Guest User
March 24, 2025
The lodge was very nice, but the highlight of our stay was the boat trip and island tour on Lake Naivasha led by the naturalist at the hotel, Joakim. I was there with colleagues with an international conservation organization, and I found him to be extremely knowledgeable about all the animals and plants, but particularly about birds as he is trained in ornithology. The lake is a hotspot for bird diversity, and we saw numerous species on our trip, as well as a multitude of hippos resting on a small island. The larger island has a number of animals that were brought there during the filming of several movies, which range free around the island, including giraffes, wildebeest, and numerous antelope species. Joakim was a fantastic naturalist guide, which is not always the case for tour guides, and I highly recommend him.