Lake Nakuru National Park — Nakuru
Wildlife & Outdoors

Lake Nakuru National Park

Nakuru Open daily

Lake Nakuru is famous for the flamingos that gather on its shores and for being one of Kenya's best places to see both black and white rhino. A game drive also turns up buffalo, giraffes, baboons and, with luck, the park's tree-climbing lions, all around a scenic soda lake. The viewpoints over the lake are spectacular for families.

Good to know: Bring binoculars — the flamingos and rhinos are often best viewed from a distance.

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Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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