Lake Elementaita lies east of Lake Nakuru and is surrounded by private ranching land. Soysambu Wildlife Sanctuary gives visitors a chance to spend time on the shores of this previously inaccessible alkaline Rift Valley lake, home, at certain times of year, to thousands of lesser and greater flamingo, Kenya's only breeding population of Great White Pelicans and a myriad of other water birds. The Sanctuary encompasses the northern, western and southern shores of the lake which are surrounded by acacia bush, yellow fever tree forests and open grassland. Buffalo, zebra, eland, gazelle, waterbuck, jackal, lion, cheetah and leopard are just some of the many species of game to be seen.