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User Reviews of Lake Nakuru National Park (283 Reviews)

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4.4205 / 5 4.4 /5
4.4963 / 5 4.4945 / 5 3.9147 / 5 4.2455 / 5

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3 star 23 / 10 23
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Male avatar icon Barry United States flag US       Visited: March 2024 Reviewed: Mar 5, 2024

Email Barry  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Barry and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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The park is experiencing the effects of global warming with a lack of flamingos.

Female avatar icon Netty and Danny Heighton Canada flag CA       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 25, 2023

Email Netty and Danny Heighton  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Netty and Danny Heighton and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

The park is smaller and don't see animals closer and didn't see thousands of flamingos

Female avatar icon Mary Harvey United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023

Email Mary Harvey  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Mary Harvey and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Not a lot to see here. Very expensive boat trip, $50 each which only lasted an hour and didn't see many animals! A better lake was Naivasha which had a great variety of birds on the lake and animals in the park. The best place to see black and white Rhinos and an abundance of flamingos. Weren't taken to the actual park.

Female avatar icon Arva Abbas United Arab Emirates flag AE       Visited: June 2023 Reviewed: Jul 6, 2023

Email Arva Abbas  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Arva Abbas and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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If you have done the Masai Mara reserve and see wildlife sighting to heart content then Lake Nakuru may not be as exciting. For us the plus point was we missed sighting Rhinos in MM and lake Nakuru gave us the oppurtunity to easily sight the Albino Rhinos

Female avatar icon Kiara Belgium flag BE       Visited: April 2023 Reviewed: May 17, 2023

Email Kiara  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Kiara and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
4 / 5 0 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 5

We saw rhino’s.

Male avatar icon Russell Corbett United States flag US       Visited: January 2023 Reviewed: Feb 14, 2023

Email Russell Corbett  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

The review below is the personal opinion of Russell Corbett and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

I did not have a lot of luck. It was very dry on my visit except right at the lake. I got good shots there, but ate dust most of the day.

Female avatar icon Lisa van der Hoek Netherlands flag NL       Visited: December 2022 Reviewed: Jan 16, 2023

Email Lisa van der Hoek  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Lisa van der Hoek and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Lake Nakuru is beautiful, specifically because of how non-tourist focused it is. Most animals were seen from quite a distance. The park is a Rhino sanctuary, but don't expect these big fellows to cross the road in front of you. After a long day, we eventually found a group a couple of 100 meters away from us, which is magic on its own.

Seeing the animals actually be free; very few cars, roads and lots of freedom; is a great experience that one should not miss.

Male avatar icon Anil Kumar India flag IN       Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Nov 9, 2022

Email Anil Kumar  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

The lake is getting deeper and bigger with every passing year, making it more salty and less desirable for flamingoes. Almost half of flamingoes have started going to other nearby lakes, trees in and around the lake are dying. The only positive thing is the population of Rhinos is growing and you can see them early in the morning from close range.

Female avatar icon Tara United States flag US       Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Oct 29, 2022

Email Tara  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
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Lake Nakuru is a great spot but you're limited to what you can see because the roads don't go very far into the bush. We saw tons of monkeys, rhinos, flamingos, giraffes and other birds. Masai Mara is hard to beat once you've experienced it.

Male avatar icon James Moran Ireland flag IE       Visited: September 2019 Reviewed: Nov 1, 2019

Email James Moran  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
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Very few flamingos, apparently the water levels have increased over the last few seasons making it unattractive for the flamingo who have subsequently moved on.