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Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park is one of Kenya’s two Premium Parks, and is a birdlover’s paradise. It surrounds Lake Nakuru in the Central Rift Conservation Area in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya. Originally protected as a bird sanctuary, this park hosts over 400 bird species, including 5 globally threatened species, and is an important stop on the African-Eurasian Migratory Flyway. This park was also the first national Rhino sanctuary and hosts one of the world’s highest concentrations of the Black Rhinoceros.

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Lake Naivasha

Naivasha is a city in Kenya, 90 km northwest of Nairobi on Lake Naivasha.

63km

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Aberdare National Park

Aberdare National Park is a 767-km² national park in the central highlands west of Mount Kenya, 180 km from Nairobi

71km

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Nyeri

Nyeri is in Southern Rift Valley.

99km

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Nanyuki

Nanyuki is in Southern Rift Valley, north-west of Mount Kenya.

115km

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Nairobi

Nairobi, a city of nearly four million, is the capital and largest city in Kenya.

138km

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Kakamega Rainforest

Kakamega Rainforest is the only tropical rainforest in Kenya. Located in Western Kenya, it is part of a larger area that makes up the last primeval rainforest in the country. It's also home to various monkeys and hundreds of bird species, some of which are threatened.

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Kisumu

Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya; located on a bay on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria at an altitude of 1,131 m (3,711 ft). It is the headquarters of Kisumu County and after Kampala, the second largest city in the Lake Victoria basin.

147km

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Nairobi National Park

Nairobi National Park is the closest national park to Nairobi in Kenya. It is a half-hour drive from the city, making it a good destination for a day trip.

149km

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Embu

city in Kenya

156km

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Maasai Mara National Park

protected area of Kenya

168km

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Mount Longonot National Park

82km

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Mount Kenya

Mount Kenya is located near the center of Kenya about 150 km north of Nairobi. At 5300 m (17,000 feet) it is Africa's second highest mountain, after Kilimanjaro.

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Nakuru

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Nakuru

Nakuru is a city in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya.

Nakuru is home to Lake Nakuru, one of the Rift Valley soda lakes, which forms part of the Lake Nakuru National Park. The park has large numbers of flamingoes that can be seen foraging in the shallow lake. The park also has many wild animals that can be seen during a safari. Apart from the animals, numerous other sites of interest are accessible from Nakuru. These include Menengai Crater, a dormant volcano. Small fumaroles and steam vents can regularly be observed within the forested caldera from above. The second largest surviving volcanic crater in the world, it plunges 483 m down from the rim and the summit is accessible by foot or vehicle 8 km from the main road to Nyahururu. The wood-covered crater ground is a nature reserve.

The city of Nakuru is situated in Nakuru County, Kenya. It lies 1850 meters above sea levels on the highlands of Kenya giving it a climate similar, albeit a bit colder, to Nairobi.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

27.3°C8.7
Precipitation: 29 mm

Feb

27.9°C9.2
Precipitation: 45 mm

Mar

28°C9.9
Precipitation: 69 mm

Apr

25.8°C11.6
Precipitation: 141 mm

May

24.8°C11.2
Precipitation: 130 mm

Jun

24.4°C10.2
Precipitation: 79 mm

Jul

23.8°C10.1
Precipitation: 92 mm

Aug

24.1°C9.8
Precipitation: 105 mm

Sep

25.5°C8.9
Precipitation: 89 mm

Oct

25.3°C9.1
Precipitation: 70 mm

Nov

24.4°C10
Precipitation: 70 mm

Dec

25.8°C8.9
Precipitation: 44 mm
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