The Great Rift Valley Attractions
Joy Adamson and Elsa © www.elsatrust.org
Elsamere Conservation Centre
Along the southern shore of Lake Naivasha is the former home of
naturalist and painter Joy Adamson, author of 'Born Free', and now
the Elsamere Conservation Centre, incorporating a guesthouse and a
small museum. Visitors are invited to join the guests daily at 4pm
for a sumptuous tea on the lawns of the beautifully peaceful
lakeside setting, occasionally joined by the mischievous Colobus
monkeys with a taste for cheesecake. The museum has displays
portraying the true story of Joy and the lioness Elsa that she
raised from birth, and her attempts to return her to the wild, as
well as her paintings and personal artefacts. There is also a video
shown about the story of Elsa the lioness.
Address: Moi South Lake Road;
E-mail: elsa@africaonline.co.ke;
Website: www.elsatrust.org;
Telephone: (0)5020 21055;
Opening time: Daily 3pm to 6pm;
Admission: Ksh350
