Lake Nakuru National Park


Lake Nakuru National Park is located in the central part of Kenya in the great rift valley in the northwestern direction from Nairobi at 3 hours of Glamping Kenya Lodge. 

Activities in Lake Nakuru National Park

Activities which tourists can engage in during their safaris in Nakuru National Park include the following;

  • During a safari in Lake Nakuru you will spot a lot of Birds.This is because of the various bird species which can be seen in the different birding spots around the national park. Bird species which can be seen in Lake Nakuru national park include both the migrant and native bird species such as the greater and lesser flamingos, African fish eagle, goliath heron, hammer kops, pied kingfishers, eagles, white pelicans, Hottentot teals, starlings, black winged lapwings, crab plovers, grey crowned cranes and many others
  • safari in Lake Nakuru can of course also include a game drive
    These drives provide wildlife viewing experiences close to the wildlife species such as the Leopards, Lions, white rhinos, hippos, Waterbucks and a lot of Impalas, These game drives take place at different times of day which provides unique experiences during safaris at this destination.
  • Hiking is another activity that takes during your safari in Nakuru National Park and it takes place as tourists visit the viewpoints around the national park.
  • Not far from Lake Nakuru is the fenced off sanctuary where some of the wildlife species such as giraffes and rhinos can be seen. keeps poachers away as well as restricting the movement of the wildlife species.

Safari in Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the best national parks in Kenya given that it has one of the Rift Valley soda Lakes i.e. Lake Nakuru.

The park has 3 main gates and once you get into the park you will enjoy a wide variety of wildlife species and especially the Flamingoes which make the lake pool pink. 

Nakuru National Park though famous Lake Nakuru

During your safari at Lake Nakuru National Park, you can see to over 100 endangered  Rhinos distributed between the black and white rhinos;

Safari in Lake Nakuru  will also bring you closer to the Rothschild’s giraffe and other 50 or more animals Lake Nakuru National Park over the years has grown to become one of the most famous parks.

Lake Nakuru National Park is also  an Unesco World Heritage site and it’s internationally recognised as an IBA since 2009 for the over 400 bird species living in the park.

This national park is characterized by woodlands as well as grasslands which act as habitat for the different wildlife species which can be seen during game viewing experiences and during a safari in Lake Nakuru National Park

Nakuru National Park is been managed by Kenya Wildlife Services  as well as other national parks and national reserves in Kenya and is also in charge of the conservation of wildlife.

safari at Lake Nakuru National park can have many aspects because of the large numbers of flamingos which can be seen along the shores of this lake. Lake Nakuru is a shallow soda lake that attracts the flamingos to its alkaline shores as they feed on algae.

Ten years ago the flamingos moved from Lake Nakuru National Park because of too much water, to Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria where the water is shallower. But lately many flamingos have returned to Lake Nakuru National Park. It can be said that these flamingos commute between the different lakes

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