| Nakuru National Park in Kenya was established in | | | | species more than any other has made the lake |
| 1961, and it has grown from just the lake and the | | | | famous throughout the world |
| mountains around to now include a lot of the | | | | Lake Nakuru is best known for the huge stunning |
| savannahs. As a consequence the amount of | | | | flocks of lesser Flamingo, and for many this is the |
| wildlife to view has increased enormously, making | | | | highlight of their Kenya safari holiday, but there is |
| Nakuru a very worthwhile part of any African | | | | far more to see in the Park than just the pink |
| safari trip. It is at an altitude of 5700 ft, and | | | | Flamingos. |
| covers an area of over 188 sq. Kms. | | | | The differing environments from the lake itself to |
| Its height above sea level alone means that the | | | | wooded and bush grassland, to rocky |
| vegetation and wildlife are considerably different | | | | escarpments and ridges means a great diversity |
| than say at Tsavo which is mainly much lower | | | | of wildlife. |
| and closer to the sea. | | | | Hippo of course ca be spotted in the lake along |
| The lake itself is shallow and alkaline, and varies in | | | | with 400 other species o birdlife, and on the |
| size from 5 to 30 square kms depending on the | | | | shore, waterbuck, zebra, black and white rhinos, |
| time of year. It is the alkaline nature of Lake | | | | buffalo, leopard, lion, Rothschild's giraffe, warthog, |
| Nakuru that causes the huge numbers of visitors | | | | to name but a few, plus large python snakes. |
| each year. It is no exaggeration to say that one | | | | |