Lake Nakuru Safari: Wildlife and Waterfalls

Experience the beauty of Lake Nakuru National Park on a day trip from Nairobi. Encounter wildlife including black and white rhinos, hippos, leopards, and tree-climbing lions.

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lake Nakuru - Embark on a day trip to Lake Nakuru National Park with a 5:00 AM departure from Nairobi. Travel through the picturesque Great Rift Valley, pausing briefly for photographs along the route.
    Reach the park by 8:00 AM and commence your morning game drive, exploring the park’s varied habitats. Observe flamingos, pelicans, and other bird…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch break
  • Driver/guide
  • Local taxes
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Lake Nakuru Admission fee
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Lake Nakuru National Park is renowned for its extraordinary birdlife, particularly the thousands of flamingos that grace the shores of its alkaline lake, forming a stunning pink halo. It is also a recognized rhino sanctuary, providing one of the finest opportunities to observe both black and white rhinos in their natural environment. The park is home to…

Location
Lake Nakuru
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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L5300icsebastianv
Jul 25, 2025
Great trip for watching birds and rhinos! - Overall great experience! The lake is in the middle of the reserve, during the tour we took a road which goes through the lake where you can see thousands of birds fishing and interacting with each other. We were able to see tons of zebras, warthogs, giraffes, baboons and buffalo. The also managed to see both black and white rhinos! Our guide Eric was hospitable, knowledgeable and happy to accommodate our wishes. We stayed in the park during the whole trip instead of taking the boat tour on lake Naivasha, which we had already done on a different safari. We recommend this trip, especially if you want to see rhinos.
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Mariefste
Nov 5, 2024
10/10 Safari - Er had a lovely time at our safari with Erick and Josef! A relaxing trip where we saw zebras, hippos, monkeys, a lion and rhino. We ended our day with a delicious lunch at the lodge in the park. Will highly recommend this tour!
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Traveler154619
Nov 5, 2024
Great experience - Amazing tour, beautiful scenery and a fantastic guide. Here you can see zebras, monkeys, hippos, rhinos and even lions. 100% recommend this if you’re in Nairobi for a few days.
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Shanecy9522ei
Oct 14, 2024
Lake Nakuru (and Lake Naivasha) - Great for Solo Travel - Peter was quite a genuine and awesome guide. Not only was it easy conversation to and from the park, he was very engaging during the safari itself. And, despite my reservations, insisted we stop at Lake Naivasha. Well worth it and grateful for Peter’s insistence.
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Marcmr9210sj
Sep 16, 2024
Great day at Lake Nakuru NP - Great experience! The guide was helpful, kind, relaxed and knowledgeable. From coffee recommendations on the drive to the park, to finding great animals, it was a successful and pleasant day.
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Jamesp_t
Mar 1, 2023
An oustanding Safari, especially with Eric as your driver / guide! - This was a fantastic safari. Eric was on time and drove safely the entire trip. He was an excellent tour guide with a keen eye. He spotted numerous animals that we would surely have missed seeing. Eric was very accommodating and maneuvered the vehicle to enable us to get the best photographs. I would highly recommend this tour, especially if you have Eric as your driver / guide! I was an outstanding tour
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Tobiasjektvik
Sep 23, 2022
One of the best travel experiences i have had - Eric was a really friendly guide. He made the experience amazing. He stopped when i wanted to get pictures and he also stopped on the way so i could get water
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Gratefuldaniel
Dec 28, 2021
Greatest Safari experience! Thanks Mr Eric & Mr Alex for the great experience. You guys make Nairobi the choice place. - The useful insights into animal life given by the tour guide. Nature is pure fun with a great guide!
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Mpprs
May 28, 2025
Very nice excursion - I really enjoyed this day trip to Lake Nakuru. Morning check-out at 5am from the hotel with a stop on the way for breakfast. Arriving at the lake national park, a beautiful landscape, full of pelicans, birds, buffaloes, monkeys, we saw a lioness too. It was with a large classic car, no sunroof and the window could only open half, which restricts vision. For lunch my guide took me to the restaurant of a lodge in the national park, with a splendid view and a small good buffet. We then went to Lake Naivasha, a very nice place, and I took an hour boat ride on the lake to see hippos and birds. I had to pay $50 for this 1 hour boat tour and it seemed very expensive, I had read that the price was more of 25 to 30 dollars maximum. I recommend this one-day tour.
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Faridalazim_n
Nov 12, 2023
Mehhhh - It was okay. The driver was nice and respectful. But he wasn’t very much into it. During the pick up he mentioned that when he visited the place two days before my trip, they didn’t see many animals and tried to persuade me to just go to Nairobi National Park. I insisted that I paid for Lake Nakuru and I will not go anywhere else. It was also very clear that he was not an expert on wildlife - if you expect to have a real naturalist as a guide this is not for you! I’m honestly disappointed. He didn’t do much to help spot the animals. He simply drove (at some points very fast) and it’s up to you to ask him to stop if you noticed something. I was too disappointed that I simply asked him to drive me back to Nairobi after lunch instead of continuing with the safari! It does not worth the price considering you paid whatever Viator charges you + 60 USD entrance fee.
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From $90
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).