The great rift valley runs the length of eastern Africa and passes through Kenya. Within the valley itself are a great number of lakes, both freshwater and alkali. Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake that we stopped at for a single evening and had a boat ride on the following day. The grounds for the lodge were very nice with herds of giraffe and waterbuck which were quite approachable if you were quiet.
The grounds were also host to some breath taking vegetation, such as the fevertrees shown above and the giant cactus trees below. It was also home to colobus and vervet monkeys and a large number of birds, particularly hoopoes.
The lake itself was populated with hippos and a great variety of birds including fish eagles, cormorants, grebes, storks, coots and several species of kingfisher. We had a boat ride for about 2 hours on the lake and had a great time except for an engine malfunction... luckily the boat didn't break down until after the irate hippo was coming towards us or it could have been really unfortunate.
The grounds were also host to some breath taking vegetation, such as the fevertrees shown above and the giant cactus trees below. It was also home to colobus and vervet monkeys and a large number of birds, particularly hoopoes.
The lake itself was populated with hippos and a great variety of birds including fish eagles, cormorants, grebes, storks, coots and several species of kingfisher. We had a boat ride for about 2 hours on the lake and had a great time except for an engine malfunction... luckily the boat didn't break down until after the irate hippo was coming towards us or it could have been really unfortunate.
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