Pink shores and rhino strongholds
Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru made its name as the greatest flamingo spectacle on earth, at its peak, more than a million birds turning the soda shoreline pink. Water levels now decide the show's scale, but the park has meanwhile become s…
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About Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru made its name as the greatest flamingo spectacle on earth, at its peak, more than a million birds turning the soda shoreline pink. Water levels now decide the show's scale, but the park has meanwhile become something just as precious: one of Kenya's most important rhino sanctuaries, where both black and southern white rhino graze in unusual numbers. Add the rare Rothschild's giraffe, tree-climbing lions in the yellow-barked acacias and the panorama from Baboon Cliff, all within an easy morning of Nairobi on the Rift Valley floor.
Highlights
- Flamingo flocks on the soda shore
- Black and white rhino sanctuary
- Rothschild's giraffe
- Baboon Cliff viewpoints
- Easy stop between Nairobi and the Mara
Wildlife to watch for
- Flamingos and pelicans
- Black and white rhino
- Rothschild's giraffe
- Tree-climbing lions
- Leopard and hyena
Things to do
- Game drives
- Bird watching
- Photography
- Viewpoint picnics
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