Overview
Naivasha is a large town in Nakuru County, Kenya, lying 92.8 km by road northwest of Nairobi. It is part of the Great Rift Valley.
Description
Lake Naivasha (rough water) is a freshwater lake northwest of the capital Nairobi and it is the highest of the Rift Valley lakes which are 1884m above sea level. Freshwater shores fringed with papyrus and yellow acacias, hippos frolicking in the shallows and the cacophony of twittering birds, create a lasting impression of Lake Naivasha.
Lake Naivasha has many different types of wildlife with a good portion of hippos and fish including Crayfish, Tilapia, and Black bass. There are 400 species of birds of which Great Cormorants, Long-tailed, Fish Eagles, Pelicans, and all types of Kingfishers, as well as the Grey-backed fiscal, are some.