Affordable Anniversary Lake Elementaita | 3 Days 2 Nights
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Anniversaries
Lake Elementaita Lodge or similar
Two quiet nights above a Rift Valley lake to mark another year together
Affordable Anniversary Lake Elementaita: two nights above a quiet Rift Valley lake, a room dressed for the occasion, an early walk to the shoreline and a private bush dinner with your anniversary cake on the second night. Every meal is covered. From KES 71,000 per couple for Kenyan citizens, with transport from Nairobi available as an add on.
Anniversaries do not need distance to feel significant. They need time, attention and a table set for two somewhere quiet. Lake Elementaita gives you all three, about two hours from Nairobi on the A104, at the calm end of the Rift Valley lakes.
You stay at Lake Elementaita Lodge, on the escarpment above the water. The lodge grew around an old farmhouse that Galbraith Cole established about a century ago, and it still feels more like a country house than a hotel, with 33 rooms, a pool and gardens that look out over the lake towards the Sleeping Warrior hill.
Your room is decorated for the occasion before you arrive. The first evening ends at the bonfire, with no plan for the next day except an early walk to the shoreline to look for great white pelicans, which breed here and nowhere else in Kenya. On the second evening the lodge sets a private bush dinner for the two of you, and the anniversary cake arrives as the light goes.
Flamingos come and go with the water levels, so we never promise them. If you want more space, you can move both nights to Lake Elementaita Mountain Lodge, or to Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp inside Soysambu Conservancy, for a set supplement. Transport from Nairobi is an optional add on.
For more on the lake, see our Lake Elementaita guide, or browse all our anniversary packages.
Details
Summary information about this package
Lake Elementaita Lodge or similar
Elementaita
Couples
Included
Road
For Adults only (18+)
Full-board
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 35500 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 400 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Road
Duration and Timing
No
3 Days 2 Nights
About Package
More information about this package
A room dressed for the occasion: The lodge decorates your room with petals and simple touches before you check in, so the anniversary feels marked from the moment you arrive.
A bush dinner with your anniversary cake: On your second night the lodge sets a private table outdoors, and a celebration cake with candles follows dinner. Tell us the message when you book.
Lake Elementaita Lodge or similar: A 33 room lodge built around Galbraith Cole's farmhouse, about 500 metres off the highway on the escarpment above the lake. Rooms are standard doubles or twins, simple and comfortable rather than showy.
Full board for both days: Every meal from lunch on arrival to breakfast on your last morning is covered. The only thing you pay for at the table is drinks.
A guided bird walk at first light: A lodge guide takes you down towards the shoreline early to look for great white pelicans, and your Lake Elementaita Wildlife Sanctuary fees are already paid.
A middle day with nothing planned: Day 2 belongs to you. Swim, sleep, read on the terrace, book a massage, or ask the lodge about a visit to the Kikopey hot springs on the lake's southern shore.
Room to upgrade: Move both nights to Lake Elementaita Mountain Lodge or Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp for a set supplement per couple, shown in the add ons below.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Anniversary Lake Elementaita Itinerary with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
Day 1: Back to the Two of You
Check in at the lodge from midday. Adding our private transfer? We collect you from your Nairobi address at 9 am for the 2 to 2.5 hour drive on the A104, and your driver stays with you for all three days.
Morning: The Drive Out
The road climbs out of Nairobi and drops onto the floor of the Rift Valley. Two hours in the car is a good place to talk about the year just gone. Past Naivasha and Gilgil, the lake appears below the highway, pale and still.
Afternoon: The Door Opens
Check in to a room that has been decorated for your anniversary. Lunch at the lodge, then the afternoon by the pool or on the terrace.
Evening: The First Fire
Dinner at the lodge as the light goes, then out to the bonfire under a clear sky. Elementaita evenings are cool, so bring a warm layer and stay out as long as you like.
Day 2: A Day Without Plans
Morning: The Shoreline Walk
An early walk with your lodge guide down towards the water, looking for great white pelicans, avocets and whatever else is feeding in the shallows. Back for a slow breakfast with the lake in front of you.
Afternoon: Yours
No schedule at all. Swim, sleep, read, or book a massage. If you would like a change of scene, ask the lodge about a visit to the Kikopey hot springs on the southern shore.
Evening: Dinner and Cake Under the Sky
The lodge sets a private bush dinner for the two of you as the sun goes down. When the plates are cleared, your anniversary cake arrives with its candles lit.
Day 3: Slowly Home
Morning: The Last Breakfast
A long breakfast with the lake below you, then check out without hurrying.
Afternoon: The Slow Way Back
If you have the car, stop for nyama choma at Kikopey or visit the Kariandusi Prehistoric Site on the way home, both at your own cost. You are back in Nairobi with the evening still free.
Add Ons
Romantic Touches: (Extras for the two of you)
Sparkling wine on arrival: KES 5,000 ($50) per bottle
Photographer at the bush dinner, one hour: KES 11,500 ($115) per session
Upgrade Your Stay: (Move both nights, per couple, on top of the package price. Your romantic touches move with you and are confirmed at booking)
Lake Elementaita Mountain Lodge, deluxe room with a bathtub and terrace, full board: from KES 44,500 ($815) per couple
Lake Elmenteita Serena Camp, deluxe tent inside Soysambu Conservancy, full board: from KES 87,500 ($990) per couple
Extra night at Lake Elementaita Lodge on full board: KES 12,500 ($95) per person sharing
Transport: (Private car from your Nairobi address, driver stays with you for all three days)
Private saloon car with driver, Nairobi return: KES 36,000 ($360) per couple
Private mini SUV with driver, Nairobi return: KES 54,000 ($535) per couple
Experiences: (Add any of these when you book)
Massage and wellness session: KES 3,500 ($35) per session
Sirville Adventure Park water slides, high ropes or zipline: from KES 2,500 ($30) per person, lodge transfer arranged if you are not using our car
Specialist birding guide: KES 4,000 ($40) per group
Packed lunch: KES 2,000 ($20) per meal
Lake Nakuru game drive: KES 10,000 ($100) per person, requires the transport add on
+ Inclusions
2 nights at Lake Elementaita Lodge or similar, standard room
Full board from lunch on arrival to breakfast on Day 3
Room and bed decoration for your anniversary, ready before you check in
Private bush dinner for two on your second night
Celebration cake with candles, served after the bush dinner
Guided nature walk and bird watching with a lodge guide
Lake Elementaita Wildlife Sanctuary conservation fees (KWS)
Evening bonfire on your first night
Use of the lodge swimming pool
Baecation Adventures planning and support throughout your stay
All government taxes and levies
- Exclusions
Transport between Nairobi and the lodge, available as an add on below
Drinks, including bottled water outside meals
Lunch on Day 3 and any meals outside the lodge, including Kikopey
Sparkling wine and photographer, available as add ons below
Kikopey hot springs visit
Sirville Adventure Park activities, available as add ons below
Kariandusi Prehistoric Site entry and Soysambu Conservancy fees
Spa treatments
Festive season supplement for stays between 20 December and 4 January
Tips and gratuities
Travel insurance
Anything not listed under Inclusions
What To Carry
A warm layer each for the bonfire, the bush dinner and the early walk, since Elementaita mornings and evenings are cool
Something a little smarter for the anniversary dinner
The anniversary gift, if there is one. The bush dinner is a good place for it
Comfortable closed shoes for the shoreline walk
Swimwear for the pool and the hot springs
A sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses
A light rain jacket between March and May, and in November and December
National ID or passport, which confirms your KWS fee category
A charged phone or camera and a power bank
Cash or M-Pesa for drinks and tips
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