Day outings

Lake Magadi salt pan

Lake Magadi is a saline, alkaline lake, approximately 100 square kilometers in size, that lies in a graben. The lake is an example of a “saline pan”. The lake water, which is a dense sodium carbonate brine, precipitates vast quantities of the mineral trona (sodium sesquicarbonate). In places, the salt is up to 40 m thick. The lake is recharged mainly by saline hot springs (temperatures up to 86°C) that discharge into alkaline “lagoons” around the lake margins, there being little surface runoff in this arid region. Most hot springs lie along the northwestern and southern shorelines of the lake. During the rainy season a thin (<1 m) layer of brine covers much of the saline pan, but this evaporates rapidly leaving a vast expanse of white salt that cracks to produce large polygons. A single species of fish, a cichlid Alcolapia grahami, inhabits the hot, highly alkaline waters of this lake basin and is commonly seen in some of the hot spring pools around the shoreline where the water temperature is less than 45°C.

Early mans tools at Kariandusi

One of over 10 important pre historic sites, about 1hour from Nairobi on superb tarmac. and just off the main road opposite lake elementaita.

Mt Longonot

Do you need to be told that this is fun to do? an early start is recommended. Accesible by both private means and public means, situated on the floor of the Great rift valley. Ideal for groups, camping space available.

Boat ride

Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi – Nakuru highway. It is also a popular tourist destination. Hell’s Gate National Park, Longonot National Park and Mount Longonot are nearby attractions.

A Favourite outing spot for nairobians. Lake accesible in about one and a half hours from Nairobi, either by private means or public means. activities include boat rides, bird watching, hiking, rockclimbing, cycling, abseiling, game watching, fishing, sailing, camping, picknicking, horse riding, golf, film making, snake watching, relaxation, water skiing…more, contact below.