| Lake Nakuru is world famous for, and was created a national park to protect, its stunning flocks of lesser flamingo which literally turn its shores pink. Its birdlife is rich: a beacon for leading ornithologists, scientists and wildlife film-makers. The park spans an attractive range of wooded and bush grassland around the lake, offering a wide ecological diversity, from lake water, woodland to rocky escarpments and ridges. Notable game within the lake include the hippo and clawless otters. On the shores roam waterbuck, Bohor's Reedbuck and zebra. The woodlands and forest are now home to both black and white rhino. In 1987, only two black rhino remained following devastation by poachers. By creating a rhino sanctuary within the Park and reintroducing a breeding herd from Laikipia, KWS has now successfully re-established rhino in the park. Game viewing is relatively easy: buffalo, leopard, lion, rothschild's giraffe, white and black colobus monkey are in plentiy. The bushlands offer eland, steinbok, impala, Chandler's Reedbuck and dik dik, whilst rock hyrax and klispringer occupy the cliffs and escarpment. Fact File: - Altitude 4,000-5,767ft
- Area 188sq. kms.
- Distance from
Nairobi 157 kms - Naishi Airstrip
- Opened June 1968
- Over 400 species of
birdlife (Aquatic & Terrestrial) - Over 1 million flamingo
- Plentiful & Easy Gameviewing:
Leopard, White Rhino - Picturesque Landscape &
Yellow Acacia
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Lake Nakuru National Park
