Lake Nakuru area

Within its perimeter is located Lake Nakuru, declared a National Park in 1968, it is known for its geological age and its alkalinity. The lake area is a refuge for migratory birds, particularly flamingos, reaching several million of them. In addition to the flamingo population, which has declined to much lower levels in recent years, it also has an important population of pelicans, black and white rhinos among hundreds of buffaloes and Thomson gazelles, lions and shy and rare leopards camouflaged in the shade. The reintroduction of specimens of the two species of rhino, black and white, has made it one of the main rhino refuges in Kenya where you can easily see two of the five species of rhino that survive in the world. It has many more jewels of African fauna such as Rothschild's giraffes, impalas, Thomson's gazelles, buffaloes, common zebras, warthogs, hyraxes, baboons, black and white colobus. The waters of the lake are only inhabited by some species of algae and zooplankton, in great abundance. There are accommodation facilities and a laboratory for researchers working on different projects.