Lake Naivasha country club- Kenya's finest lake vacation safari resort

Lake Naivasha country club
This beautiful old hotel was Kenya's international air terminal just after world war 11. the flying boats of British overseas Airways landed there as they followed the Nile south and on to south Africa .today ,Only glimpse of lake Naivasha are visible through tall acacia trees at water's edge.

The hotel is centered on an elegant old house with wood floors, fresh doors and a long covered veranda leading to the lawns. Several wings and clusters of rooms and cottages are set in 12 hectares of cool lawns, shaded by spreading fever trees and accented by colorful gardens. rustic wooden chairs and benches invite the traveler to relax and listen to birds and watch the grazing water, perfect for watching birds, water life or sunsets. The hotel is a popular overnight transit point and is often busy with international tour groups .it provides an easy weekend from Nairobi it is also a convenient base for exploring the many attractions in the Naivasha area

The public rooms are elegant and relaxed. The comfortable residents' lounge has a magnificent fireplace and large bay windows. The bar area inviting with its mural of the lake Naivasha and color washed walls with floral stencils. Located at one end of the commodious veranda, the dining room is light and bright, with a panoramic view of the grounds. On holidays and weekends lunch buffets are served on the lawns Day visitors are required to pay a hefty club membership fee to enter the grounds. The Lake Naivasha club is the most convenient place on lake for exploring Crescent Island. There is jetty and several boats. You can be ferried to the island where you can wander freely among wild animals, or you can go on longer lake trips to enjoy the birdlife and spot hippos.

Accommodations
The hotel has 51 rooms in separate one-story wings and garden cottages. Each room has a private entrance and a small veranda with a view of the grounds. There is variation in room sizes and décor, but all have been attractively furnished, many in an English country club style, some with Lamu style beds. All have clean and pleasant bathrooms (many with bathtubs only).each room is available for at least double occupancy most has two twin beds, a few have a double bed. There are mosquito nets. an extravagant and private lake view cottage sits at the edge of the lake. This delight cottage is reached by raised wooden walkway and has a wraparound porch with panoramic views of the lake. There are tow bedrooms and a spacious central living room. The décor is rustic: wooden furniture throw rugs, and baskets of dried flowers.

Special offerings
Swimming pool and children's wading pool, conference/function room, souvenir and sundry soup shop. Massage, boats and fishing rods for hire, hotel ferry service to Crescent Island, environmentalist-guided boat trip, Lake Cruiser with bar, bird walks led by an ornithologist indoor board games, videos (wildlife and classes), and excursions to local attractions. Sundowner cruises, children' activity area.

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For the visitor nurtured on the writings of Rider Haggard, Ernest Hemingway, Karen Blixen, Elspeth Huxley, Robert Ruark, Jim Corbett, Baden-Powell, Joy Adamson And the celluloid epics of the golden years of Hollywood, Kenya has always exerted a magic spell.
This nation at the heart of a great continent has remained a more powerful magnet for safari tourist from the western world than any other country in Black Africa. And its easy to se why. Kenya is scenically magnificent; 583,644 square kilometers (224,335 square miles) much of it dramatic wilderness unsurpassed anywhere in the world.

Straddling the equator and riven down its middle by the great Rift valley, Kenya’s landscapes are varied and beautiful opposites-from snow-capped mountain peak to blazing desert from rain-soaked timber forest to glistening white beaches. And studded throughout the land are more than 40 wildlife national parks and game reserves which contain some of the world’s most interesting wildlife species. Kenya is also exceptional in other ways than the ageless wonder of scenery and wildlife .The country history since 1963, when independence was won from the British, under the leadership of freedom fighter “Mzee” Jomo Kenyatta, is one of remarkable social and economic advances. Symbolic of Kenya’s success in merging traditional Africa tribal society with modern technological society is the imposing Kenyatta international conference centre in the heart of Nairobi. The Center’s 30story tower is one of Kenya’s most imposing buildings; the cone-shaped roof of its amphitheatre inspired by traditional African round hut.A statue of Kenya’s founding father, Jomo Kenyatta who died in 1978, stands in the center’s foremost court.

KENYA IN BRIEF
Kenya: Attained independence as a member of the commonwealth on 12 December 1963 after six months of self-government and declared itself a republic on12 December 1964.

Nairobi: the capital was incorporated as a city on 30th March 1950 by royal Letters of patent presented by Duke of Gloucester the population is about 3 million

People of Kenya: The 2002 census recorded a national population of 30.3 million mainly African. Half of the population is under the age of 30.

Cities and Towns: Mombasa is the oldest town dating to a 2nd-century settlement, is the second largest town in Kenya with a population approaching 1.5 million. Kisumu on the shore of Lake Victoria is the third with a population of about 800,000.

Faith in Kenya: The Major religions are Christianity, Islam and Hindu

Main Kenya Rivers: Tana; Athi-Galana-Sabaki; Ewaso Ngiro; Kerio; Mara; Nzoia; Turkwel; and voi-Goshi-Rare.

Language: Swahili is the lingua franca and the national language although English is widely used in business, teaching and government. About 75 different languages are in use including Kikuyu and Dholuo

Entry point by Land: Malaba and Busia (from Uganda); Lungalunga, Taveta, Loitokitok and Namanga (from Tanzania); Moyale and Todenyang (from Ethiopia); Kolbio (from Somalia; and Lokichogio (from Sudan)

Entry point by Water: Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Momabsa, Kisumu, Homabay
Entry point by Air: Jomo Kenyatta international airport, Nairobi; Moi International Airport, Mombasa; Kisumu and Wilson Airport, Nairobi.

Lakes Of Kenya: Victoria (63,000 square kilometers); Turkana (6,500 square kilometers); Baringo; Bogoria; Nakuru; Elmentaita; Ol bollosatt; Naivasha; Magadi; Chala; and Lake Jipe

Mountains of Kenya: Mount Kenya (17,058feet); Mount Elgon (14,178 feet) The Aberdares (ol Doinyo Lesatiama 13,120 feet); and the Cheranganis (11,055 feet)

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