Lake Nakuru National Park

The park is located on Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi, in Nakuru District of the Rift Valley Province. It covers an area of 188 km2.Lake Nakuru is a very shallow strongly alkaline lake 62 km2 in extent. It is set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter.

The lake catchment is bounded by Menengai crater to the north, the Bahati hills to the north east, the lion hill ranges to the east, eburu crater to the south and the manu escarpment to the west. Three major rivers, the njoro, makalia and enderit drain into the lake, together with treated water from the town’s sewage works and the outflow from several springs along the shore.

The foundation of the parks food chains is the cyanophyte spirulina platensis which can support huge numbers of lesser-flamingo.

Wildlife; Aardwolf, Ant Bear, Baboon, Bat species, Cheetah, Civet, African, Colobus, Black and White Rhinos, Dik-dik, Hunting Dog, Duiker, Bush, Eland, Bat-eared Fox, Gazelle, Grant’s, Gazelle Thomson, Genets, Rothschild’s Giraffe, African Hare, Hippopotamus, Spotted Hyena, Hyrax, Impala, Jackals, Klipspringer, Leopard, Lion, Mongoose, Vervet Monkey, Pangolin, Ratel, Reedbuck, Reedbuck, Chanler’s Black; Rhinoceros; Serval; Elephant; Steinbok; Waterbuck, Zebra, Common.

Birds; Flamingo (Lesser and Greater), Egyptian goose, Great white pelican, Cattle egret, Blacksmith plover, Great white egret, Sacred ibis, Hammerkop, Sandpipers, Black winged stilt, Grey heron, Yellow billed stork, Little Grebe, Great cormorant, Hadada ibis, King fishers, African spoonbill, Green shank, African snipe, African Jacana, African fish-eagle, Marabou stork, Tawny eagle, European roller, Ox peckers, Bee eaters, Secretary bird, Ground hornbill, Ostrich, Augur buzzard, Martial eagle, Kori bustard, Fiscal shrike, Drongo, Starling, Guinea-fowls.

Accommodation; Lake Nakuru lodge & Sarova Lion Hill Lodge and Enjoro campsite.