The last time I visited Lake Magadi was some years ago-maybe 2 centuries back when I was in Primary school on one of the school trips.   I can barely remember that day, not even the road that led to Magadi, though what I can remember well is we were ferried there by 2 KBS buses and this was the most exciting thing since it was a school trip out of Nairobi.

                                                                             Magadi Road

This time round I went to Lake Magadi courtesy of Versatile Adventures on one of their editions of #PhotographyInTheWild.   The interesting thing about this adventure, unique to the others I usually do, is that it was sort of an outdoor classroom on photography – now these are the things that excite my soul.

                                        the factory that produces the salt that we consume

And as any other outdoor trip, I carried my ever available bag full of fun and adventure and whenever I leave this behind I might as well not even wake up and leave the house.

                        the stunts you can only pull on not so busy roads

We had an interesting guide-Benjamin who did a good job giving us the history and current happenings at the lake.

                                                           Benjamin in his element

We got to do some awesome shoots and captured some beautiful images during the day in various locations around the Lake Magadi area.

                                                             the lovely reflections on the lake

It was interesting to refresh my memory on the Geography classes that I often sat asking myself how they would help my life in future- and here it now played well.

                                                this was the man of the day, such an awesome guide
                                       Benjamin confirming that we could actually walk on the lake

I enjoyed quite some time with the lovely birds of this lake, oblivious of how we needed to get their beauty.

                                                     this is the algae that the flamingoes feed on

The good thing about this trip was that most of those who came were also photographers so for once I was not the one behind the lens- such a relief from some of my trips where I never get to have some of the photos taken of me.

                                                                    Photocredits: David Macharia
                                                                 

I got to meet awesome people with such an adventurous spirit and this made the day worth the while.

    it was lovely soaking our feet in hooottt water, and getting people out of this was quite some task

Another treat is we got to see the Masai folk that live around the lake and it was an awesome experience interacting with them and though sometimes we could not understand each other it was quite something seeing some of their works and cultural items that they had on display.   Beautiful people I must say.

             

               As usual I end my day chasing after beautiful sunsets and managed to capture some awesome skies.

Some more pics that I was able to capture on this day…..

 

There are quite a lot of activities to do around Lake Magadi and a day would not be enough to go through all of them. You can visit the Olorgesailie pre-historical, swim in the hot springs, have the best sceneries of Nguruman and Loita hills and maybe even have short hike. If you intend to spend the night you can do so at the Lake Magadi tented camp or even come with your own camping equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

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26 Comments

  1. Lynette May 2, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    This is lovely Catherine. Beautiful photos

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    1. Cathy May 2, 2017 at 3:11 pm

      Thank you Lynette

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  2. Anne Kagwanja May 2, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    Awesome!! Lovely photos, I love the colourful Maasai 🙂 Looking forward to more of Negesa Trails!!

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    1. Cathy May 2, 2017 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you Anne

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  3. Jojobett May 2, 2017 at 4:09 pm

    I looove the pics

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    1. Cathy May 2, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      Thank you Joan

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  4. Marie May 2, 2017 at 5:07 pm

    Absolutely wonderful! I am motivated to visit Lake Magadi.

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 7:27 am

      Thank you dear, let’s go!!

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  5. David May 2, 2017 at 5:54 pm

    I have no words to express how proud I am..this will continue to inspire us to get out of our comfort zones and travel..
    Thanks for sharing your expirence and keep it up..looking forward for the Nxt adventure 

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 7:26 am

      Thank you David

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  6. Carol Karanja May 2, 2017 at 6:00 pm

    Absolutely fantastic! Great job Majo!

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 7:26 am

      Thank you Carol

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  7. Wamzy May 2, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    Love love love the beginning of amazement.

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 7:27 am

      Thank you dear, to many more coming up

      Reply
  8. Jackie May 2, 2017 at 8:02 pm

    Wow, oh my goodness its awesome…. We want more..

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 7:26 am

      Thank you Jackie, more coming up…

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  9. Hannah May 3, 2017 at 8:24 am

    Lovely. Nice to see you going out there and doing something you love. Keep it up.

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you dear

      Reply
  10. Rozzy May 3, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Wow! I love it.. Good job.. Your photography skills definitely getting better everyday.. Proud of you darling! 

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    1. Cathy May 3, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you dear!!

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  11. Anne May 4, 2017 at 6:59 pm

    Beautiful. So proud of you my dear..

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    1. Cathy May 9, 2017 at 6:56 am

      Thank you Anne

      Reply
  12. Kavutha Kakumu June 9, 2017 at 2:21 pm

    Amazing, way to go dear….. looking forward to reading more of your blogs

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    1. Cathy June 9, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      Thank you dear

      Reply
  13. Rachel July 17, 2017 at 3:40 pm

    Nice photos, keep growing!

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    1. Cathy July 18, 2017 at 8:29 am

      Thank you dear

      Reply

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