Description: Lake Nakuru National Park in central Kenya, north of the equator, has as its main attraction thousands of pink flamingoes. I could not count them, but it is an awesome sight. From a distance, you see a thick line of pink in the lake, not being able to distinguish single birds.
Lake Nakuru is the reason the park exists, and animals are plentiful. During our afternoon game drive, we saw rhinos, eland, giraffes, waterbuck, warthogs, zebras, water buffalo, impala, gazelles, baboons, and thousands of flamingoes. We drove down to the lakeside, and it was the only place during our entire safari that we could exit the vehicle.
We stayed at the Lion Hill Lodge, which was very nice, with great food and service. They also had a nice evening show with native dancers and acrobatic performers.
For more information, see Lake Nakuru’s site at http://www.kenyalogy.com/eng/parques/nakuru.html or
Lion Hill Lodge’s site at http://www.sarovahotels.com/lionhill/index.php.
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