Lake Elmenteita 
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Lake Elmenteita is a soda lake in the Rift Valley that lies in the shadow of a peaked hill known as the Sleeping Masai. This area was the estate and stronghold of Lord Delamere, the builder of the Kenya colony. Several camps and a lodge are located on the lakeshore.
Flamingos visit Lake Elmenteita in droves while zebra, gazelle, eland and families of warthog graze the shores. Elmenteita has become one of the main breeding grounds in Kenya for the great white pelican
Kariandusi Prehistoric Site is near Lake Elmenteita. The Leakeys discovered Stone-Age hand axes, obsidian or black volcanic glass knives and a molar of the straight-tusked elephant between 1929 and 1947. Gambles Cave, located southwest of Lake Elmenteita, is another well-known archeological site.
Another interesting attraction that is close by is African Diatomite Industries. Diatomite "wells" are mined for an accumulation of microscopic algae skeletons, white plaster-like powder currently used for paints, insulation and as a face decor by the Maasai.
Flamingos visit Lake Elmenteita in droves while zebra, gazelle, eland and families of warthog graze the shores. Elmenteita has become one of the main breeding grounds in Kenya for the great white pelican
Kariandusi Prehistoric Site is near Lake Elmenteita. The Leakeys discovered Stone-Age hand axes, obsidian or black volcanic glass knives and a molar of the straight-tusked elephant between 1929 and 1947. Gambles Cave, located southwest of Lake Elmenteita, is another well-known archeological site.
Another interesting attraction that is close by is African Diatomite Industries. Diatomite "wells" are mined for an accumulation of microscopic algae skeletons, white plaster-like powder currently used for paints, insulation and as a face decor by the Maasai.
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