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User Reviews of Lake Nakuru National Park (284 Reviews)

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Average User Rating

4.4225 / 5 4.4 /5
4.4982 / 5 4.4964 / 5 3.9189 / 5 4.2489 / 5

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3 star 23 / 10 23
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Male avatar icon Yukon Travellor Canada flag CA       Visited: April 2011 Reviewed: Dec 26, 2011

Email Yukon Travellor  |  50-65 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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Been here three times. Depending on the time of year will necessitate the quantity of feathered friends you will see. The animal viewing is also superb as is the surrounding area.

Male avatar icon Wanderlust United States flag US       Visited: June 2005 Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011

Email Wanderlust  |  35-50 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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Love this place. It is one of the most beautiful in the world. The scenery is stunning and wildlife really amazing. Great vibe. Very conveniently located off main road and large town.

Female avatar icon kim United States flag US       Visited: August 2008 Reviewed: Sep 17, 2011

Email kim  |  20-35 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Lots of wildlife, including viewing opportunities different than Maasai. Gorgeous landscaping. Electric fencing, relatively small area, and high tourism and proximity to village diminish bush vibe. Nakuru was gorgeous but felt more like a very well done zoo or Jurassic Park movie set than wild and unpredictable bush. I would visit this place again because it is so scenic and wildlife density seems much higher than Maasai, but I would prefer to do it on foot than in vehicle. Birding was excellent (it is on a lake) even though I was the only one in the group that was interested in birds (we didn't spend any time actively looking for birds).

Avatar icon LimeWave Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Sep 13, 2011

5 / 5 5 /5
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Amazing wildlife, beautiful setting around a great lake, a bit too close to Kenyas second biggest towns makes the rating of the bush vibe a bit lower.

Female avatar icon Sallyrango United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: December 2010 Reviewed: Aug 29, 2011

Email Sallyrango  |  50-65 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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High chance of seeing lions up close,good for baboons, thousands of pelicans and flamingos, quite crowded as near Nairobi

Male avatar icon majedphotos Kuwait flag KW       Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Aug 29, 2011

20-35 years of age

5 / 5 5 /5
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birds paradise and birds watchers should stay here more than one night
and try to stay in camp :)

Male avatar icon K-pture Belgium flag BE       Visited: July 2007 Reviewed: Aug 26, 2011

20-35 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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We've seen some white rhinos.

Male avatar icon CedricVandermeulen Thailand flag TH       Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Aug 22, 2011

Email CedricVandermeulen  |  35-50 years of age

The review below is the personal opinion of CedricVandermeulen and not that of SafariBookings.

Unless being an absolute Rhino-fan, avoid Lake Nakuru

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In my opinion Lake Nakuru is the most over-rated safari-park in Kenya. There are better options, which are cheaper, offer more wildlife, and much nicer safari experience then Lake Nakuru. Through, these options are not as easy to get to as Nakuru, however, they are well worth the effort.
Because at least in the other parks, you will see less tourists, you will see motivated park rangers taking their job serious, you will NOT see plastic bags hanging from the acacia trees when trying to spot a leopard, you will not be bothered by the sound of the disco at night, and you will see much more animals in a much better scenery.

Male avatar icon Jay Harsevoort United States flag US       Visited: October 2009 Reviewed: Aug 21, 2011

35-50 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Lake Nakuru is one place you see a Rhino easily. I also love the trees and the flamingos on the lake. It is also a quieter park with fewer people.

Avatar icon Makis Visited: August 2005 Reviewed: Aug 11, 2011

It was one great time !

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It was 13 of August of the year 2005 in Kenya and we were going south coming from Samburu NP and lake Naivasha, we ended up early on the afternoon on lake Nakuru. First thing we saw from afar was that pink colour that was spread all around in the lake. Our kind and gentyle guide said “flamingos, do you see them ?” It was one amazing sight.
We stayed in one excellent Lodge and enjoyed our tour there. On that wonderful landscape of the lake except of those amazing flamingos and some other birds, we saw rhinos, zebras, buffalos, waterbuks and baboons.

It was one great time !

Makis