Lake Elementaita offers breath-taking beauty and is also home to many rare species of animals. The lake is less than two hours’ drive from Nairobi and just a short distance to the famous Flamingo filled Lake Nakuru.
In 2005, Lake Elementaita was declared a Ramsar site. As one of the three saline lakes that make up the Kenya Lake System of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Elementaita is one of the main feeding lakes for the Lesser Flamingo.
Whereas Lake Nakuru is famous as the breeding grounds for the Lesser Flamingo, Lake Elementaita can claim that honor as the breeding grounds of the Pink-Backed Pelican.
Today Elementaita is a peaceful and low-key place, lying in the shadow of an impressively peaked hill known locally known as the ‘Sleeping Maasai’. The lake attracts many visiting flamingo, and it shores are grazed by zebra, gazelle, eland and families of warthog. The lake and its surrounding forests are perfect for long walks and birding.