| Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya was established in | | | | no exaggeration to say that one species more than |
| 1961, and it has grown from just the lake and the | | | | any other has made the lake famous throughout the |
| mountains around to now include a lot of the | | | | world |
| savannahs. As a consequence the amount of wildlife | | | | Lake Nakuru is best known for the huge stunning |
| to view has increased enormously, making Nakuru a | | | | flocks of lesser Flamingo, and for many this is the |
| very worthwhile part of any African safari trip. It is | | | | highlight of their Kenya safari holiday, but there is far |
| at an altitude of 5700 ft, and covers an area of over | | | | more to see in the Park than just the pink Flamingos. |
| 188 sq. Kms. | | | | The differing environments from the lake itself to |
| Its height above sea level alone means that the | | | | wooded and bush grassland, to rocky escarpments |
| vegetation and wildlife are considerably different than | | | | and ridges means a great diversity of wildlife. |
| say at Tsavo which is mainly much lower and closer | | | | Hippo of course ca be spotted in the lake along with |
| to the sea. | | | | 400 other species o birdlife, and on the shore, |
| The lake itself is shallow and alkaline, and varies in | | | | waterbuck, zebra, black and white rhinos, buffalo, |
| size from 5 to 30 square kms depending on the time | | | | leopard, lion, Rothschild's giraffe, warthog, to name |
| of year. It is the alkaline nature of Lake Nakuru that | | | | but a few, plus large python snakes. |
| causes the huge numbers of visitors each year. It is | | | | |