Lake Nakuru, a shallow and alkaline lake on the bed of the Great Rift Valley,
has earned its fame as the home of the greatest bird spectacle in the world -
flocks of often more than a million pink flamingos which seasonally use its
waters to feed on the abundant algae which thrives in its shallow warm waters.
Lake Nakuru is 156 km (100 miles) from Nairobi. Although the flamingo are the
most obvious, other inhabitants of the alkaline lake include Black-winged stilts,
avocets and in the European winter a mass of ruffs.
Lake Nakuru National Park has a great deal to offer. Beside its magnificent bird life,
is also a rhino sanctuary and one of the best places in the country to see both black
and white rhino. The park is also host to lion, leopard, buffalo and a variety of
plains and forest game, which have made it their permanent and protected habitat.
The acacia savanna, which surrounds the lake, is itself beautiful and provides an area,
which is particularly good for game viewing.
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