Lake Nakuru National Park

As mentioned above, the flamingos are no longer present at Lake Nakuru National Park. Due to recent heavy rains the lake has flooded, and is no longer conducive to the flamingo's habitat. The flamingos have moved to lakes in the surrounding area, such as Lake Bogoria, and sometimes Lake Elementaita

Once you manage to draw your eyes away from the flamingos, turn your attention to the park's population of both black and white rhinos. Although the black rhinos tend to stay well inside the more forested areas, white rhinos are easily found in the open, feeding alongside the lake shore.

The landscape of Lake Nakuru is truly picturesque, with the shallow lake being surrounded by green mountains. A fantastic viewing area at the top of Baboon Cliff provides you with panoramic views including the entire lake, most of the national park and mountain ranges, while also enabling you to spot a wide variety of animals from this vantage point.

Lake Nakuru National Park is home to over 400 species of other birds, allowing for some wonderful time spent with the binoculars. The national park is the first African park to be branded as an Important Bird Area, and is home to some endangered species such as the Madagascar Pond-heron. Other species include the near threatened Grey-crested Helmet-shrike and Martial Eagle as well as waterbirds such as the African Spoonbill, Great White Pelican and Grey-headed Gull.