Safari Type: Lodge Safari Duration: 2 nights 3 daysLocations Visited: Lake Nakuru National Park

Description:Safari to Lake Nakuru National Park: there is a rhino sanctuary that is sponsored by Rhino

Rescue Trust, where you can see both Black and White rhino. The park is also a famous bird sanctuary; thousands of flamingos live on the lake, and home to the endangered Rothschild giraffe as well as masses of other animals. Leopards are often sighted in the Acacia wooded part of the park.

Safari Itinerary…

Day 1; Nairobi-Lake Nakuru
You leave Nairobi in the morning and drive down the escarpment to the Rift Valley floor, past Lakes Naivasha and Elementaita to Lake Nakuru National Park, for lunch at one of the lodges.  An afternoon game viewing is followed by dinner and overnight at either Lake Nakuru Lodge or Lion Hill Lodge. (L.D)

The Lake is a very shallow and strongly alkaline in extent. It is set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter. Lake Nakuru was first gazetted as a bird sanctuary in 1960 and upgraded to National Park status in 1968. A northern extension was added to the park in 1974 and the lake was designated as a Ramsar site in 1990. The foundation of the parks food chains is the cyanophyte spirulina platensis which can support huge numbers of lesser flamingo. The major attractions include Flamingo (Greater and Lesser) and other birds including a variety of terrestrial birds numbering about 450 species in total. There are 56 different mammal species, including white and black rhinos, Rothschild Giraffe and leopard. Nakuru Park has about 550 different plant species including the unique and largest euphorbia forest in Africa.

Day 2: Lake Nakuru
A full day in Lake Nakuru National Park with a morning and afternoon game viewing drives: All meals and overnight at the lodge. (B.L.D)

Day 3: Lake Nakuru-Nairobi
After breakfast departs for Nairobi arriving in the city by midday. (B)

Safari Price: USD $ 830 per person sharing in a group of two
   

Prices valid until 22nd Dec 2017
Departure Information: Time: 0900hrs daily

The Safari Price is inclusive of:
Transport in a 7 seater Safari Van with pop up roof for game viewing and photography
Accommodation as specified in an ensuite room with private facilities
All park entrance fees
All Government taxes and levies
3 Meals a Day –B- breakfast: L- Lunch: D- dinner
Game drives
One Litre Mineral water a day while on safari
Drivers Allowances
Airport Transfers

Safari price does not included
Accommodation in Nairobi
International airfare & flights
Airport departure tax
Travel insurance
Visa and Passport fees
Drinks, tips and laundry

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