Lakes Nakuru & Naivasha Day Safari Tour
Lakes Nakuru & Naivasha Day Safari Tour
3 exciting safari tours in one day in a 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep! Starting from/returning to Nairobi area hotels. We’ll pick you up from your hotel for a private journey to three beautiful parks. Your full‑day safari is in the comfort of a pop‑top 4×4 safari jeep.
Get ready to be ‘wowed’ by this ‘Out Of Africa’ experience!
Kenya offers an incredible array of exciting wildlife settings. Just a few hours from Nairobi, Adventure In The Wild Safaris will whisk you off to three animal parks in one action‑filled day. We’ll pick you up from your hotel at 5:00 am and begin your wildlife adventure with possible sightings of lion, rhino, buffalo, giraffe, leopard and hippo—plus impala, dik‑dik and countless bird species, including maybe flamingos.
Your day will feature a wildlife game‑viewing drive safari, a boat safari and the opportunity to enjoy a walking safari past grazing giraffe, zebra and birds like cormorants and pelicans.
So, get your binoculars, camera and safari hat. We’ll head out early and stop for breakfast on the way to our first park, Lake Nakuru.
Lake Nakuru National Park
If there is one word that describes Lake Nakuru National Park, it’s variety. Variety in its landforms—rocky escarpments, thick acacia forests, waterfalls and, of course, the lake itself. And in what other park can you spot such diverse wildlife like lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and… a few flamingos?
This is a beautiful park known for favorite animal‑spotting viewpoints like Lion Hill and Out of Africa where you may also see baboon, waterbuck, cheetah, the rare endangered Rothschild’s giraffe and birds—over 400 species.
We’ll take a game‑viewing safari on Lake Nakuru past hippos, storks, pelicans and sometimes hordes of brilliant pink flamingos feeding on algae in the saline lake.
Another special feature is the Rhino Sanctuary. The park hosts more than 25 endangered black rhinos and about 70 white rhinos. Your morning here will be filled with an engaging procession of wildlife. Lake Nakuru has Kenya’s largest population of rhinos. The lake’s surface occupies about a third of the park and supports a dense bloom of the blue‑green cyanophyte Spirulina platensis, from which it derives its color and which feeds flamingos.
Attractions
- Flamingos (Greater & Lesser—numbers have reduced recently due to rising water levels lowering salinity and algae abundance) and ~450 other bird species.
- Mammals: 56 species including white rhinos, waterbuck, etc.
- Rare endangered Rothschild’s giraffe.
- Viewpoints: Lion Hill, Baboon Cliff, Out of Africa.
- Hills: Enasoit, Honeymoon, Lion Hill Ridge, etc.
- Waterfalls: Makalia.
- Unique vegetation: ~550 plant species including Africa’s largest euphorbia forest; yellow acacia woodlands.
- “Cycle with Rhino” event every September (yearly).
Lake Naivasha
Next, we continue to Lake Naivasha—another Rift Valley lake area featuring acacia forest, dormant volcanoes, dramatic gorges and a beautiful freshwater lake.
Boat Safari & Lunch
We’ll safari across this picturesque lake, a known watering spot for buffalo, zebra, eland, impala and waterbuck. Look out for hippos as you sail by these massive creatures cooling in the shallows.
Birdlife is prolific here: eagles, buzzards, weavers, firefinches, pelicans, kingfishers and more than 450 other species. Step into the forest and you may come upon zebra and giraffe grazing about.
Enjoy a buffet lunch at your Lake Naivasha stop.
Crescent Island Game Sanctuary
Our next stop is the private Crescent Island Game Sanctuary on the shores of Lake Naivasha—this beautiful park is a secret hidden from most tourists. But not us!
We’ll take a guided walking safari past grazing hippos, giraffe and zebra. You can’t get much nearer to the wildlife than on this up‑close, hands‑on outing.
This Adventure In The Wild Safaris full‑day tour is a fun, easy way to experience the wonderful variety of Kenya’s wildlife. You’ll have tons of photo opportunities in these three dramatic parks, and we’ll have you back at your hotel by 7:00 pm with lots to talk about!
Your Guide & Vehicle
For your journey, you’ll be guided, hosted and looked after by your own experienced driver/guide.
Transportation between parks and game viewing will be in a private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep—the safari standard with higher seating and rugged all‑wheel drive.
Tour Highlights
Lake Nakuru National Park
- Hundreds of bird species including a few flamingos, pelicans and others
- Rhino sanctuary
- The Great Rift Valley escarpment – awesome scenery
- Viewpoints: Lion Hill, Baboon Cliff and Out of Africa
Lake Naivasha
- Boat safari across the lake
- Variety of birds – flamingos, pelicans and more
- Buffet lunch
Crescent Island Game Sanctuary
- Guided walking safari amongst grazing wildlife
- Hippo, wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra and gazelle
Buffet Lunch included
