| National park: | Lake Nakuru National Park |
| Location: | Africa > Kenya |
What’s Plugged?
Reviews & Amenities
Top Descriptions
| Lake Nakuru National Park is firmly on the tourist circuit, and for good reason. This national park has a beautiful lakeside setting, it’s one of the easiest places in Kenya to see rhinos, and it’s beside the fairly well facilitated city of Nakuru (which is only a couple of hours from Nairobi). It can’t compete with the Maasai Mara National Reserve or Amboseli National Park for wilderness factor or sheer diversity of wildlife, but it’s certainly worth a morning or afternoon heading between other parks. – Daniel |
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Top Tips
| Don’t expect a vast wilderness here. Although you will see power lines and general human habitation beside the Main Gate, once you’ve driven to the opposite side of the lake to the town then things get a lot quieter. |
| It is very possible to see both white and black rhino here, with the former species being calmer and generally easier to spot. If you’re lucky, the rhino won’t simply be in the middle of a large panorama and therefore difficult to photograph – if this happens, be patient and they might come nearer. |
| Due to a rise in water levels a few years back, Lake Nakuru National Park now has far fewer flamingos than it once did (although there are still some to be found on the eastern shore). Some of the game-viewing tracks have also been completely submerged. |
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The Location
What should we know?
| Name in local script: | Add Data |
| Also known as: | Add Data |
| Tour operator(s): | Baboon Budget Safaris |
| Environment type: | forest, hill, lake, scrub |
| Location type: | city, national park, rural |
What can we see or do there?
| Activities: | game drives, viewpoints |
| Attractions: | Add Data |
| Services: | bathrooms, ticket offices |
| Shops: | Add Data |
| Animals: | buffalo, dikdik,impala, rothschild’s giraffe, olive baboon, Thomson’s gazelle, vervet monkey, waterbuck, warthog, white rhino, zebra |
| Birds: | egret, flamingo, heron, lilac-breasted roller, pelican, yellow-billed stork |
How much will it cost us?
| Currency: | Kenyan Shilling (KES) |
| Average daily budget: | KES11,050 |
| Ticket type: | Cost: |
| 24-hour adult (non-resident) | KES6,000 (USD60) |
| Accommodation type: | Cost: |
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| Extras: | Average Cost: |
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When should we go there, and for how long?
| Average time taken: | 2 nights | |
| Day: | Opens: | Closes: |
| everyday | 7am | 6pm |
| High season: | June to October | |
| Low season: | April, May | |
| Temporarily closed: | Add Data |
How can we get in contact?
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Website: | www.kws.go.ke/lake-nakuru-national-park |
| Telephone: | 0202 664 071, 0202 664 079 |
| Postal address: | Add Data |
| Fax: | Add Data |
| Language(s): | English, Swahili |
| Timezone: | UTC+03:00 |
| Country calling code: | 254 |
How can we get there?
| Coordinates: | -2.62275, 37.20794 |
| Geographical feature: | Lake Nakuru |
| Neighboring countries: | N/A |
The Directions
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The Directions
| If you know how to get to Lake Nakuru National Park and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
The Directions
| If you know how to get to Lake Nakuru National Park and would like to share that information with the community, contact [email protected] and we’ll post it right here in the directory. |
What are the numbers and averages?
| Number of attractions visited: | 2 |
| Travel time to attractions: | 30 minutes |
| Travel time to next location: | 3 hours, 30 minutes |
| Altitude: | Add Data |
| Size: | 45km2 |
What else would be good to know?
| Wikipedia: | Lake Nakuru |
| Wikitravel: | Lake Nakuru National Park |
| Tripadvisor: | Lake Nakuru National Park |
| Local tourism: | Add Data |
| Emergency service(s): | Add Data |
| Travel advisories: | UK Government |
| Healthcare: | Add Data |
| Weather: | AccuWeather |
| News: | Add Data |
| Public holidays: | Office Holidays |
Local Availability
| Item | Size | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beer (multinational) | 500ml | Add Data |
| Beer (national) | 500ml | |
| Fizzy drink | 1 litre | |
| Fruit juice | 1 litre | |
| Gin (multinational) | 1 litre | |
| Gin (national) | 1 litre | |
| Milk | 1 litre | |
| Oil | 1 litre | |
| Rum (multinational) | 1 litre | |
| Rum (national) | 1 litre | |
| Vodka (multinational) | 1 litre | |
| Vodka (national) | 1 litre | |
| Water | 1 litre | |
| Whisky (multinational) | 1 litre | |
| Whisky (national) | 1 litre | |
| Wine | 1 bottle |
| Item | Size | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Almonds | 100g | Add Data |
| Apples | 1kg | |
| Bananas | 1kg | |
| Bell pepper | 1kg | |
| Bread | 1 loaf | |
| Carrots | 1kg | |
| Chillies | 1kg | |
| Chocolate (multinational) | 1 bar | |
| Chocolate (national) | 1 bar | |
| Coconut milk | 1 can | |
| Cucumber | 1kg | |
| Eggs | 1 dozen | |
| Garlic | 1kg | |
| Ginger | 1kg | |
| Honey | 1 jar | |
| Ice cream | 1 unit | |
| Jam | 1 jar | |
| Onions | 1kg | |
| Oranges | 1kg | |
| Pasta | 1kg | |
| Peanut butter | 1 jar | |
| Peanuts | 100g | |
| Potatoes | 1kg | |
| Raisins | 100g | |
| Rice | 1kg | |
| Sandwich | 1 unit | |
| Tomatoes | 1kg |
| Item | Size | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Antifungal shampoo | 1 bottle | Add Data |
| Conditioner | 1 bottle | |
| Condoms | 1 pack | |
| Deodorant | 1 can | |
| Floss | 1 pack | |
| Hand sanitizer | 1 bottle | |
| Laundry soap | 1 bar | |
| Razors | 1 pack | |
| Sanitary towels | 1 pack | |
| Shampoo | 1 bottle | |
| Soap | 1 bar | |
| Tampons | 1 box | |
| Toilet roll | 1 unit | |
| Toothpaste | 1 tube | |
| Washing powder | 1 box |
| Item | Size | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Antiseptic cream | 1 tube | Add Data |
| Bandages | 1 pack | |
| Chapstick | 1 unit | |
| Contact lens solution | 1 bottle | |
| Headache tablets | 1 pack | |
| Ibuprofen | 1 pack | |
| Mosquito repellent | 1 bottle | |
| Nail clippers | 1 set | |
| Plasters | 1 pack | |
| Sun cream | 1 bottle | |
| Sunglasses | 1 pair |
| Item | Size | Average Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Batteries | 4-pack | Add Data |
| Chilli powder | 100g | |
| Cigarettes (multinational) | 20-pack | |
| Cigarettes (national) | 20-pack | |
| Coriander | 100g | |
| Cumin | 100g | |
| Fuel | 1 litre | |
| Internet | 1 hour | |
| Lighter | 1 unit | |
| Matches | 1 pack | |
| Paprika | 100g | |
| Travel multiadapter | 1 unit | |
| Travel plug | 1 unit | |
| Turmeric | 100g | |
| Stock | 1 pack |
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