Located just less than two hours away from the busy city life in Nairobi

The town, located 90km from the capital city of Nairobi and on the shores of Lake Naivasha, is home to tens of flower farms, a geothermal power plant, breweries and tourist destination points.

Naivasha is home to more than 50 flower farms, including V-D Berg, Maridadi, Finlays, Panda, Shalimar, Nini, and Longonot Horticulture.

Other key investments include Keroche Breweries, Roka Industries which produces electricity cables, Mashwa Breweries, Solinic Solar Company and Plantec Limited, which is currently Africa’s leading producer of vegetable and fruit seedlings.

Naivasha Bateleur House

PLACES TO VISIT IN NAIVASHA KENYA

Naivasha is also a popular tourist destination. Hell’s Gate National Park (the main locations for The Lion King, including Pride Rock and the Gorge, are modelled after the park, Mount Longonot National Park and Mount Longonot are nearby attractions.

What are the top attractions to visit in Naivasha?

Hell’s Gate National Park

“A Walk on the Wild Side”

Named for the intense geothermal activity within its boundaries, the Hell’s Gate National Park is a remarkable quarter of the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular scenery including the towering cliffs, water-gouged gorges, stark rock towers, scrub clad volcanoes and belching plumes of geothermal steam make it one of the most atmospheric Parks in Africa. Hell’s Gate is an ideal venue for a day trip from Nairobi where, in addition to the bio-diversity that includes raptors, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing and a natural spa.

Crescent Island Game Park

There is just one “Crescent Island Game Sanctuary”. Located on Lake Naivasha, in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is one of the most beautiful parks in Kenya and is Naivasha’s best-kept secret. Surrounded by water, it is actually a peninsula and is accessible by boat from East or West as well as by road.

The shores host abundant birdlife including pelicans, cormorants, and fish-eagles with their haunting cry. There are more animals per acre than any other Kenyan Park, hence many film companies have been to the Island to film the herds of Wildebeest, Waterbuck, Zebra, and Gazelle.

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It’s is a beautiful freshwater lake, fringed by thick papyrus. The lake is almost 13kms across, but its waters are shallow with an average depth of five meters.It is part of the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name Nai’posha, meaning “rough water” because of the sudden storms which can arise.

Lake Oloidien

Lake Oloiden is a volcanic crater lake and is home to Kenya’s largest flower farms. It is a perfect destination for those who want to get away from the usual and beaten tracks. It home to thousands of flamingos and a boat ride in this lake is always mind-blowing.

Crater Lake Game Sanctuary

Crater Lake, or Sonachi, is a small, saline-alkaline lake to the immediate west of Lake Naivasha, inside a larger volcanic crater, with sides intact. It is privately owned, maintained as a Sanctuary, with a small tented camp above the lake. The flat land within the crater is partly wooded and holds populations of black & white colobus monkeys and antelope such as Impala and Thompson’s gazelle.