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The word Nakuru means “Dusty place” in Maasai language. Lake Nakuru National Park is located on the outskirts of Nakuru town, 160kms north-west of Nairobi in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. It’s on an altitude of 4,000-5,767 feet above sea level, covers 188 square kilometers of land of great ecological diversity - from lake water, woodland, bush grassland, to rocky ridges. It was first gazetted in 1960 as a bird sanctuary, in 1968 it was upgraded to a National park and thereafter the northern extension was added to the park in 1974. Lake Nakuru National Park was then designated as a Ramsar site in 1990. From historical records, the lake dried up between 1951 and 1953, and interventions to control soda dust were initiated in 1953. The lake’s water is highly alkaline and supports dense concentrations of algae. The lake is fed by three major rivers; the Makalia, Njoro and Enderit. The most conspicuous feature of Lake Nakuru National park is the immense concentration of lesser and greater flamingo that thrive in its shallow, consuming algae at an estimated rate of 250 tons per hectare of the surface area annually.
The park can be visited any time throughout the year hence makes it a great ideal site for a day trip, an en route to another destinations and picnic spot, it’s always fun to be here.
Lake Nakuru National Park is blessed with millions of Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds including a variety of terrestrial birds numbering to about 450 species in total. The waters of the lake yield the most good and beautiful photo images in Africa. The park is Kenyans first and largest rhino sanctuary for both black and white rhino. Other animals to be seen include; plentiful of waterbuck, warthog, zebra, gazelle, buffaloes, leopards etc.
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Flamingos at Lake Nakuru.
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A photo taken showing a Bufallo at Lake Nakuru National Park.
