For my last weekend in Kenya, we made one last trip into the Rift Valley. This time we visited the very beautiful Lake Naivasha National Park for a bit of easy hiking and a bit more wildlife spotting. We did another crater rim hike, but is was not nearly as spectacular as Mount Longonot – although it did have a lake in the middle. It was fittingly called Crater Lake. We could see giraffes on the volcano floor along with a number of warthogs. Outside of the crater were plenty more giraffes, impalas, and other herbivores.
We stopped by the Ranch House Bistro for lunch as we started our return journey to Nairobi. Afterwards, as we continued our trip, we dropped by Elsamere for a cup of tea and a browse around the house that was home to George and Joy Adamson of “Born Free” fame. The property was named after Elsa the lion – and star of the same film. There was a 45 minute documentary to watch and many of their possessions on display. The house was built in a beautiful location on the shores of Lake Naivasha. A group of baboons, and later, colobus monkeys, swung around in the trees next to the lake to keep us entertained.
