1 Day Lake Nakuru Day Trip

Day 1

Pick up from your Nairobi hotel or Airport early in the morning and depart Nairobi for Lake Nakuru National Park which is a 3 hour drive. You will pass through The Great African Rift Valley escarpment for breathtaking views and photography as well as a bathroom break. Your estimated time of arrival will be 0900hrs. Check in at Lake Nakuru Sopa to pick up your boxed lunches. Afterwards head straight to the park which is among Kenya’s finest national parks. Flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of acacia forest and at least one waterfall, the park is gorgeous all year-round and is home to both black and white rhinos, lions, leopards, hippos and endangered Rothschild’s giraffes. The southern end of the lake is the best place to see wildlife. The forested area below Flamingo Hill is a favourite lion-spotting point – lionesses love to sleep in the trees – while leopards frequent the same area, and are also sometimes seen around the Makalia Falls.

Visitors can enjoy the wide ecological diversity and varied habitats that range from Lake Nakuru itself to the surrounding escarpment and picturesque ridges. Have lunch in the park while still doing game drives. After game drives leave Lake Nakuru for Nairobi arriving late in the evening. Drop off at your respective hotel or Airport.