Take a trip with Acacia Africa and discover the magic of some of the smaller National Parks you can visit on our Overland and Small Group tours. One of the favourite and most talked about National Parks in Africa is Lake Nakuru, in Kenya a mere 140km away from the capital Nairobi. This park is only 45 sq km and is renowned for stunning scenery, great game viewing opportunities and amazing birdlife. Read more…
Lake Nakuru National Park lies in the Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. It is one of Kenya’s two Premium Parks. The ecosystem is supported by a shallow strongly alkaline lake set in a picturesque landscape. The Lake catchment is bounded by Mengai Crater which lies in the North, the Bahati hills to the North East, the lion Hill ranges to the East, Eburu Crater to the South and the Mau escarpment to the West. Three rivers, the Njoro, Enderit and the Makaliqa drain into the enriched lake. Lake Nakuru was gazetted originally as a bird sanctuary in 1960 and was upgraded to National Park status in 1968.It was also the first National Rhino sanctuary hosting one of the world’s highest concentrations of Black Rhino (60 black and 40 white).
This eco enriched park is not only famous for the rhino’s – it has wide ecological diversity with up to 1.4 million flamingos (both Greater and Lesser) plus 450 other species of birds. The rest of the parks fauna includes hippo, buffalo, warthog, striped hyena, waterbuck, impala, Thompson’s and Grant’s gazelle, lion, wild cat, striped hyena, bat eared fax, jackal, colobus monkey, vervet monkey’s, baboons and the restocked and endangered Rothschild giraffe.
Check out the top 5 tours you can take that stops at this amazing park for a game view opportunity not to be missed!
Mountain Gorilla to the Mara – MGM18
Ultimate African Overlander – UAU58
Written by: Michelle Lewis – Acacia Sales/Marketing