​User Reviews – Lake Nakuru NP

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Jason Lycett   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Sep 25, 2023

Email Jason Lycett  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Beautiful forest and lakes

Preston   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Sep 4, 2023

Email Preston  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Lake and wildlife seen was great, however the location directly adjacent to buildup area was negative as park had to be fence for animal protection and keep people from ruining it

Andrea and Daniel   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Aug 31, 2023

Email Andrea and Daniel  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Nice flamingos, but very dry and dusty during driving.

Timo   –  
Finland FI
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Apr 4, 2023

Email Timo  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
4/5

Lots of birds and we spotted many rhinos. For some reason (dry season?) there were hardly any animals seen anywhere but right near the lake.

Andras Szalay   –  
Hungary HU
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Mar 23, 2023

Email Andras Szalay  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Our unique possibility to see a rhino with her baby. Birds have been a little bit far to take good pictures.

Nancy Connett   –  
United States US
Visited: February 2023 Reviewed: Mar 14, 2023

Email Nancy Connett  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Nakuru is a little too near "civilization"--we preferred the Mara.

Joe Goldiamond   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: January 2023 Reviewed: Feb 5, 2023

Email Joe Goldiamond  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
4/5

Beautiful, especially for birds around the lake. But the lake appears to be drying up.

Briana   –  
United States US
Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Nov 18, 2022

Email Briana  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Overall rating
4/5

Saw a rhino and flamingos! Definitely the highlight for Lake Nakuru.

Ryo   –  
Japan JP
Visited: September 2022 Reviewed: Oct 30, 2022

Email Ryo  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

You can watch Rhinos easily, but there are very few flamingos that made this lake famous.
It takes 3 hours drive from Nairobi with paved road.

If you want to do another place in this country other than Masai Mara, this is the best.

MCS   –  
United States US
Visited: July 2022 Reviewed: Aug 26, 2022

Email MCS  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

A small park that is well worth the visit.
Overall rating
4/5

Lake Nakuru National Park is well worth the visit. While the flocks of flamingos are apparently not what they once were, there were plenty around and seeing that many birds was mesmerizing. We also saw big herds of Rothschild's giraffes (a very beautiful subspecies) as well as an abundance of zebras, buffalo, waterbucks, and gazelles. A few lions, jackals, and hyenas also made appearances. We only saw two hippos. According to our guides that was lucky so this site may be a bit mistaken to say hippos are common in the area. While I am not a hardcore birder, there is plenty for birders to enjoy. We saw guinea fowl, African fish eagles, marbou storks, Egyptian geese, a hooded vulture, lilac-breasted rollers, and plenty of others. If you go stay at the Lake Nakuru Lodge. Baboons roam the grounds, there is a waterhole near the restaurant that attracted warthogs and zebras, and there is a great view of the lake. Bring your binoculars!

Average User Rating

  • 4.4/5
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