This scenic park borrows its name from the beautiful and famous Lake Nakuru. It is a large shallow rift valley soda lake popularly known for supporting an incredible birdlife and mostly flamingos. Other birds commonly spotted around the lake are the pelicans.
The southern part of Nakuru park area was first conserved as a bird sanctuary in 1961 and then later on gazetted as one of Kenya’s National parks in 1968. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is internationally recognized as an IBA. In 1990, the park was declared as a RAMSAR Site.
Wildlife at Lake Nakuru National Park.
Lake Nakuru national park boasts a variety of plant species and several animals including waterbucks, hippos, crocodiles, Rothschild giraffes, the black and white rhinoceros that were introduced in a rhino sanctuary and predators such as the lions, cheetahs and leopards.
Birds in Lake Nakuru national park
Apart from flamingoes, there are much more birds in this park. They include hamerkop, African fish eagle, pied kingfisher, Goliath Heron, Verreuax’s eagle, Northern Shoveler, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Tambourine Dove, Yellow-billed Duck, Cape Teal, Red-billed Duck, Northern Pintail, Southern Pochard, Common Cuckoo, White-browed Coucal, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Little Swift, Horus Swift, African Palm-Swift and pelicans.
Things to do in Lake Nakuru national park
Game drive: exploring the park in a safari vehicle is one of the ways you can get to see the beauty of the park after reaching most of the locations. They offer a chance to watch many of the parks wildlife especially the big game
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Bird watching: with more than 400 bird species in the park, Lake Nakuru national park is an IBA and gives magnificent bird watching experiences. Tourists are accompanied with an expert birding ranger.
Nature walk: walking around the park is a definitely great experience as it takes you much closer to the wildlife. Visitors are accompanied by a game ranger and led through the designated trails. They enjoy views of the wildlife and beautiful scenery.
Boat cruise: boat cruises in the afternoon on Lake Nakuru allow you not only to see huge groups of flamingos but also the large crocodiles and hippos. You have got to get your camera ready to take the best pictures of this destination.
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