Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the Kenya national parks that travelers can visit while on a Kenya safari tour. Lake Nakuru National Park is also known as a beautiful wildlife haven for it inhabits a number of wildlife sought after by travelers. Lake Nakuru National Park is located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley surrounded by wooded and bushy grasslands.
Travelers get to enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that can be found in the park. Surrounded by the escarpment and picturesque ridges, Lake Nakuru National Park diversity is one to explore on a variety of activities like hiking, game drives, bird watching and more.
History of Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park was declared a conservation area in 1957 solely for the purpose of conserving the flamingo population having then been a bird sanctuary. Lake Nakuru National Park was at one time a bird watching paradise as well as a sport shooting destination.
Lake Nakuru National Park Location
Lake Nakuru National Park is located only about 98.5 miles from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Lake Nakuru national Park Kenya is located along the Great Rift Valley floor, south of Nakuru town.
Lake Nakuru National Park Size
Lake Nakuru National Park size is minimal, and is about only 17 square miles. In this enclosure of the park lies a number wildlife, including the much sought after black and white rhinos.
Lake Nakuru National Park Entrance Fees
Currently, Lake Nakuru National Park entrance fees are 70usd per person per day for adult foreign non-residents while children aged 5 to 15 years pay 20usd. East African Citizens and Kenyan Residents however pay 800Kshs per person per day for adults, while children pay only 215Kshs. Children below 5 years are exempted from Lake Nakuru National Park entrance fees, as well as all other Lake Nakuru National Park fees.
Operation Hours for Lake Nakuru National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park is open from 6am to 6pm, every single day of the week including all public holidays. Travelers are encouraged to plan their routing well in advance least they are denied entry and exit from the park.
How to Get There
Lake Nakuru national Park can be accessed by both road and air. By road, travelers can use the tarmac road connection with Nairobi which is about 156km west of the capital. The most commonly used road rout is via the main gate only about 4km from Nakuru Town Centre. Travelers can also enter Lake Nakuru National Park from the main Nairobi-Nakuru road of Lanet Gate. Travelers coming from Masai Mara or Elementaita can get to the park much easily via the Nderit Gate.
By air, travelers can take flights to the Naishi airstrip.
Lake Nakuru National Park Gates
Lake Nakuru National Park gates include the Lanet and Nderit gates both located on the eastern part of Lake Nakuru national park; the larger area of the area. The other lake Nakuru National Park gate is the Old Main gate located in the north western side of the park. The Old Main gate though still accessible does not allow travelers to make a full circuit to connect to the Eastern part of the park due the rise of the water levels.
Lake Nakuru National Park Attractions
Attractions in Lake Nakuru National Park include flamingos, mammals including over 100 black and white rhinos, waterfalls, bird species, and unique vegetation including the yellow acacia woodlands.
Animals in Lake Nakuru National Park
Animals in Lake Nakuru National Park include giraffe, hippos, buffalo, zebras, white rhinos, black rhinos, lions, leopards, and hyenas among others.
Activities in Lake Nakuru National Park
With the various attractions in Lake Nakuru National Park, there are equally different Lake Nakuru National Park activities that travelers can enjoy whilst on a Kenya safari tour. Activities in Lake Nakuru National Park include camping, game drives, night game drives, guided walking safaris.
Lake Nakuru National Park Accommodation
Lake Nakuru National Park accommodation that travelers can book include Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge, The Cliff Hotel, Flamingo Hill Camp, Sarova Lion Hill Lodge, Lake Nakuru Lodge, Reedbuck Campsite, Naishi Campsite among others.
Lake Nakuru National Park is an amazing Kenya national park to visit whilst on your Kenya safari tour either solely, or in combination with other Kenya national parks. You would also still be able to combine your Lake Nakuru National Park safari with also Tanzania national parks like Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti National Park, and Tarangire National Park and beyond.
