Lake Nakuru Safari: A Day Trip of Flamingo Watching and Wildlife Exploration
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Lake Nakuru National Park
Embark on a thrilling Lake Nakuru Safari and witness the mesmerizing sight of flamingos in their natural habitat. Explore the diverse wildlife, including rhinos, giraffes, and baboons, and enjoy a boat safari in Lake Naivasha. Don't miss this unforgettable day trip!
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lake Nakuru National Park - Pick up from agreed location in Nairobi and Drive down the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway (officially called A104) with spectacular views on the Great Rift Valley.

  • Lake Elementaita - Get to see lake Elementaita in the distance were flamingo came to hatch. the lake also hosts the Kekopey hot springs, a location that is thought to be an ancient passage site involved in the yesteryear ivory and slave trades

  • Lake Nakuru - Arrive at Lake Nakuru at 8.30 AM and get into the 4X4 Safari Land cruiser Jeep for a morning game drive along the lake shore. The lake is famous for Flamingos visiting to feed on algae forming on the lake bed. They move back and forth, feeding and occasionally taking to the skies filling it with pink color.
    The park is also home to Roth’s child Giraffes, Water bucks, Impala, Lions, Leopards, Pythons and Rhinos which we will track on our drive to Makalia Fall, one of the rivers feeding the Lake and later to the Baboon Cliff.

  • Makalia Waterfalls - A waterfall on the southern end of lake Nakuru national park, along one of the rivers that flow into the lake. It has a drop of about 10 m off a sheer cliff, a large plunge pool. Its one of the places in the park where you can step out of the vehicle.

Makalia falls is spectacular for viewing, just watching the water from the cliff, coupled with bird sounds and the roar of the falls is a delightful scene.

  • Baboons & Vervits - This popular viewpoint and a lunch spot has spectacular views of the lake, with some fine aerial vistas down onto the flooded lake shore. Baboons, however, are a problem and don’t mind raiding vehicles, whether you’re inside or not, for food scraps.
  • Lake Naivasha - Lake Naivasha is an ideal place for boating and a bird lovers paradise, with wide open waters, fantastic surrounding scenery and plenty of channels to explore. this tour will let you see a haven birds in addition to giraffes, water-bucks, elands, wildebeests, zebras, impalas and hippos on the shores of the Lake
  • Crescent Island Game Sanctuary - Crescent Island in Lake Naivasha is a walkable sanctuary where you can walk among giraffe, zebra, hippos, antelope, wildebeest, and many birds such as goliath heron, spoonbills and giant kingfishers. It takes you a 2 hours to walk around the sanctuary. These animals were brought her to film Out of Africa and were left here to thrive. There are no predators here.
  • Rift Valley View Point - Stop at the Rift Valley View Point where you will stop for a photo session and a panoramic view of the Valley
What's Included
  • Customized 4X4 Safari Jeep with pop-up roof for game drives
  • Pick up and drop off in Nairobi
  • 1 bottled water per person
What's Not Included
  • Items and Services of personal nature
  • Lunch 10 - 25 USD - Kindly Discuss/Request guide for Options
  • Lake Nakuru National Park Entrance Fee 60/35 USD Adults/Child Per Person
  • Optional Admission Lake Naivasha Boat Safari 30/ 15 USD Adult/Child Per Person
  • Optional Admission Crescent Sanctuary Nature Walk 20/10 USD Adult/Child Per Person
Additional Information

This full-day trip gives you the thrill of a Safari experience outside Nairobi and covers four main attractions in the Great Rift valley.

Lake Nakuru extends the chance to witness the world-famous flamingos, along with other fauna including buffaloes, rhinos, giraffes, and baboons. The lake is globally recognized as a refuge area for both black and white rhinos. Apart from this, the park plays host to more than 400 varying bird species.

Large pythons, inhabiting the densely forested region between the lake and the western cliffs, are frequently encountered crossing the roads or hanging from trees.

The itinerary also includes a tour to Baboon Cliff, Makalia Waterfall, a stop at the Rift Valley View Point, a visit to Lake Naivasha for a boat safari in pursuit of birds and hippos, and a nature walk at the crescent sanctuary giving you a closer look at animals.

Location
Lake Nakuru National Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kteddy254
Aug 10, 2023
Beautiful safari - I really learnt alot from this trip and i would recommend other people to do this.The crew is amaziand organised, they made our day beautiful.
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Git0ngab
Jun 18, 2023
amusing and splendid - The views were amazing.. Our guide Simon came on time and treated us with pure kindness.. We took so many photos...The flamingos were amazing.. We'd love to revisit the place again and explore more.
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Samer
Sep 25, 2022
Amazing - The lake is amazing but the transportation to it is very bad because of bad roads and also the van is uncomfortable. I suggest to drive first to the site by car and then take the safari van or jeep
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Tenantz
Jan 28, 2022
Truly spectacular - This was amazing. A day well spent was a lot of animals and the guides were fun and very knowledgeable. The boat ride is worth it
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