Tailor-made wildlife safaris, beach holidays and cultural journeys across East Africa

Lakes in Kenya

Browse our Kenya lakes, clearly classified and connected to the safari journeys they support.

Destination classificationNational Park, National Reserve and Conservancy are shown separately.

Wildlife Safaris

Wildlife Safaris destinations

Wildlife-led journeys through Kenya’s national parks, reserves and private conservancies, designed around game drives, big-cat viewing, the Big Five, elephants, rhino…

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Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater Rift Valley lake and one of Kenya’s most convenient safari stopovers, offering boat-based wildlife viewing, prolific…

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Lake Turkana

Lake · Northern Kenya

Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana is one of Kenya’s most powerful expedition destinations: a vast jade-green desert lake surrounded by volcanic terrain, arid plains and…

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Lake Elementaita

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Elementaita

Lake Elementaita is a quieter Rift Valley lake and wildlife sanctuary positioned between Naivasha and Nakuru. Its open views, alkaline water…

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Lake Baringo

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Baringo

Lake Baringo is a freshwater lake in Kenya’s northern Rift Valley and a rewarding specialist destination for birdwatching, boat excursions and…

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Bush & Beach

Bush & Beach Experience destinations

A Kenya combination that pairs safari time in wildlife areas with the Indian Ocean coast. Routes can link the Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo, Laikipia or Rift Valley with Diani…

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Lake Naivasha

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater Rift Valley lake and one of Kenya’s most convenient safari stopovers, offering boat-based wildlife viewing, prolific…

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Lake Elementaita

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Elementaita

Lake Elementaita is a quieter Rift Valley lake and wildlife sanctuary positioned between Naivasha and Nakuru. Its open views, alkaline water…

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Cultural Experiences

Cultural Experiences destinations

People-and-place journeys that add meaningful cultural context to a Kenya holiday. Experiences may include respectfully hosted Maasai, Samburu or Turkana encounters, Swahili…

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Lake Turkana

Lake · Northern Kenya

Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana is one of Kenya’s most powerful expedition destinations: a vast jade-green desert lake surrounded by volcanic terrain, arid plains and…

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Lake Naivasha

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Naivasha

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater Rift Valley lake and one of Kenya’s most convenient safari stopovers, offering boat-based wildlife viewing, prolific…

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Lake Elementaita

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Elementaita

Lake Elementaita is a quieter Rift Valley lake and wildlife sanctuary positioned between Naivasha and Nakuru. Its open views, alkaline water…

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Lake Baringo

Lake · Rift Valley

Lake Baringo

Lake Baringo is a freshwater lake in Kenya’s northern Rift Valley and a rewarding specialist destination for birdwatching, boat excursions and…

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