The Kenyan city of Nakuru was once a small railway station built by the British colonialists in 1904. Now Nakuru is the capital of the Rift Valley province and one of the most popular tourist centers of Kenya. Why such an unhealthy interest in the usual Kenyan city, you ask?
The fact is that near Nakuru, just 10 km away, there is a lake with the same name. For the whole world it has become famous thanks to flying pink flamingos. These wonderful birds here sometimes accumulate up to one and a half million. The main thing that attracts them is food - the specific algae of the salty lake. In addition to flamingos, other birds also fly here.
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How to get here
The entrance to the National Park is located in the southern part of the city of Nakuru. You can get here by plane or car from Nairobi. From the capital of Kenya, the park is only two hours away. On the territory of the reserve there is a runway that can be used for individual flights.
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Climate
Cloudy +27 ° C in the afternoon +13 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +28 ° C in the afternoon +15 ° C at night ° С water |
Clear +28 ° C in the afternoon +13 ° C at night ° С water |
| Nakuru weather forecast for 10 days | ||
Lake Nakuru
In fact, Nakuru is a whole system of lakes, including water bodies of varying degrees of salinity. There are among them fresh, medium salty, super-salty and even soda. There are lakes at different heights, which only enhances the extraordinary nature of the landscape. The largest of them is located along the Great African Rift. In depth it reaches three meters, its area is about 40 square kilometers. Lake Nakuru and the surrounding area are declared a National Park.
The amazing animal life of Lake Nakuru
The main inhabitant here, of course, is a small flamingo. Do you think that this bird has such a glamorous pink color of plumage? Because of the algae spirulina, which she eats on Lake Nakuru. In spirulina, beta-carotene is in large quantities responsible for the unusual bright pink color of the feathers. Near the pink birds "graze" and ordinary flamingos. Their plumage is gently pink.
In addition to flamingos, another feathered brotherhood can be seen on the lake: white pelicans, herons, yellow-billed storks, eagle anglers. The locality near Nakuru is home to exotic animals such as zebra, giraffe, warthog, black rhinoceros, lion, leopard, buffalo.
- The first thing to take part in a safari and drive around the park is to see all the amazing animals that live here. It is necessary to take with you water, panama from the sun, dark glasses. African heat is a serious business.
- Look at the flamingos. Birds will not be close to themselves, but you can observe them at a short distance. Million flamingos - this can not be seen every day. And what a magnificent picture is before our eyes, when these wonderful birds start to take off! Words can not be described. And from the height of the flight the spectacle is even more beautiful.
- Climb to the top of the extinct volcano Menengai, also located in the national park. From an altitude of 2300 meters, a stunning panoramic picture opens up. Do not forget to bring your camera. It is unforgivable to take pictures of such beauty.
- Visit the large Thompson waterfall, located 60 km from the lake. The streams of water fall from a height of 75 meters, forming a bubbling foam at the bottom. The road leading to the waterfall is dangerous - it takes 15 minutes to climb a steep path in the rock.
- Go south to the acacia forest, where the rhinoceros is located, to see with your own eyes the black rhino. At one time these animals were at risk of extinction, but gradually the scientists managed to revive their population. Black rhinoceros are a unique animal. Mostly hunting was conducted not on him, but on his black horn, which, according to Asians, is capable of increasing potency.