Best time to visit Lake Nakuru national park.
Best time to visit Lake Nakuru national park is the common and asked by various tourists that are planning their safaris to Kenya safari. And here is the best answer to your most asked question. Lake Nakuru national park is an attractive safari destination for the African safari that is famously known for the most exceptional birdwatching safari, then sight-seeing and game viewing. The park perfect for the safari because of its unique features and then creatures that leaves the guests impressed after experiencing the destination. Lake Nakuru national park is situated in the Kenya’s Great Rift Valley and the destination is known for its amazing and attractive climate and this makes it perfect to be explored by various tourists throughout the year because of the conducive environment. Lake Nakuru national park compared to any other destination in East Africa has gotten two weather seasons and majorly this is both the dry and the wet season and each of the season has got two seasons in every year.
Lake Nakuru national park is situated at an elevation of about 1755 meters above the sea level, and the park is located in the south of Nakuru County with Nakuru Town. Lake Nakuru national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was recognized in 2011, and an important Birding Area recognized in 2009 and a Ramsar site recognized in 1990. The park is a wildlife hub and then the birders paradise in Kenya with the magnificent views that were created by Lake Nakuru, the park is known for its millions of the pink flamingos and other charming sites dotted around the park. The park covers an area of about 45 square kilometers.
In Lake Nakuru national park, during the rainy season, this takes place in months that includes from April to June and then from October to December and where the short dry seasons take place from July to September and then January to March. And then Lake Nakuru national park being with the dry-semi kind of climate that as well makes the park to have the average conditions of not too hot or too cold conditions throughout the year, and this means that weather the season is dry or wet the park is a better option to do safari with the best weather conditions every time of the year.
During the Kenya safari in Lake Nakuru national park; the majorly months to which the tourists enjoy safaris in Lake Nakuru includes January, February, June, August, September and then October and these are known as the driest months of the year, and thus makes touring and adventuring the park to be more enjoyable. During these months the park’s grass can be shorter and thus enables you to spot the animals very easy as the driving trails can be very passable and dry. During that period that when the animals are moving around the park freely so you do not have to struggle and stretch your neck to spot the animal species and as well you can spot the nocturnal animals in their shades that are not far from your sight. As well if you prefer camping accommodation option this is the right time of the year to do so as there can be less rainfall without any disruption of anything. Again during the dry season also coincides with the peak of the flamingo season at Lake Nakuru. That’s when the hundreds of thousands of these vibrant birds flock to the alkaline waters of the lake, thus crates a massive pink spectacle that is a sight to behold, spotting these flamingos is truly magical and make the right safari destination for photography.
During the rainy season, although rain disrupts safaris in different safari destinations in the entire East Africa, in Lake Nakuru national park is not that affected because the park is favored by its natural climate that is dry semi-humid throughout the year, and that is rainy seasons in the park are such not that affecting, also the park being fenced the rainy season do not affect the safaris in the park and this makes the park animals not to leave the park that is chances to spot the wildlife can be high, and the park roads being developed so during the rainy season the safari vehicles will not be affected they will be moving rightly in the park. During the rainy season is the best time to do intriguing birdwatching safari as there can be more numbers of the bird species in the park because of the abundance of the food availability, as this is the same time when the migratory bird species come to the park. As bird watching remain as the most selling safari activity that takes place in the park and thus rainy season being the best time to visit Lake Nakuru national park.
During the months of March, June and September; these are considered as the dry months though they can be having moderate rains as well this is the recommended time by the expert tour guides from African Vacation Safaris. Though however the best time to visit Lake Nakuru national park depends on the tourists preferences and tastes that is regarding to the activities that you would like to do during your safari in the park that is activities that are best done in the dry season and also the ones that done during the wet season and all the safari activities offers you the unforgettable safari memories in your entire life.
Lake Nakuru national park is every tourist’s dream safari destination that want to have the excellent safari experience that is birdwatching, game viewing among many others. And the destination being set in a very well strategic location that is only about 3 to 4 hour’s drive from the capital city Nairobi, and this makes it even to be visited in only one day or even more days if you want to have a more safari experience that thus makes it to be best choice for every traveler because of its location. The park can as well be joined by other safaris especially with Maasai Mara national park that offers you the most incredible safari experience in your entire life.
On your Lake Nakuru national park, you will enjoy the park’s fascinating attractions that are over 450 bird species that inhabit the park savannah, then on Lake Nakuru and among others. The park is known for the its large numbers of the rhinos and then the Rothschild’s giraffe in rhino sanctuary that is unique in the park, as well as over 50 animal species that makes the park the best safari destination with African Vacation Safaris.