Crate Lake Camp in Naivasha Kenya offers lux­ury tented accom­mo­da­tion on the tree lined shores of this unusual jade green vol­canic lake .the walls of the crater encir­cle the camp and the lake ‚giv­ing an enclosed sense of pri­vacy and iso­la­tion. To reach the camp you walk down attrac­tively built rus­tic steps-a greet many of them

Built under giant fever tree and fac­ing the lake are eight attrac­tively fur­nished tents and two wooden ban­das. The accom­mo­da­tions are roman­tic and pri­vate .you climb stairs up to your spa­cious tent which is on a raised wooden plat­form has a thatched roof and nice stone bath­room. From the rock­ing chairs on your veranda and from your bed you look out towards the peace­ful lake and the steep crater walls beyond. There are some par­tic­u­larly nice touches such as the use of carved aca­cia and chunks of obsid­ian in the con­struc­tions. Col­or­ful bed cov­ers, dec­o­ra­tively painted clay pots and unusual roofs (thatch lined with Hes­s­ian) all add to the charm of the place .there are dress­ing downs in the bath­room and min­eral water by the bed.

The pleas­ant bar and din­ing area are fronted by a large open-sided veranda which looks out over the lake .there are chunky wooden chairs with big cush­ions and day beds for rest­ing on the lawn. Guests can take a walk along the edge of the lake and there are wooden jetty with steps into the lake for those bent on the swim. The bird life is incredible-hosts of waders are in the shal­lows and swifts skim the water. At cer­tain time of the year pink flamin­gos add a sur­real touch to the vivid green of the lake. Black and white colobus mon­keys cavort in the trees and wake you in the morn­ing with their strange calls echo­ing over the water.

It is pos­si­ble to take escorted walks on the plains of the his­tor­i­cal Ndabibi estate-home to a vari­ety of game includ­ing giraffe, eland and chee­tah. Lady Dalamere and her two hus­bands are buried on a panoramic out­crop on the estate. An early morn­ing walk (for the sure­footed) around the rim of the crater offers lovely views over the plains and escarp­ments beyond and down into the peace­ful crater below. Night game dri­ves are also offered, Crater lake camp is a won­der­fully tran­quil and roman­tic spot-a per­fect place to slow down and recharge. Crater Lake offers clas­sic escapes for spe­cial inter­est groups, includ­ing paint­ing and astrol­ogy week­ends, as well as ornitho­log­i­cal out­ings with local experts. The camp will pre­pare spe­cial roman­tic excur­sions – sun­down­ers on the panoramic out­crop of Leop­ard Rock or a can­dlelit din­ner on the lake­side jetty – while our safari vehi­cles can take you to the dra­matic gorge of Hell’s Gate or the shim­mer­ing expanse of Lake Nakuru – home to more than half the world’s lesser flamin­gos. But for all its spec­tac­u­lar sur­round­ings, vis­i­tors to Crater Lake often pre­fer to sit on their veran­das over­look­ing what must be one of the most beau­ti­ful small lakes in cre­ation. Our camp has been described as “Kenya’s most roman­tic tented camp” – and we chal­lenge any cou­ple not to fall in love all over again!

Accom­mo­da­tion

Eight tents, some with dou­ble and some with twin beds the two ban­das each have two beds and two bunk beds handy for fam­i­lies but a lit­tle darker than the tents. En-suite bath­rooms with show­ers and plenty of hot water.