Question 1

How do I get to Nakuru?

Accepted Answer

Nakuru lies about three hours northwest of Nairobi by car along the well-developed Naivasha-Nakuru road and is regularly served by long-distance buses as well as organized safari tours. A small regional airport also offers occasional charter flights from Nairobi.

Question 2

Why is Lake Nakuru National Park so famous?

Accepted Answer

The soda lake is world-famous for its often pink shores, formed by thousands of flamingos, and is also one of the most important sanctuaries for endangered black and white rhinos, complemented by lions, giraffes and zebras.

Question 3

What can you see at Menengai Crater?

Accepted Answer

One of Africa's largest volcanic craters lies just a few kilometers outside town and offers a spectacular view from its rim into the nearly 500-meter-deep, forested basin as well as the surrounding Rift Valley landscape.

Question 4

What can you see at the Hyrax Hill archaeological site?

Accepted Answer

The archaeological site on the edge of town documents over 3,000 years of human settlement with excavated burial sites, settlement remains and tools of early Bantu and Maasai cultures, and also offers a beautiful viewpoint over Lake Nakuru.

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