Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the best national parks in Kenya, given that it has one of the Rift Valley soda Lakes. The park has 3 main gates and once you get into the park, you will enjoy a wide variety of wildlife species. You will get up close with the Flamingoes, which make the lake look pink.
History of Lake Nakuru National Park
The National Park is the park most famous for the colonies of flamingos on the shores of the park’s Lake. Lake Nakuru Park Kenya is a premium game park, one of only three in the country. It is one of the most visited game parks in Kenya.
Lake Nakuru Park is known as a bird lover’s hub because of the numerous birds that make a home in this park. The park is home to over 400 bird species, including the flamingos that live on the lake and in the park’s savannah grasslands. The bird species include but are not limited to African Fish Eagle, Slender-billed greenbul, Long-tailed widowbird, Rufous-throated wryneck, Montane white-eye, Red-capped lark, Northern puff back, Rüppell’s robin-chat, Shining sunbird and many more.
Nakuru National Park, though famous for its numerous birds, is also a wild game destination for animal lovers and wildlife explorers. The park is a habitat for over 100 endangered Rhinos distributed between the black and white rhinos. Lake Nakuru Park is also home to the endangered Rothschild’s giraffe and 50 or more animal species that including buffalos, waterbucks, lions, impalas, and many more.
