Loldia House is situated on a private farm of some 6,500 acres on the shores of Lake Naivasha. Here guests are free to explore the farm with one of our guides, to enjoy the interaction of farming activities and the wild animals which live alongside, and to explore the lakes and mountains of the Great Rift Valley. We have desinged a range of activities to help you make the most of your time at Loldia House.
One of the highlights whilst staying at Loldia House is a day trip to the picturesque Lake Nakuru National Park, which is world famous for it’s millions of colourful flamingoes and abundant rhino.
Lake Naivasha, at over 6,000 feet, is the highest lake in the Rift Valley and one of its most beautiful. Fringed by papyrus and with the extinct Mount Longonot as a backdrop, this is a wonderful place to watch and photograph birds. Over 400 species of birds have been seen in the Rift Valley, and Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru and Hells Gate all offer great bird viewing opportunities.
We can arrange night game drives on Loldia Ranch. These normally depart at 7 pm (before dinner). The drive lasts for one hour and you explore the ranch at night. Animals normally seen on night game drives include bat eared foxes, aardvarks, leopard, long tailed mongooses, spring hares, nightjars and eagle owls as well as hippos leaving the lake to graze.
Hell’s Gate National Park is known for its interesting geology and the steam geysers that are found in some areas. The cliffs in the park provide ideal nesting and vantage points for many birds of prey. The park fee is payable direct and our manager will be happy to advise you of the current rates.
We can arrange a guided walk around Loldia Farm. Walks depart Loldia House at 4pm and take place in the cultivated agricultural areas of the farm. The walk lasts around an hour and a half and as well as seeing daily farm life there are many birds to discover as well. Please advise the manager if you would like to go on a guided farm walk.
We can arrange a walk and picnic lunch on the picturesque Crescent Island, notice of this needs to be given to us the evening before. The park entrance fee is payable direct and our manager will be happy to advise you of the current rates.
We can arrange guided morning or afternoon walks around Crater Lake, home to a troop of Colobus monkeys. Entrance fees are payable direct and our manager will advise you of current rates.
Lake Bogoria is a Rift Valley Soda Lake famed for its fabulous reflections of the Laikipia escarpment. Throughout most of the year there are a large number of greater and lesser Flamingos. There are also good chances of seeing a herd of the elusive but majestic kudu.
We can organise a visit to the Loldia School. The manager of Loldia House and longstanding guests have together formed the Loldia School Fund, a UK registered charitable trust, which has worked hard to improve the school for the children of the area. To date the school has been completely rebuilt, making it one of the best schools in the region. Scholarships have been offered to primary school leavers to attend secondary school, and some of the brighter students have gone on to Universities in Kenya and South Africa.
For those clients wishing to climb Mt. Longonot we can arrange a picnic lunch, notice of this needs to be given to us the evening before. The park entrance fee is payable direct and our manager will be happy to advise you of the current rates. Please note Mt Longonot is a strenuous climb and clients must be in good health and fit to take on the climb.
