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Aerial view of a waterfall dropping through the forested Nguruman Escarpment

Field Notes · Gallery

Twenty-three photos from the field.

A working record of the escarpment, the gorge, the river and the people who know it best — shot on the trail, not staged for a brochure.

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Five minutes at Nguruman.

A proper look at the resort, the river, and the escarpment — filmed on-site.

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Real trips, filtered by category.

These are guest and guide photographs from actual trips — the walk down to the falls, the crossing at the gorge, an evening by the fire. Filter by category, or browse the whole set below.

Waterfall dropping between sheer canyon walls in the Nguruman gorge
Waterfalls

The falls, seen from the boulder field below

Exposed rock face and scree at the head of a canyon on the escarpment
Escarpment

Basalt columns at the head of the gorge

Hikers picking a path across boulders beside a river pool in the gorge
River & Gorge

Boulder-hopping the trail to the pools

Guest lounge with armchairs, a coffee table and wildlife prints on the wall
Stay

The guest lounge, between game drives

A guide photographing the river from a rocky crossing point
River & Gorge

Our guide, working the riverbed for a shot

Maasai guide in traditional shuka carrying a dog at the base of a waterfall
Maasai Culture

A guide and camp dog at the base of the falls

Stone signage for Lake Magadi at sunset with clouds overhead
Getting Here

The Magadi turn-off, last light

Aerial view of a waterfall dropping through the forested escarpment
Waterfalls

From above — the fall cutting through forest

Sunset reflected in the salt flats near Lake Magadi
Landscape

Lake Magadi's salt flats, holding the sky

Layered rock cliffside on the Nguruman Escarpment under a blue sky
Escarpment

Layered rock, cut by centuries of water

Cooking over an open fire on a sandbank beside the river
Camp Life

Lunch, cooked riverside on a sandbank

Aerial view of the Ewaso Ng'iro River bending through the gorge
River & Gorge

The Ewaso Ng'iro, from directly above

Aerial view of the river cutting through the savanna toward the escarpment
River & Gorge

Where the river meets open savanna

Aerial view of the resort and surrounding village at sunset beneath the escarpment
Landscape

Home ground at sunset, escarpment behind

Maasai guide in traditional shuka standing on rocks before a waterfall
Maasai Culture

Our guide, first to the falls as always

Adventure motorbikes parked in golden grass overlooking Lake Magadi
Getting Here

One way in — by road, overlooking the lake

Small charter plane landing on the airstrip at sunset
Getting Here

Or by air — the charter strip at dusk

The Loita House exterior in morning light, doors open onto the courtyard
Stay

The Loita House, caught in morning light

A double bedroom inside the Loita House at Nguruman Waterfront Resort
Stay

A double room inside the Loita House

A twin bedroom inside the Loita House at Nguruman Waterfront Resort
Stay

Twin room, Loita House

A standard twin room at Nguruman Waterfront Resort
Stay

A standard room, made up and waiting

The Loita Main House Lounge, a shared common space at Nguruman Waterfront Resort
Stay

The lounge, another angle

Tents pitched by the river at Nguruman Waterfront Resort
Stay

Tents pitched right at the water's edge

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Every one of these was taken by a guest or a guide on an ordinary trip out. Book a stay and the escarpment does the rest.

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