The Great Rift Valley Attractions
Nakuru National Park © Judith Duk
Lake Nakuru National Park
Although tiny, this park has huge concentrations of game with
everything except elephant, and is one of Kenya’s important
rhino sanctuaries. Apart from the rhino, there are several prides
of lion and it is the best place to spot leopard. The surface of
the shallow alkaline lake covers about a third of the park and the
saline concentration supports a blue-green algae that attracts
thousands of flamingos. This pulsating pink carpet covering the
fringes of the lake is a breathtaking sight and at any disturbance
the air above becomes a noisy confusion of long pink legs and
reddish wings in flight. Large flocks of pelicans are also
attracted to the rich food source in the lake and waterbuck and the
rare Rothschild giraffe are common sights along the shores. The
park has several high points with good lookouts and waterfalls, and
monkeys and baboon frequent the rocky cliffs.
Website: www.kws.org;
Admission: US$60 (adults), US$30 (children). There is also a fee levied per vehicle. There are concessions for residents and citizens of Kenya
