Sunbird Lodge is a compact, garden-set property above Lake Elementaita, one of the smaller and quieter of Kenya’s Rift Valley soda lakes. Its cottages look directly down over the lake’s pink-tinged shallows toward the Aberdare foothills beyond.
Fourteen cottages, each with a private veranda facing the lake.
Meals served on a terrace overlooking Lake Elementaita.
Guided walks and game drives around the Soysambu Conservancy on the lake’s shore, and boat or shoreline access to the lake’s flamingo and pelican populations.
Lesser and greater flamingos, pelicans and a wide range of waterbirds gather along the lake’s shallow soda flats, framed by the extinct volcano Kilombe and the wider Rift Valley escarpment.
The lake’s shallow, mirror-flat water makes for reliable reflection shots of the flamingo flocks in the stiller early-morning light.
Lake Elementaita and its surrounding conservancies form part of the Kenya Lake System UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognised for its importance to migratory and resident waterbirds.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
