My husband and I are heading to Kenya for 10 days and want to include masai mara in our trip, along with Nakuru. Is Naivasha another stop that we should include on our trip?

Yes, it can be a very relaxing stop off point. Naivasha Country Club (and I expect others) do boat trips on the lake. Very close to the Hippos! And the bird life is wonderful.

A stop there overnight is a great way of toning down the frantic travel. You can easily do it as a day trip from Nairobi

Hi bernamanda
Naivasha is not only about relaxation;
You can climb Longonot volcano (strongly recommended!) - quite a steep ascent...

or serch for "Naivasha" in the box above

this is one thread for example:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessa...hText=Naivasha

IF you'd write what would you like to have on your Safari, then we can give you a better answer

aby

i meant 'search' ...

The road to Naivasha is unbelievable - full of pot-holes and it is the main road running from the top to bottom of Africa, hence lots of huge trucks.

Lake Naivasha is pleasant. It's the location of an enormous flower industry, so there are polytunnels that go on forever. The environmental cost of this is huge, especially given that these flowers are flown out to Europe daily.

Lake Nakuru is much more impressive, if the flamingoes are there and the park itself has some interesting game.

We stayed at Chui Lodge in May and had a great time.. plenty of wildlife - great Leopard and Cheetah sightings. The camp itself is amazing.

We drove there, and took a plane to the Mara. As mentioned the road to Naivasha isnt the best, but I think that is the norm in Kenya.

If you get a chance, I do recommend a stop.

Last time I went to Naivasha (November) the roads were not that bad. You can't go down the rift valley wall because the road is being re-done with EU money. But really it was an OK journey. I've done a lot worse.