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PLEASE RESPECT THE WILDLIFE CODE
Respect the privacy of the wildlife, this is their habitat.
Beware of the animals, they are wild and can be unpredictable.
Don't crowd the animals or make sudden noises or movements.
Don't feed the animals, it upsets their diet and leads to human
dependence.
Keep quiet, noise disturbs the wildlife and may antagonize your fellow
visitors.
Stay in your vehicle at all times, except at designated picnic or walking
areas.
Keep below the maximum speed limit (40 kph/25 mph).
Never drive off-road, this severely damages the habitat.
When viewing wildlife keep to a minimum distance of 20 meters and
pull to the side of the road so as to allow others to pass.
Leave no litter and never leave fires unattended or discard burning
objects.
Respect the cultural heritage of Kenya, never take pictures of the local
people or their habitat without asking their permission, respect the
cultural traditions of Kenya and always dress with decorum.
Stay over or leave before dusk, visitors must vacate the Park between
7.00pm - 6.00am unless they are camping overnight.
KENYA WILDLIFE
SERVICE PARKS AND RESERVES
• ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK. AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. ARABUKO SOKOKE NATIONAL RESERVE.
HOW TO GET THERE
Byroad:
The Park is 160 kms North-West of Nairobi. From Nairobi take the Al04 road
(direction Naivasha). The Main Gate and Park HQ is 4 km south of Nakuru town
(from Kenyatta Avenue, take Moi Road the turn left into Stadium Road which
leads to the gate). Lanet gate: located along a 1.5 km rough track leading off
main A104 road just south of Nakuru's outskirts. It is clearly signposted and offers
the most direct accessto both lodges. Nderit gate, in the SEcorner of the Park
gives cross-country accessfrom Naivasha or Narok.
By air: Via the 1.2 km long 'Naishi" airstrip (in the southern part of the park),
Open: .
Daily 6:00 am-7:00 pm. Note: No entry is allowed on foot, and visitors will not be
allowed into the Park after 6:15pm.
Current entry charges:
Obtainable via KWS HQ:Tel: (Nairobi) +254(20)6000800,6002345
Fax: +254(20)6007024· Email: [email protected]
'SafarICard'requlred?
Entry is by SafariCard only. SafariCard may be obtained and loaded at the main
gate.
Contact: The Warden: P.O.Box 539, Nakuru
Tel: Nakuru +254 (51) 2217151, 2217371
Email: [email protected]
• CENTRAL
&
SOUTHERN ISLAND NATIONAL PARK. CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK •
• HELLS CATE NATIONAL PARK. KAKAMECA FOREST NATIONAL RESERVE. KISITE MpUNGUTI MARINE PARK.
• K,SUMU IMPALA SANCTUARY. K,UNGA NATIONAL MARINE RESERVE. KORA NATIONAL PARK.
• LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK. MAUNDI MARINE NATIONAL PARK.
• MARSABIT NATIONAL PARK & RESERVE. MERU NATIONAL PARK. MOMIASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK.
• MOMIASA MARINE RESERVE. MOUNT ELGON NATIONAL PARK •
• MT. KENYA NATIONAL PARK. MT.lONGONOT
NATIONAL PARK. MWEA NATIONAL RESERVE.
• NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK. NAIROBI SAFARI WALK & ORPHANAGE.
NOERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK.
• OL DONYO SABUK NATIONAL PARK. RUMA NATIONAL PARK. SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK.
• SHIMIA HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE. SIBILOI NATIONAL PARK. TANA RIVER PRIMATE RESERVE.
• TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK. TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK. WATAMU MARINE NATIONAL RESERVE.
KENYA
WILOU'E
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P.O.Box 40241 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya.
Tel: +254 (020) 6000800, 6002345 Fax:+254 (020) 6007024
ISDN:+254 (020) 399 2000
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Email: [email protected] • www.kws.go.ke
grayish in colour but white rhino have a wide, flat snout suitable for grazing
while black rhino have a concave back and a triangular prehensile lip for
browsing on trees and shoots. Where to find them: black rhino prefer bushy
forested areas, while white rhino prefer to graze in open grasslands, most
especially those of the lake shore.
ACTIVITY OPTIONS
Catch the best views of the lake
For the finest views of the lake visit Baboon Cliff, lion Hill and Out of Africa Hill.
The pick of the picnic sites
Discover some great picnic sites at Baboon Cliff, Out of Africa Hill and Acacia
picnic site (near the Main Gate).
Make a circuit of the Park
The Park is pleasurable to drive around due to its easy to follow topography, good
roads and clear signposting.
WHERE TO STAY LODGES
'THE BIRD WATCHERSPARADISE'
Lake Nakuru Lodge
P.O.Box 561, Nakuru. Tel: (Nairobi) +254(20)212405, 224998
Email: [email protected]
Dubbed 'the greatest spectacle on earth' due to the millions of fuchsia-pink
flamingo that flock to feed on the teeming algae of its alkaline waters, lake
Nakuru is also a ornithologist's paradise, a uniquely rewarding game-viewing
venue and a sanctuary for both black and white rhino. Its pink-frosted shores
and sky-mirrored waters also yield some of the most evocatively beautiful
photo-images in Africa.
Sarova Lion Hill Lodge
P.OBox 7094, Nakuru. Tel: +254 (51) 850235 or
Sarova Hotels (Nairobi) +254(20)2716688,2713333
Email: [email protected]
WHAT TO SEE
The fabulous flamingo
lake Nakuru's lesser flamingo population can reach a pulsating pink mass of
over 1.5 million birds. At times, however, they may also relocate to other Rift
Valley lakes. Greater flamingo also visit, but in smaller numbers.
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SELF-CATERINGACCOMMODATION
Naishi House, a scenically placed twin-gabled house, is set amongst acacia trees
with magnificent views of the Park. Facilities include a fully equipped kitchen,
dining room, sitting room, two bedrooms, (each with a king-size bed and single
bed), bathroom, WC, outside terrace and guest cottage with two single
bedrooms, a shower and WC (there is a caretaker, and bedding, hot water and
kerosene lighting are provided). Private game drives in the company of a KWS
Ranger can also be arranged. Reservations through the Warden or KWS HQ, .
Nairobi.
CAMPING
The Park offers two public campsites and seven 'special' or private campsites. The
'special' campsites (no facilities) must be booked in advance on an exclusive use
basis (reservations through the Warden or KWS HQ, Nairobi).
An ornithologist's paradise with 450 species of birds
WHEN TO GO
The Park offers an incredible 450 different species of water, fish-eating,
terrestrial and migratory birds to include pelican, fish eagle, secretary bird,
heron, egret, hammerkop and grebe.
lake Nakuru national park is accessible by 2WD vehicles, and also by air, all
year-round.
Kenya's first rhino sanctuary
WHAT TO TAKEWITH YOU
Established as Kenya's first rhino sanctuary, the Park now hosts one of the
largest black rhino concentrations in the country while substantial numbers of
white rhino have also been introduced. How to tell black from white: both are
Drinking water, picnic items and camping equipment if you intend to stay
overnight. Also useful are: binoculars; camera, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and
guidebooks.