Lake Nakuru, another of the Rift Valley lakes, can be visited in a long day trip or an overnight stopover on safari going north or west. Lake Nakuru is world famous as the feeding grounds of both lesser and greater flamingos which can be distinguished by size and color.

The lesser flamingo has a deep carmine red bill; the greater has a pink one with a black tip. The lesser also has a deeper pink plumage. Both species are present at the lake. Lake Nakuru was crowned a national park in the sixties. It was estimated then that they were at times more than a million flamingos. Ornithologists describe it as "the most fabulous bird spectacle in the world."

Besides that, more than 400 species of birds can be seen in the park. Hippos, reedbuck, waterbuck, black rhino, giraffe, lion, leopard, bushbuck are present too at the Lake Nakuru National Park. Between the lake and the cliffs in the west, large pythons inhabit the dense woodland, and can often be seen crossing the roads or dangling from trees. Accommodation is available at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge and Lake Nakuru Lodge which are right inside the park.

Lake Nakuru Lodge & Tented Camps

Flamingo Hill Camp
Lake Nakuru Lodge
Maili Saba Camp - Near Lake Nakuru Area
Mbweha Camp - Near Lake Nakuru Area
Sarova Lion Hill Lodge - More info
Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
Thomson Falls Lodge - Nyahururu

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