This beautiful old hotel was Kenya’s international air terminal just after World War II when the ‘flying boats’ of BOAC (The British Overseas Airways Company) landed there enroute to South Africa. Once an elegant old house, the Lake Naivasha Country Club, still maintains the original polished wooden floors, magnificent fireplaces, billiards room and broad verandahs overlooking the extensive gardens. Smooth lawns with huge fever trees lead down to the lakeside, where there is a wooden gazebo and a jetty for the pleasure boats that leave from the hotel. There is also a secluded swimming pool and conference centre. 

Enigmatic, and dotted with floating islands of Nile cabbage (water hyacinth) and papyrus, Lake Naivasha has no known outlet, and legends abound regarding the vast tunnels that supposedly run beneath its surface. Towered over by the brooding bulk of Mount Longonot (2,776 m), and featuring a submerged volcanic crater known as Crescent Island, beautiful Lake Naivasha is best known for its high numbers of water birds. Also for the haunting cry of the fish eagles, which feed on the black bass and tilapia of its waters. 

Location 

Lake Naivasha Country Clubis located on the shores of Lake Naivasha and close to Hell’s Gate National Park. Lake Naivasha is a 2 hour drive from Nairobi  (approx 100 kms) and lies at the heart of the Great Rift Valley. Nearby are the lakes of Elementaita, Nakuru and Bogoria. 

Accommodation 

Lake Naivasha Country Club has 51 rooms in separate one-story wings and garden cottages. Each room has a private entrance and a small veranda with views of the grounds. Lake View Cottage is on the edge of the lake and accessed by a wooden walkway. It offers two bedrooms and a spacious central living room. There are phones in the rooms and room service. 

Dining and bar provision

The Lake Naivasha Country Club dining room occupies what was once the verandah and looks out over the gardens. At weekends, the tables are taken outside and clustered beneath the shade of a huge acacia while a buffet lunch is served from a stone gazebo. The intimate bar features murals of the lakes and leather covered antique furniture. There is also an outside terrace and a billiards room and gracious resident’s lounge with magnificent fireplace. 

Meals are traditionally served buffet style and will include a broad selection of Kenya, international and local choices. Vegetarian options are always provided by the safari lodge and children’s mealtimes and menus can usually be arranged with prior notice.

Family and children on safari 

Lake Naivasha Country Club welcomes children and can arrange for additional beds, cots, high chairs and baby sitting. There is also a baby pool and an excellent children’s play area with swings and climbing frames. 

Conference facilities 

Lake Naivasha Country Club has its own stand-alone conference centre adjacent to the pool.Lake Naivasha is within easy driving distance of Nairobi (2 hours) and this safari lodge therefore makes a perfect out of town conference venue. A popular Kenya conference and event venue, Lake Naivasha Country Club offers a range of conference and event services to include conference rooms, break-out area, conference banqueting, incentive options, and safari social events catering.

Additional features 

Swimming pool, 12 hectares of grounds, bird-watching, fishing in the lake, boat trips on the lake, sundowners on the lake and trips to Crescent Island, Hells Gate Park, Mount Longonot and Lake Nakuru. Lake Naivasha Country Club has its own gift shop plus a selection of local handicrafts stores. 

Experience the wilderness and wildlife of Lake Naivasha 

Safari game drives, nature walks and medicinal plant discovery 

Experience the real safari – morning and afternoon game drives around Lake Naivasha  and into Hell’s Gate National Park with our trained safari driver-guides. Safari picnic lunches and sundowners can be provided. 

Typical safari experiences and wildlife attractions

Safari bush lunches and dinners 

The safari lodge can arrange private ‘bush’ lunches and safari dinners can be arranged in the bush, complete with waiters, private bar and private BBQ cooking station, campfires and safari hurricane lamps. 

Also on offer are:

• African dance
• Champagne breakfasts in the bush
• Authentic safari sundowners
• Wildlife spotting and game tracking
• What to see and do on your Kenya wildlife safari 
• Relax in the shaded poolside area.
• Walks within the grounds and down to the shores of Lake Naivasha.
• Boat trips on Lake Naivasha
• Visit to one of the huge flower farms that surround Lake Naivasha and supply particularly roses to the florists of Europe.
• Range of day trips - Lake Nakuru National Park, Hell's Gate National Park, Lake Bogoria. 
• A walk on Crater Island Private Game Sanctuary.  
• Fishing for carp, tilapia and black bass