Elwai Camping Centre

You can start your exploration of the local area with a walk around the open spaces around the site itself. If you've got something more extensive in mind, you may like to take on the Mount Longonot hiking trail (half an hour’s drive), where a couple of hours' hike gets you up to the crater’s rim; from there you can descend into the crater or walk around the top. For more of the local landscapes, drive to Crater Lake or head to Hell's Gate to see the geothermal pools and the Fischers Tower (as featured in The Lion King). Both are about an hour’s drive away. As for the animals, well, there are plenty of options… you can go out on a boat ride in search of hippos on Lake Naivasha (25 minutes), head up to Lake Elementaita (an hour and a quarter) to see the flamingos or join a safari in Lake Nakuru National Park (an hour and three quarters).