How to Get to Lake Nakuru – Lake Nakuru National Park is one of the most popular tourist places in Africa. It is well known for its large numbers of lesser and greater flamingos that gather along the shores of the lake to feed on cyanobacteria found in the lake’s alkaline water.
At certain times of the year, between one and two million flamingos can be seen around the lake, forming a pink ring along the shoreline. The park also has many white rhinos and is home to one of the largest populations of black rhinos in the world. It is also one of the best places in Kenya to see leopards and is a safe home for the rare Rothschild giraffe.
The park is located in Nakuru town, at the floor of the Great Rift Valley in central Kenya. It includes the famous soda lake, Lake Nakuru.
How to Get to Lake Nakuru National Park
By Road:
Lake Nakuru National Park is easy to reach by road. You can drive from Nairobi along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. This road leads you to the park’s main gate through Nakuru town, or you can use the Lanet Gate. The drive from Nairobi takes about 3 to 4 hours.
If you are coming from Masai Mara National Reserve, the drive takes around 6 hours. In this case, you will enter the park through Nderit Gate.
By Air:
You can also get to Lake Nakuru National Park by air. Small aircraft can be chartered to land at Naishi Airstrip, which is located inside the park.
