How to get to Lake Nakuru national park
Getting to Lake Nakuru national park is relatively straightforward, with the several options available to suit different preferences and budgets and one of the most convenient ways to reach the park is by flying into Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta international airport and then taking a domestic flight to Nakuru Airport, which is a short drive from the park’s entrance, or alternatively, the visitors can take a scenic drive from Nairobi, which takes you around 2 to 3 hours through the A104 highway, passing through the attractive countryside and offering stunning views of the Rift Valley, while another option is to take a bus a matatu from Nairobi’s Wakulima Market or Nyamakima stage to Nakuru town, and then hire a taxi or take a local matatu to the park’s entrance, and once at the park, visitors can choose from various gateways, including the main entrance, which offers easy access to the lake’s shoreline and scenic viewpoints, or the Nderit Gate, which provides a more remote and peaceful experience, and upon your arrival, visitors can purchase entry permits, hire guides or game drives, and begin their adventure, exploring the park’s stunning landscapes, spotting wildlife, and taking in the breathtaking views of the lake and the surrounding hills, and with its well-maintained roads and infrastructure, Lake Nakuru national park is an easily accessible safari destination for anyone looking to experience the natural beauty and wildlife of Kenya’s Rift Valley.
Lake Nakuru national park is one of the outstanding and the most visited safari destination on a Kenya safari, the park is located in the Great Rift Valley that is situated in the central Kenya. The park is known as a birder’s paradise, animal hub and as well as a scenery destination, and on a Kenya safari these attractions offer guests with the unforgettable safari experiences.
On a Kenya safari, how to get to Lake Nakuru national park is the most common and asked question asked by various tourists that are planning a safari to Lake Nakuru national park, and how to get to the park is mainly using its gates. Lake Nakuru national park is situated about 166 kilometers in the northwest of Kenya’s capital city that is Nairobi that means on a Kenya safari the tourists coming from Nairobi will use the most popular route to reach the park from Nairobi that is Nairobi-Nakuru High way and that is the route can take you about 3 to 4 hours’ drive journey to reach Lake Nakuru national park. Along the way using Nairobi-Nakuru way offers you the beautiful sightings of the attractive views of the unique vegetation and communities and then you will pass through Nakuru town and then finally you will reach Lake Nakuru national park. From Nakuru town to Lake Nakuru national park its only 4 kilometers to the park’s main gate. So you a reminded that from Nakuru town to reach Lake Nakuru national park you will have to use the main gate.
However though you can use Nairobi-Nakuru highway you can also reach Lake Nakuru national park through the Lanet gate, and this is where you are going to branch off the highway and this means you will forsake going through Nakuru town, and then reaching Lake Nakuru national park will be less few minutes’ difference.
Then when you are coming to Lake Nakuru national park and you are from the south of the park that is mainly if you have the joining safaris with Maasai Mara national reserve then Elementaita, you will also reach Lake Nakuru national park through joining other routes that will take you to Nderit Gate of the park and this gate is majorly used by the tourists to the park from Maasai Mara and Elementaita because it’s very to easy the park from those safari destinations.
Lake Nakuru national park can also be reached through using the air transport to reach the park, that is you will fly from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the park’s airstrip that is Naishi airstrip, that is the airstrip is located inside the park that is there is no burden of first reaching the park’s gate to reach the park, then you will proceed to your lodge and get ready to begin your safari. These are the two ways to reach the park that is both the road and the air transport.
Lake Nakuru national park is Kenya’s finest and then popular bird paradise for the bird lovers on a Kenya safari. The park is a home to over 400 bird species that inhabit the park though the park is famous for its famous pink flamingos that reside on the shores of Lake Nakuru. The pink flamingos have been residing the park for the past many years and when you think about a safari in Lake Nakuru national park flamingos should be the first thing that you should think about. Lake Nakuru is a soda lake with the deep blue alkaline waters that have an abundance of blue-green algae which is food for the famous flamingos. The park is a home of other bird species that includes Rufous-throated wryneck, Northern puff back, Schalow’s wheatear, Pelicans, Shining Sunbird and among many others.
Not only the bird species, Lake Nakuru national park is also habitat to over 50 mammal species that inhabit in the park’s savannah grasslands, and some of these animal species includes the lions, buffaloes, rhinos, giraffes, leopards, waterbucks, impalas, baboons, and among many others. The park is a home of the Rhino Sanctuary, the park hosts apparently the large number of black rhinos in Kenya. The rhino sanctuary was started in 1960’s and is a home to both the black and white rhinos that are conserved on the park grounds with the Rothschild’s giraffes, then the park is fenced to protect the rhinos from any encroachers to prevent the rhinos from the park to the neighboring communities.
Lake Nakuru national park is known for its beautiful landscape features that is made up of the massive then the scenic ridges with the perfect views that gives the park its full complement of its beauty that makes it one of the most intriguing safari destination by various tourists on a Kenya safari with African Vacation Safaris.