Lake Naivasha, one of the few fresh water lakes in the Kenya Rift Valley, is situated a beautifully scenic hour's run from Nairobi, at an altitude of 6,200 ft.

It is roughly circular in shape with vast papyrus swamps to the North, and a small bay, Oloidien Bay, today called the small lake, in its South West corner.

Hippo Point is situated on the green isthmus that separates the two lakes.

The approximate North-South distance of lake Naivasha is eight miles and the SW-NE distance is thirteen miles, which gives an area of approximately 75 square miles. The small lake, Oloidien Bay, is about seven miles round.

It takes half an hour to get by car from Naivasha town to Hippo Point estate, taking first the South Lake Road all along the big lake until the end, and then circumventing the small lake after reaching Kongoni.

There is no public access to the small lake. After Kongoni the tarmac ends and the remainder of the road is through private farmland on a rough and dusty road.