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Welcome To Lake Naivasha & Crescent Island

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake, unlike Lakes Elementaita, Nakuru and Bogoria which are Soda. It lies at 6,200 feet above sea level, about 95km north of Nairobi in the Great Rift Valley. Crescent Island and the adjacent Lotus Island, home of a Yacht Club, form the rim of an extinct volcano protruding out of this Lake in the shadow of Mount Longonot, also an extinct volcano, close to Hell’s Gate National Park. The name Naivasha derives from the local Maasai name Nai’posha meaning “rough water”.
CRESCENT ISLAND
There is just one “Crescent Island Game Park”. Located on Lake Naivasha, Kenya in the Great Rift Valley. It is one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya and is Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Surrounded by water, it is actually a peninsula and is accessible by boat from East or West as well as by road.

DAY 1: Nairobi – Hell’s Gate National Park – Lake Naivasha

Morning Pick up from Hotel / JKIA and depart Nairobi by road to Hell's Gate National Park. Arrive at Hell's Gate National Park after an hour’s drive. Once at the Park, you have the option of a game drive in a Safari vehicle or take bikes into the Park. Cycling in the Park is a great adventure as you get to ride the bikes for 7 Kilometers before resting at a ranger's post. After a brief stop at the rangers post you leave the bike and start a walking safari. Enjoy the spectacular views of the gorge. The walking trip or safari takes 3 hours. The park provides a variety of wildlife, unusual flora and many species of birds and is one of the only two Kenyan Parks where climbing, walking and biking are allowed.
What to see.
Bushbucks, Dikdiks, Gazelles, Gnus, Hartebeests, Impalas, Klipspringers, Buffaloes, Hyraxes, Zebras, Hyenas, Jackals, Mongooses, Baboons, Monkeys and Porcupines amongst others.
The park has historically been an important home for the rare lammergeyer vultures. Over 103 species of birds have been recorded in this park, including vultures, Eagles. Lunch at the lodge then spend the afternoon enjoying various activities available at the camp/ Lodge such as swimming, walking, horse riding or cycling at leisure. Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner.

DAY 2: Boat ride to Crescent Island Visit – Nairobi

Breakfast then visit Crescent Island Game Sanctuary - a peninsula or island on the eastern side of Lake Naivasha. A short boat trip from the mainland out into Lake Naivasha gives you access to the unique Crescent Island Wildlife Sanctuary.
There is also possibility to access it by road passing through the "Horse Riding Complex" A wide variety of wildlife, bird life and flora lives quite freely out there and as there are no predators to be found, quite happily as well.
What to see.
Giraffes, waterbucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras and impalas. It is also a heaven for birds with + 200 species recorded. The lake has a lot of hippos, which you can easily spot from the island.
Among the resident birds are fish eagles, ospreys, lily-trotters, black crakes and a variety of herons. Hippos also live in the lake. A number of mammals can be seen grazing in the surrounding lake environs, such as zebra, impala, buffalo, giraffe, Kongoni and, at night, hippos. Return back to Nairobi in the evening. Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.