TAS 02: LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK

Once picked at the airport, depart Nairobi in the morning after breakfast and head northwards through the Great Rift Valley, which offers a landscape of great contrast.
This lake offers one of the worlds most spectacular wildlife sights that of brilliant pink flamingos as far as the eye can see. When conditions are right, between one and two million lesser and greater flamingos feed around the shores of the shallow soda lake, together with tens of thousands of other birds. The best place to view the birds is from Baboon Cliff, where you can look out over the dazzling fringe of pink around the lake's shores. But be warned: you are not guaranteed to see this ornithological extravaganza - there are times when the lake conditions change and the birds move on to other soda lakes. So check first before renting a car. Lake Nakuru was declared a national park in 1961 and it now covers an area of some 200 km². Here you will also see warthog, waterbuck and large numbers of impala. Other slightly shyer residents include buffalo, Rothschild giraffe, eland, lion, and leopard and black rhino. It goes without saying that this is a bird watchers paradise.
Enjoy game drives and lunch in the lodge or campsite. Depart for Nairobi late in the afternoon arriving in time for dinner in Nairobi.Transfer to airport for your next destination.