 |
| Lake Naivasha, Kenya |
After an exhilarating time at
Masai Mara, we set off for Lake Naivasha early morning on day 3. Located in Nakuru County in Naivasha, Lake Naivasha is around 280 km from Masai Mara, it took us 5-6 hours to reach by road. Lake Naivasha is a part of the Great Rift Valley. The name comes from the local Masai name Nai'posha. Nai Posha means rough water which may arise due to the sudden storms.
The best way to see the lake is to hire a boat. It was a wonderful ride...the lake is home to various birds, Hippos, and is surrounded by forest …we saw Giraffes, Zebras, Wildebeests on the shore of the Lake as well.
If you are in Kenya, and should you have time, I would recommend that you spend a day at Naivasha for sure.We stayed at the Lake Naivasha Country club. Serene, green, and beautiful, with the lake right next to it, we enjoyed our stay there.
One of my favourite pictures from this trip was at the Country club is below...this is what we saw when we checked into the resort...at the sprawling lawn this cute Zebra was engaged in a conversation or was trying to befriend the deer:)
It was so cute! Felt as close to nature as possible.
 |
| Hello, will you be my friend:) |
Because of its proximity to the Lake, the chances of sighting a Hippo at the resort was very likely. We were advised to not step outside of our rooms on our own after 7 pm ...we were supposed to call the guard if we had to step out. And sure enough I saw a Hippo crossing from right in front of our room and going towards another side! I was safely inside my room...
On our way to dinner, we saw a hippo grazing at the distance...thankfully the guard was with us:)
All very exciting:)
 |
| We sighted this Hippo at night...not a good pic...but could not get a better one:( |
