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The
scenic Lake Nakuru National Park established in
1961, is situated in the Great Rift Valley, in Kenya, near
Nakuru town, and is home to a variety of wildlife
such as the lion, leopard, rhino, girrafe and buffalo.
Lake Nakuru is a world heritage site famous for
its million plus flamingo population, is also an
ornithologists heaven with over 450 plus bird species
and has unique forests of cactus euphorbia trees
in addition to a sanctuary for rhinos.
Accomodation inside
the park includes Sarova
Lion Hill Camp and Lake
Nakuru Lodge.
Camping facilities are also available
inside the park.
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| Area
: 107
sq km
Altitude:
1000
to 1600 m [3280 - 5260 ft] |
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Access from Nairobi : Road
: 155
kms ( 2 - 3hours ) |
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Location :
In the Rift Valley Province, South of Lake Nakuru
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Animals : Flamingoes,
pelicans, hippo, rhino, reedbuck, giraffe |
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Vegetation : Open
savannah and light patches of bush, cactuslike
euphorbia trees |
| Birds
: Flamingoes,
pelicans &
over 450 other bird species |
| Facilities
: Few
hotels and camp sites |
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Attractions : World
famous for its countless number of flamingo
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Nakuru
Town
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 Nakuru
town owes its birth to establishment of
the railway and is today the provincial
center. Accomodation is limited to a few
hotels and tours of the Lake are available
on a daily basis. Please Contact us for
a query regarding Nakuru Town. |
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Brief
History on Lake Nakuru and Nakuru town |
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 Nakuru,
meaning "Place of the waterbuck" in Swahili
or "Little soda lake" in Maasai, is the
capital of the sprawling and enormous Rift Valley Province
stretching from the Sudanese border to the slopes of Mount
Kilimanjaro and is the fourth largest town to be found in
Kenya.
Nakuru town came into existance during the thrust of the
Ugandan Railway and owed part of its early growth to Lord
Delamere. He was the Colony's most famous figure and in
1903, Lord Delamere aquired 400 sq kms of land on the lower
slopes of the Mau Escarpment, followed by two hundred more
at Soysambu, both of which eventually settled some 200 or
more English settler families who made Nakuru their country
capital.
Both Nakuru town and Lake Nakuru National Park offer a host
of accomodation options to suit every visitors pocket, from
budget town hotels to moderately priced and expensive lodges
by the Lake and within the Park.
For a list of Hotels in Nakuru, please see our Hotels
and Lodges page or simply Contact
us |
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