Elsamere was the lakeside home of Joy Adamson, author of Born Free, the book and film about raising and releasing the lioness Elsa into the wild. The house, set in beautiful gardens on the south shore of Lake Naivasha, is now a conservation centre and museum. You can visit for afternoon tea, which is served on the lawn with black-and-white colobus monkeys dropping from the trees above.
The small museum inside contains Adamson's paintings, personal effects, and exhibits about her work with lions, cheetahs, and leopards. A documentary film about her life is screened during visits. It is about 2 km past Fisherman's Camp on the Lake Road — straightforward to reach by car or bicycle.