately equipped snooker room. There's a swimming pool and conference facilities for up to 50 people.
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Accommodation: The old Colonial architecture is solid and comfortable with accommodation in 51 rooms and cottages set in 12 hectares of green lawns shaded by mature acacias and spreading fever trees.
Activities: Hell's Gate National Park - Game drive in the Hell's Gate National Park is a must. The setting is one of intense, recent volcanic activity where hot springs, steam jets and fumaroles are common. Full of gorges, cliffs, caves and towers, it is famous for birds of prey and its unique flora which thrive on volcanic soil. Bird |
| Walks, Elsamere - Joy Adamson Museum, Boat rides on Lake Naivasha and Crescent Island one of the few places in Africa where you can wander on foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle and giraffe. There are no fences and no predators. |
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Above all Baringo means birds, birds and more birds. Over 460 species have been recorded here. It is no surprise that Lake Baringo is a Mecca for bird watchers and the highlight of the ornithology circuit in East Africa. Lake Baringo is a neat compact hotel on the lake shore.
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The architecture has a Spanish air about it, but the garden and grounds are unmistakably African laid out with an English flair. If you are not bird watching then the next focus is the lake. From small motorized boats you have a marvelous view of the Laikipia escarpment and the Tugen Hills.
Activities: Trip to Lake Bogoria (natural hot spas) - 45km, Njemps Manyatta - 1km, Parmalock Island Bush, Champagne Breakfast - 1km, camel ride around the hotel, bird walks around the hotel and boat rides on the lake. |
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| The Lodge is situated at the Lake Nakuru National Park, Rift Valley Province. Set on a plateau in an elevation above Lake Nakuru. Beautifully landscaped with natural foliage and a startling variety of flower gardens The lodge is surrounded by electrical fences. Home to a million flamingos and other game such as leopards, buffalo, baboons |
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waterbucks marabou storks, impala, warthogs, pelicans and the threatened black rhino at peace with nature not allowed out of the grounds.
Accommodation: Comprises of 129 rooms, 2 Junior suites and 1 honeymoon suite. All bedrooms are chalets with private shower and WC, mosquito net, verandas with panoramic views of the flamingo pink-rimmed lake.
Guest Services: Bureau de Charge, free safety deposit boxes, laundry and valet services, baby-sitting services. Curio shop offering essential toiletries, books, safari wear and souvenirs · Restaurant, bar, conference facilities, a swimming pool and sauna.
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