Hippos, fever trees and Crescent Island walks
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is the Rift Valley's highest and prettiest freshwater lake, ringed by yellow-barked fever trees and papyrus beds crowded with hippos. Boat safaris glide past pelicans and fish eagles, and on Crescent Island…
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About Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is the Rift Valley's highest and prettiest freshwater lake, ringed by yellow-barked fever trees and papyrus beds crowded with hippos. Boat safaris glide past pelicans and fish eagles, and on Crescent Island guests walk unguided among giraffe, zebra and waterbuck, no predators, no vehicles, just open ground shared with wildlife. With Hell's Gate next door and flower farms and country lodges along the shore, Naivasha makes a relaxed first or last night out of Nairobi.
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