2 Days Lake Nakuru & Naivasha Tour Safari
In just two days in Lake Nakuru and Naivasha, you’ll get to explore all the color, wildlife, and diversity of these two attractive Rift Valley lakes. Freshwater Lake Naivasha hosts hippo and other aquatic life attracted to its shores. Lake Nakuru is alkaline, drawing in bright, pink flamingoes, pelicans, kingfishers, and ostriches. Making both these lake areas even more exciting are the herds of wildlife surrounding their shores – wildlife like zebra, giraffe, rhino, and even lion, leopard, and cheetah. This mini safari boasts a wonderful variety of animals for you to spot.
Lake Nakuru National Park is a fascinating mix of dazzling birdlife and the more traditional land-based safari wildlife. There’s a rhino sanctuary that features a large population of white and black rhinos. You can also find the rare Rothschild’s giraffe feeding in the park’s acacia forests. Other surprises moving over its shores and through its woodlands – waterbucks, hyenas, baboons, and monkeys.
There’s so much to see and do at Lake Naivasha and close-by Crescent Island Sanctuary. Besides going on game drives, you may find yourself taking a boat safari and a walking safari to get up close to the wildlife.
Activities
Day 1
Nairobi – Lake Nakuru National Park Approx. 3hrs
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
07:00 hrs. – Your driver/guide will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel, residence, or Nairobi airport.
We’ll head out for Lake Nakuru, which is a scenic drive through the sweeping farmlands of the central highlands. We’ll be passing through the dramatic towers and gorges of the Rift Valley escarpment. Along the way, we’ll stop to stretch, refresh, and enjoy these scenes.
At Lake Nakuru National Park, you’ll enjoy a full day of game drives over the stunning terrain of Lake Nakuru Park. This is a place of great rocky escarpments, waterfalls, forests, wooded hills, and, of course, the lake itself. Besides the flamingoes, you’ll be treated to flocks of storks, herons, eagles, and pelicans.
The birdlife is profuse, but so is the land-based wildlife, and you may see some of the larger species like rhino, buffalo, and possibly lion. Note that Lake Nakuru is compact, which only increases the chances of spotting the great variety of animals that inhabit this very diverse park.
At night, you will spend the night in one of the amazing safari lodges or a tented camp in Lake Nakuru National Park.
Day 2
Lake Nakuru – Lake Naivasha Approx. 2 hrs
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
Enjoy more bird and game viewing around the lake and through the environs of the park.
Then, we’re off on a short drive to Lake Naivasha.
We’ll get to experience a boat safari across the lake as we sail past hippos, birdlife, and perhaps spot grazing zebra and antelope on the shore. But also keep an eye out for buffalo, eland, impala, and occasionally… leopard. Then, we’ll take a special trip to nearby Crescent Island Game Sanctuary – a beautiful private reserve that is filled with animals, mostly gentle grazers. The Sanctuary’s naturalist will take us on a guided walking safari to view the herds of wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, gazelle, and more.
We now finish our busy 2 days filled with numerous sightings and fond recollections by heading back to Nairobi. We should arrive back in town toward the early evening and will bring you to your hotel, residence, or the airport.
