Lake Nakuru Safari Trips & Tours

What to do in Lake Nakuru

One of Kenya’s most popular national parks thanks to its easy location and dreamy scenery, Lake Nakuru is varied and diverse and home to a good cast of the animal kingdom. As ever, game drives are the name of the game and you’ll traverse terrain ranging from the mist-shrouded lakeshore to pretty acacia woodlands. White rhino are plenty, especially by the lake, and giraffe, hippo and buffalo are also easy to spot. The big cats are present but elusive, and interestingly, there are no elephants. The park is fenced so if you’re visiting slightly off-season, game viewing should still be good – but it does get busy. The birding at Nakuru is glorious. Whilst the famous pink flamingo (Greater and Lesser species) are not quite as numerous as they once were, they still make a pretty sight - and 500 recorded species of other birds should make up for it. Raptors include Verreaux’s and the long-crested eagle, and the long-tailed widowbird is another excellent tick on your bird list.