Boat Safari
Kenya
The Great Rift Valley SafariBoating on Lake Naivasha
At over 6,000 feet, Lake Naivasha is the highest lake in the Great Rift Valley and certainly one of the most beautiful. Fringed by papyrus and with the extinct Mount Longonot as a backdrop, this is a wonderful place to photograph birds.
Loldia House has a resident ornithologist who will gladly join you on a boat ride around Lake Naivasha, or on game drives, to identify an extensive range of avifauna.
While out on the water, you’ll notice both long-tailed and great cormorants drying their wings, pink-backed pelicans, herons, a variety of colourful kingfishers and of course, the iconic African fish eagle. Other species seen around the lake include the Goliath herons, African jacanas, great white egrets, white-fronted bee-eaters and saddle-billed storks.
You may also spot plenty of hippos, reedbucks, giraffes, wildebeests and monitor lizzards around the lakeshore.
- Booking information
Please note that boat trips are not available from directly in front of the house when there is alot of water hyacinth blocking the entrance to the lake or when lake levels are very low. If you wish to boat and we are unable to offer this from directly in front of the house we will, where possible try to arrange this for you elsewhere on the lake. A walk on a private island game sanctuary can also be arranged on request.
- Booking fee
The entrance fee varies depending upon the time of year, our manager will be happy to advise you of the current rates.