Lake Elmenteita

Nakuru County · Kenya

Lake Elmenteita, Kenya
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to March, outside the heaviest rains
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A small soda lake between Naivasha and Nakuru, ringed by acacia woodland and volcanic hills known locally as the Sleeping Warrior. It is an important breeding ground for great white pelicans and draws flamingos, with quiet lodges along its shores.

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