After a boat trip on Lake Naivasha, you get off on this island preserve and walk with a guide among the animals there. Includes zebra, impala, waterbuck, giraffe and more.
Nothing beats walking with the wildlife along this beautiful peninsula. The knowledgeable guides showed us around, telling us what all the animals, birds and trees were. It was an incredible experience!
Cool place / you can roam with the waterbuck, giraffe, antelope (just examples) with no fences. We took a nice long walk - there is a fence but it is to keep the hippos out. The place belongs to the animals - they keep a safe distance from humans. But it's interesting to experience my first walk with no fences. Not the least bit threatening - just a different feeling.
Walking freely among the animals was one of the greatest experiences of my life, standing up close to giraffes. Hardly saw anyone else during the 3 hours on the island and loved it.Many skeletons and rotting carcasses of the ground though.
All 10 of us took a boat ride over from Lake Naivasha Lodge and went on a guided hike on the peninsula. We got so close to the giraffes/zebras and saw herds of wildebeest and Cape buffalo as well as other animals. On our way back, our boat driver got us close to the hippos sunning themselves. Only thing we found 'missing' was a restroom facility.
Crescent Island is a short boat ride from the shore of Lake Navaisha. You must remember to bring $30 pp in entry fees. You can then walk about yourself or take a Game Park guide (recommended, no extra fee, but a tip is encouraged). You will encounter small but impressive herds of zebras, gazelles, impalas, giraffes and wildebeests; plus flocks of Pelicans, flamingos, herons and cranes. If you go on a weekday, it may feel like you have the island all to yourself. If you have not been on an African Safari, you will be amazed at the proliferation and proximity of the wildlife. If you have, then you will probably not be impressed. Lastly, you might want to know that all of the mammals were imported in the 1980s from Maasai Mara for the movie, "Out of Africa", which was filmed on Crescent Island. For me, this reduces the experience a little, as it makes it feel a bit zoo-like to me.
not much shade on this penisula called island. There are some animals here and there - but most of the time you just try to walk from shadow to next shadow 200 meters away,But the boatride is nice
Nice visit but our guide spent most of the time on his cell phone. Maybe work reacted not sure? Nice to walk among the animals after being in a vehicle for so many days
Me loved it,it was awesome!!!!.. especially the fact that its in the middle of the lake,the boat ride from Lake Naivasha Resort was good. actually we had a nice experience
We took a boat road on Lake Naivasha, which was surprisingly enjoyable--tons of gorgeous birds, hippos, etc. We pulled up alongside Crescent Island Game Park, and I wish I'd had the opportunity to actually walk on the island. I had an eery feeling of encountering Eden--there were two figures walking in the distance through the landscape, occasionally spooking zebras and other animals which cleared a path. But I've never in my life in the U.S. been able to walk through a landscape with so many large animals so close--and if I went back, in a moment's notice I'd actually pay the $30 or so to step onto the island and walk through the landscape alongside the animals. It was simply beautiful.