Lake Nakuru National Park & L Naivasha Safari Lake Nakuru National Park & L Naivasha (With Park Fees)
ID: GYG714217-1165861
Category:
Country: Kenya
Duration:
1 days
Description
Great lakes of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Nakuru is situated some 160 km northwest of Nairobi and Lake Naivasha is only 102 km from the capital. Both offer a totally different safari experience.
Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru is often one of the first stops on Kenya safari itineraries for two reasons. It's a soda lake renowned for its incredibly large flocks of flamingos which literally turn the lake pink, their numbers reaching into the hundreds of thousands. It's said to be the 'greatest bird spectacle in the world'.
As it's within easy reach of Nairobi and is one of the few fenced national parks, it's a safe haven for black and white rhino because the rangers are better able to protect them from poachers. White rhinos are grazers and are found on the grassy floodplains around the lake. Black rhinos are browsers. They are found in the thick acacia woodlands in the southern reaches of the lake.
Wildlife is plentiful and some of the more notable species include the endemic Rothschild's giraffe, large numbers of buffalo, waterbuck, reedbuck and other antelope and small numbers of lion and leopard. Apart from the flamingos, bird lovers should be able to spot large numbers of white pelicans and a myriad of other woodland and water birds.
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is an ancient freshwater lake in the Great Rift Valley and is set at its highest point, 1,890 m (6,200 ft) above sea level. The outlet for this lake, Njorwa Gorge, forms the entrance to Hell's Gate National Park which has spectacular examples of rock formations and an abundance of flora and fauna, including some extremely rare breeding pairs of Lammergeyers, also known as bearded vultures.
Lake Naivasha is home to a wide variety of wildlife including a healthy population of hippo, a variety of freshwater fish like black bass, tilapia and crayfish, and many fish-eating birds like fish eagles, pelicans, kingfishers and cormorants.
Highlights
- Lake Nakuru
- Lake Naivasha
- Gamedrive
- Boatride
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.