Remember Elsa of Born Free? Made famous by George and Joy Adamson by their book, Elsa was the story of an orphaned lion cub, rescued, nurtured and later released into the wild. Born Free wasn’t just a fantastic story of a lion cub, but possibly the first-ever published real-life story of what compassion between man and the wild can be like. Once you arrive in Lake Naivasha, your childhood memory of Elsa on the big screen would surely drive you to Elsamere, the home of George and Joy Adamson.
The cottage they lived in, on the banks of the serene Lake Naivasha, with serene surroundings, would transport you to a world where there’s so much quiet. Its a lovely retreat. A few glimpses…