2 Days/1 Night Lake Nakuru
Overview
OVERVIEW
Lake Nakuru National Park is known for a gentle undulating terrain with open bush and woodlands which is typical of the dry rift valley vegetation. Additionally, a sizeable percentage of the park is composed of Lake Nakuru. This lake Lake is one of the chain of 8 lakes that stretch the length of Kenya and Tanzania all the way up to Ethiopia. While driving from Nairobi, you will drive through farmlands of the Kikuyu Community and drop down the escarpment into the dramatic floor of the Rift Valley. The lake is world famous for its great bird spectacle on earth –specifically the Pink flamingoes whose numbers are legion and often more than a million in number. Lake Nakuru National Park was declared a Rhino Sanctuary in 1983 and the Rhino stocking program which ensued thereafter has received a sizeable number of white rhinos from South Africa. Currently the sanctuary has approximately 45 black and 31 white rhinoceros. The lake water is highly saline but supports a habitat rich in bio diversity including a variety of aquatic flora and fauna. It is worth pointing out that Lake Nakuru is inhabited by water mammals mainly hippopotamus and otters.Whereas the terrestrial part of the park supports a large number of other African plain mammals, the Park is also a sanctuary of the Rothschild's Giraffe.
Tour Plan
Day 1: Nairobi - Lake Nakuru
Depart after breakfast as early as possible and drive down the escarpment via the floor of the Great Rift Valley whereby you will have a chance to stop at the great rift valley view point.At this view point, you will be treated to comprehensive information on how the Rift Valley was formed or rather how it occurred. On arrival at park.your game drive starts right from the gate as you will be welcome by the Columbus Monkeys which has become friendly to the travelers though sometimes, they may become unfriendly when denied access to your car. Note that park regulations are such that you are not allowed to feed these monkeys and any other animals in the park. After a short game drive, you will proceed on to the lodge/camp for Lunch. After lunch you will proceed to enjoy an afternoon game drive until sunset or there about before returning to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Lake Nakuru - Nairobi
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge/campand have a chance to visit a unique sanctuary which caters for a sizeable number of the endangered rhinoceros and the Rothschild giraffe. Water bucks as well as the predators such as the lion and leopard are common at the park. Additionally, you will be able to see a myriad of different bird species in and around the lake. Flamingos are actually a hallmark of the lake’s scenery. Before exiting the park you may have your lunch at a cliff and from where to marvel at the beauty of the whole park.Thereafter,drive back to Nairobi in the afternoon for drop off atyour hotel or at the airport for your outbound flight.
