Situated in the heart of the Great Rift Valley 160 kilometers northwest of Nairobi, Lake Nakuru is a bird watcher’s paradise. A special game-viewing venue and a notable spot for the Rothschild giraffe and property to the black and white rhinos. The lake is globe-popular as the location of the “greatest bird spectacle on earth” by renowned ornithologist Roger Peterson, for its magnificent bird life especially the myriads of flamingos that congregate the shallow soda lake together with tens of thousands of other bird species. Lake Nakuru is one particular of the world‘s première wildlife destinations.
Lake Nakuru was declared a national park in 1961 and covers 188 square kilometers of land of fantastic ecological diversity – from lake water, woodland, bush grassland, to rocky ridges. It is the most accessible and most visited of the soda lakes of the Great Rift Valley. The national park was produced mainly to shield the flocks of flamingos and other species in the hills and plains close to the lake. Its algae-soaked waters attract the millions of lesser flamingos and the better flamingos in the park that turn the shores pink.
Apart from the spectacle of the flamingoes, Lake Nakuru National Park provides its guests fantastic wildlife – a unique sighting at the park is a quantity of unusual Rothschild giraffe, trans-situated for security from western Kenya starting in 1977. Moreover, Lake Nakuru National Park has not too long ago expanded to incorporate a big part of the savannahs to accommodate and provide a sanctuary for each white and the uncommon black rhino. The park boasts the most number of leopard per square kilometer than any park in Africa. Due to the fact of the park’s proximity to nearby towns, the park is fenced to stop the animals from wandering into town and most particularly to retain the poachers out, not restricting the motion of wildlife. Nakuru officially became the shelter for protection for these endangered animals in 1987.
At the park, you will also see a healthy population of predators like lions and hyenas, black and white colobus monkeys, hippo and crocodiles, zebra and fish eagles, antelope and buffalo and large-sized python snakes that dwell the dense woodlands. The ideal vantage point to track the lake shore and watch massive flocks of feeding flamingos is from the Baboon Cliff. Other viewing spots are from Lion Hill and Out of Africa.
Thus, this lake offers a single of the world’s most spectacular wildlife sights. So if you are searching for the very best feasible wildlife photography opportunities, Lake Nakuru is the best place to be as animals are never ever out of sight. And if you still have the luxury of time, an overnight remain in right here, will definitely complete your safari travel adventure.
