The Lakes Of The Great Rift Valley Travel Guide (East Africa) Vacation Travel Video Guide
Documentary about the Lakes of the Great rift Valley in East Africa.
The Great Rift Valley is part of a huge geological fault in East Africa. This fascinating deep scar in the Earth’s crust that divides Kenya in a north-south direction, extends for nine thousand kilometres within a wild and seemingly endless landscape. The fault is particularly famous for its soda, alkaline and freshwater lakes such as Lake Naivasha that is located a hundred kilometres from Nairobi. As with many other lakes in the Great Rift Valley, with more than four hundred bird species Lake Naivasha is a true paradise among ornithologists. The tranquillity of the lake can be quite deceptive and the Massai name of the lake, En-Aiposha, meaning ‘back and forth’, is an indication of how turbulent Naivasha can sometimes be. A friendly welcome awaits visitors to Crescent Island at the southern end of Lake Naivasha. This idyllic island is located on the edge of a submerged volcanic crater and as there are no dangerous animals on the island it can be explored at leisure. Lake Nakuru’s main attraction is its flamingo population. Up to two million of these birds once lived here and even today they have transformed the lake into a mass of dazzling colour. Cormorants, heron and pelican are among the most important birds on Lake Nakuru. They each survive on fish of which the lake has an abundant supply. Located below the six hundred metre high Laikipia Escarpment, Lake Bogoria is the most spectacular lake in the Great Rift Valley. As with most lakes in this region Lake Bogoria is alkaline due to its lack of outlets yet at the same time it is paradise for the flamingo. The fascinating lakes of the Great Rift Valley are one of the most outstanding highlights of Kenya’s landscape and one of the most spectacular areas on the entire African continent.
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Naivasha (Kenya) Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Naivasha in Kenya.
Lake Naivasha, approximately one hundred kilometres distant from the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is the larger of two extraordinary freshwater lakes within the Rift Valley. Lake Naivasha covers an area of two hundred and fifty square kilometres. Its waters are cold but with a maximum depth of only fifteen metres relatively shallow.The biosphere of Lake Naivasha is of great ecological importance for the wildlife of Rift Valley and the landscape is of particular interest to ornithologists. To date around three hundred and fifty bird species have been recorded, among them rare and spectacular varieties such as Marabus and Cormorants.The lake's huge quantities of fish attract a large number of seabirds, most notably the Pelican that has seemed to have taken a liking to this the second largest freshwater lake in Kenya. The nesting places along the shores of Lake Naivasha are mostly located high up in the trees and are very popular with both the indigenous birds and also many migratory varieties.This region became world famous after Joy Adamson a British artist and nature conservationist, wrote a famous book about lions that was subsequently made into a film, Elsa The Lioness.
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Great Rift Valley - Kenya
Visit to see more about the book on African Icons. Renowned writer David Bristow and award-winning photographers Roger and Pat de la Harpe – longtime friends and business associates (authors of about 50 books individually as well as together) – have pooled their talents and visited Africa’s must-see places to share their insights with the world.
This clip shows some of the attractions of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya that feature in the book.
We stayed at the Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort in Kenya while researching and photographing this chapter:
Nakuru (Kenya) Vacation Travel Video Guide
Travel video about destination Nakuru in Kenya.
Close to Kenya's provincial capital of Nakuru is a unique habitat that extends along Lake Nakuru, a shallow soda lake that is paradise for huge numbers of birdlife. Today there are around four hundred bird species within the nature reserve and on the shores of the lake there are a large variety of impressive mammals. Close to the water there are buffalo even though the strong smell of natron deters them from spending more time in the water than is necessary. The dense acacia forests to the south of the nature reserve have become home to various monkeys, among them the black and white colobus. The eastern shores of the lake are well known for their wonderful vegetation that is unique in Africa and they also contain a magnificent forest of euphorbia trees. The national park is much more than just an important bird reserve as it also plays a vital role in the preservation of various endangered species. Due to the commitment of both animal rights campaigners and environmentalists the unique flora and fauna of NAKURU have been preserved to the present day.
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Great Rift Valley Lodge
Great Rift Valley Lodge & Golf Resort
From its panoramic perch above Lake Naivasha, the Great Rift Valley Lodge enjoys one of humankind’s oldest views – over the sweeping floor of the world’s largest valley.
Location
An hour and a half’s drive or a 30-minute flight from Nairobi (24 kilometres from Naivasha town and 12 off the Nairobi-Nakuru highway), the Lodge is built on the Eburru, a mountain that the Maasai call Ol Donyo Opurru, meaning mountain of smoke.
The lodge sits at about 7,000 feet, from which elevation it enjoys magnificent views to the west and east. The vistas stretch from the sparkling waters of Lake Naivasha to the jagged volcanic crater of Mount Longonot and, beyond, the sloping shoulders of the Aberdare Mountains – Kenya’s most important watershed.
The Resort was been voted as Kenya's Best Golf Hotel 2015 in the World Golf Awards. The 2nd annual World Golf Awards is part of World Travel Awards, currently celebrating its 22nd anniversary. Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort has previously received the 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 World Tourism Awards as Kenya’s Best Golf Resort.
Why Great Rift Valley Lodge?
Short distance from Nairobi with easy connections to many parks and places of attratcion
Own airstrip allowing for connection with either Samburu, Masai Mara or Nairobi
Free Wi-Fi in all the lodge and Longonot Villa rooms
All rooms en suite
Abundant bird life for birders
18-hole championship golf course
Choice of accommodation facilities
Many activities for different age groups
The best kids clubs in the region for cultural and wildlife edutainment
Facilities at the Lodge
18-hole golf course
Conference Rooms - Fully equipped
All rooms en suite
Cable/Satelite TV
Cycling/jogging paths
Swimming Pool
Tennis courts
Lodge Services
Safety deposit boxes
Bar/Lounge
24 hour Front Desk
24 hour Check-in
Restaurants
Laundry Services
Business Centre
Daily housekeeping services
On a quick break out of Nairobi or enroute from safari, the Great Rift Valley Lodge And Golf Resort rooms are spacious with a lounge and fireplace and private balconies overlooking the Aberdares, Kenya’s longest mountain massif stretching 160 kilometres, the Kinangop plateau lying a tier below the Aberdares and the plains of Eburru littered with black obsidian stone telling its volcanic past.
Exploring the lake Naivasha (Kenya)
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In this video I have share my experience of travelling from Nairobi to Naivasha city of Kenya. In the journey I have visited Great Rift Valley Of Kenya and Lake Naivasha
Naivasha is a city in Kenya, 90 km northwest of Nairobi on Lake Naivasha.Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway and Uganda Railway.
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
The Great Rift Valley is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. It is part of the Gregory Rift, the eastern branch of the East African Rift, which starts in Tanzania to the south and continues northward into Ethiopia.It was formed on the Kenyan Dome a geographical upwelling created by the interactions of three major tectonics: the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates.
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Exploring the lake Naivasha (Kenya) | Nairobi to Naivasha
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
KWS | Amboseli National Park - Kenya Wildlife
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Amboseli National Park, formerly Maasai Amboseli Game Reserve, is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province in Kenya. The park is 39,206 hectares (392 km2; 151 sq mi)[1] in size at the core of an 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) ecosystem that spreads across the Kenya-Tanzania border. The local people are mainly Maasai, but people from other parts of the country have settled there attracted by the successful tourist-driven economy and intensive agriculture along the system of swamps that makes this low-rainfall area (average 350 mm (14 in)) one of the best wildlife-viewing experiences in the world with 400 species of birds including water birds, pelicans, kingfishers, crakes, hammerkops and 47 types of raptor.
The park protects two of the five main swamps, and includes a dried-up Pleistocene lake and semi-arid vegetation.
240 kilometers (150 miles) southeast from the capital city Nairobi, Amboseli National Park is the second most popular national park in Kenya after Maasai Mara National Reserve.
History
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In 1883, Joseph Thompson was the first European to penetrate the feared Maasai region known as Empusel (meaning 'salty, dusty place' in Maa). He, too, was astonished by the fantastic array of wildlife and the contrast between the arid areas of the dry-lake bed and the oasis of the swamps, a contrast that persists today.
Amboseli was set aside as the 'Southern Reserve' for Maasai in 1906 but returned to local control as a Game Reserve in 1948. Gazetted a National Park in 1974 to protect the core this unique ecosystem, it was declared a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve in 1991. The park earned $3.5 m (€2.9 m) in 2005. On 29 September 2005, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki declared that control of the park should pass from the Kenya Wildlife Service to the Olkejuado County Council and the Maasai tribe. Some observers saw this as a political favour in advance of a vote on a new Kenyan constitution: legal challenges are currently in court. The degazetting would divert park admission fees directly to the County Council with shared benefits to the Maasai immediately surrounding the park.
Fauna
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The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants.[3] Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet Maasai and visit a Maasai village. The park also offers spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
Amboseli offers some of the best opportunities to see African animals because its vegetation is sparse due to the long dry months. Amboseli National Park is home to wild animals, which include the African elephant, cape buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, hyena, giraffe, zebra, and wildebeest among other African animals. There is also a host of Kenyan birds, both large and small, to see if you keep your eyes open and stop at every sighting.
The park has several rules to protect the wildlife: do not get out of your vehicle, except at designated spots; do not harass the animals in any way; keep to the tracks; no off-road driving; and animals always have the right of way. The roads in Amboseli have a loose surface of volcanic soil that is dusty in the dry season and impassable in the wet season.
Great Rift Valley | Crossing Africa
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Zell am see - Kaprun, Austria
A glittering lake surrounded by mountains with snow-white glaciers, green mountain meadows and rugged rocks. The uniqueness of the Zell am See-Kaprun region lies in its diversity. Nowhere else in Austria nature does have more to offer. Enjoy a wonderful alpine summer with me only on my show Musafir.
Optional Extension to Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Before your journey to The Heart of Africa: On Safari in Kenya & Tanzania, why not ease into the safari life with an optional extension to Lake Naivasha? A major freshwater lake in Kenya's Great Rift Valley and an easy drive from Nairobi, Lake Naivasha was once the preferred retreat of the wealthy Happy Valley Set who lived and partied in their luxurious shoreline mansions. Today, it is home to a wide variety of birdlife, including flamingos, and is an ideal first safari experience. During your stay here, view wildlife and birdlife from a boat as you cruise the lake, on a game drive, and even from the privacy of the verandah of your permanent tent for a first look at the beauty and wonders of East Africa.