Top 9 Things to do in Nairobi Airport Layover Safari from – $90pp to Nairobi National Park from NBO-JKIA Airport – Sojourn Safaris Ltd

Nairobi airport layover safari to Nairobi national park is a half day or 4hr game drive in your stop.

This Nairobi lay-over tour includes airport pick up and drop off, 4hr game drive, bottled drinking water, English speaking driver guide, view of animals, sites and attractions in Nairobi Park against the backdrop of Nairobi skyscrapers. The Nairobi national park layover safari is one of the most exciting tours while on a short airport stopover at NBO-JKIA airport.

To do a Nairobi national park airport layover safari, things to see in the park in a 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 hr stop include:

• Wildlife viewing in Nairobi National Park Layover
• Visit to ivory burning monument on Layover in Nairobi National Park
• Step out at the Mokoiyet view point and picnic site in Nairobi National park
• See Hippos in the hyena dam on a 4hr Nairobi airport layover to Nairobi park
• See Crocodiles at the Mbagathi River Nairobi safari Walk
• View Lots of bird life in Nairobi national park airport layover bird trip
• Take unique shots of wildlife against Nairobi skyscrapers
• Breathe the fresh air of wilderness away from Nairobi national park airport layover
• Take Dinner or a lunch at Carnivore restaurant on a Nairobi airport layover

1.     Wildlife Viewing in Nairobi National Park Layover

Nairobi national park is popular for its wide range of wildlife that you can view in a short 4 hours of game drive. This park is home to the best views of white and black rhinos just afew feet away from the roads. There is also a very healthy population of lions that can be seen lazing on the grass or as they crawl towards prey.

Best time to visit Nairobi national park is at 6.00am to get the best wildlife views at dawn. The gate staff will quickly process your payments and let you on your way for the game drive. The driver opens up your game drive vehicle latch roof and you can stand and watch game from here on.

As you drive down from the westerly dry land forest into the savannah, your luck might bring you face to face with a lion or a herd of buffalos. Giraffes are trickier to find and tend to occupy the southernmost fringes of the park which has high acacia trees. By this time the hippos have sauntered back into the man-made dams of Athi dam and hyena dam as well as into river Mbagathi. You will nonetheless see the hippo heads bopping in and out of the still waters.

On the plains of Nairobi national park, your layover game drive tour will present you with many types of plains game including zebras, Topis, hartebeests, wildebeests, elands, Thompson gazelles, Grants gazelles, impalas, buffalos, Dik Diks among others. Most of these antelopes stick together for herd security and increase the number of eyes looking out for predators. You can take amazing pictures of the antelopes against the city backdrop on your short Nairobi airport layover tour. Of course you can include a Nairobi city layover walking tour if you love being in the hustle and bustle.

If you are lucky enough, you might get a glimpse of the leopards on the leopard gorge. At times you will see one lying on top of an acacia tree or just walking besides your car along the game drive tracks. It is however very difficult to see a leopard in this park as they are nocturnal animals and tend to sleep off the day’s heat hidden in caves or high up acacia trees amidst thick brush. There is a family of cheetahs around Athi dam plains to the south which are easier to see during the day. If your charms work for you on your Nairobi national park airport layover tour, you might even see a cheetah on a hunt dash.

2.     Visit to Ivory Burning Monument on Layover in Nairobi National Park

Once you drive through the gates of Nairobi national park, you are on a short downhill tarmac road. At its end, and on the left, is a monument built in commemoration of the 3 elephant tusks burning events. On 3 occasions, the Kenya wildlife service has burnt stock piles of ivory at this site with a lot of fun fare to reiterate Kenya’s commitment to total ban on ivory trade globally.

It’s an option to start your game drive here or finish the tour at this point. At the site, you will see a lot of ivory ash from the burnt tusks and information boards telling you about the challenges posed by poaching to Kenyan elephants. There is a small statue of elephants on a solid marble block as the Centre piece of this monument.

Visitors are allowed to step out of their game drive vehicles to see and read about Kenya’s fight with poaching. It makes a sad read when you consider the number of elephants decimated over 8 decades but the recovery in numbers of elephants in Kenya is also remarkable. The elephant ivory burning monument is one of the many highlights and attractions in your Nairobi national park layover excursion.

3.     Step Out At the Mokoiyet View Point and Picnic Site in Nairobi National Park

From a dirt park road into a paved concrete slab road, you will drive up and down some beautiful valleys. The roadside is lined with beautiful acacia trees and some deep brush. This concrete road was constructed due to the previously steep and rocky hillsides that one had to drive through to get to Mokoyiet view point. It’s a nice drive up and down and through winding corners and at its end reveals a very beautiful and scenic picnic site perched on top of a hill overlooking a ravine below.

The Mokoyiet picnic site and view point is located above the Mokoyiet River and includes a huge car park and flowered grounds with benches to sit on. The river facing frontage is barricaded with iron monger and wire mesh to avoid falling into the precipice below. The overlook into the Mokoyiet valley below is outstanding in beauty and serene silence. The river below meanders the valley in a sluggish flow around rocks and thick acacia riverine forest.

The picnic site itself includes some resident baboons that are very naughty. You are advised to make sure all your windows are closed as they are known to steal snacks, sodas as well as wallets. Quite a sneaky, pesky and picky gang of thieves, these baboons of Mokoyiet make.

With a guard on site, you will be able to eat some snacks here but beware that baboons are extremely cunny and will at the blink of an eye hop on your table and make away with your lunch and the soft drink to boot.

The Mokoyiet picnic site is one of the best places to alight from your vehicle while on your Nairobi layover game drive from the NBO airport.

4.     See Hippos in the Hyena Dam on a 4hr Nairobi Airport Layover to Nairobi Park

The sea horses abound in Nairobi national park and are some of the easiest animals to see on your Nairobi airport layover safari. Nairobi national park has several huge man-made dams that are homes to hundreds of hippo families. Drive to the hyena dam which is closest to the main park gate and you will see their heads popping in and out of the water. The characteristic bubbles and ripples on the water indicate where these giant creatures are underwater.

The hippos in Nairobi national park will at times move from one dam to the next or from river Mbagathi to the interior dams. In the evenings or early morning, you may encounter them on the savannah grass as they come out to feed. Being largely nocturnal animals, the hippos usually venture out of the water at 6.00pm to start their overnight foray. They are known to cover vast distances out of the water only to return again at dawn into the dams to protect themselves from the day’s heat. Watching these giant sea horses in the water is a big attraction to a Nairobi national park airport layover safari.

It’s a great site when you drive by these big dams and can see the mothers with their babies and the bulls in the water. If you stay here long enough, you will see them yawn countless times and hear them making their bleating noises as they pop their heads in and out of the water. I always consider their emerging and submerging actions in the water as a game of “now you see me, now you don’t”. Never try to get inside the water where hippos are suspected to reside as you never see these behemoths coming at you. Hippos gallop at the bottom of the dams and can abruptly emerge 1 foot away from you even at the shoreline.

As a fact, most fatalities from wildlife in Africa are caused by the hippos due to their uncanny nature of underwater ambushes. Keep off the water.

5.     See Crocodiles at the Mbagathi River Nairobi Safari Walk

Afew hills beyond the Mokoyiet view point gets you to the river Mbagathi. This river is the southernmost boundary of Nairobi national park. Driving here is full of scenery and the river itself is ensconced by a thick forest of riverine vegetation of huge acacia trees and shrubs. Be careful as this is ripe buffalo territory.

Crocodiles abound in the river and are easy to see especially in warm days when they come out to busk on the rocks and river banks. The crocodiles in Nairobi national park are also known to migrate from the river to the dams inside the park when the river dries up. They however like the river due to the adequate supply of fish. On your river walk, you may see 2 or more crocodiles here. If not, try your luck on some of the other dams in the park where they are known to be permanent residents. You can’t miss to see a crocodile in Nairobi national park airport layover drive.

The dark green vegetation near the river makes for a welcome relief of the dry and chaffed grasslands especially during the dry season. There is a small walking trail along the river which brings you up close to hippos and crocodiles basking on the river bank. A little closer investigation will reveal tens of terrapins hanging on branches across the river or on the sandy banks.

For the bird lovers, the river Mbagathi forest is a magnet for birds including the African fish eagle, plovers, cormorants, herons and ibises which can be seen on a safari walk here. You can spend hours identifying birds on a walk at the riverine forest with an expert guide. The air is cool and at times windy and fresh around the river and makes for an ideal Nairobi airport layover walking tour. There is always an armed guide to accompany you for the Nairobi Park walking tour along the river.

An occasional giraffe can be seen head and neck above all the vegetation at the river. You need an armed guide to make this short safari walk on the river. The Mbagathi River is one of the best short Nairobi layover walking safari from the airport.

6.     View Lots of Bird Life in Nairobi National Park Layover Bird Trip

Bird watching layover safari in Nairobi national park is also a treat for bird lovers. Driving from the east gate, the closest Nairobi park gate to the airport, you will start watching the savannah grassland birds including the big kori bustard, secretary bird and the ostriches. The acacia dotted plains are undulating for miles and it’s easy for a birder to view birds on trees, roadside and in the tall grass. It’s a magnet for short birding safaris. The ant eater and seed eater birds are the most frequent sightings on the savannah grasslands.

As you come to the mid-section of the park, there are dams and swampy areas with small streams which are ideal bird watching places in Nairobi Park. Here birds like the African fish eagle, herons, ibises, Egyptian geese, African jacana and cormorants abound. A layover Nairobi Bird watch safari in the park offers you more than 400 species of birds to view. As you approach the water dams and rivers, you will hear the high pitched cry of the African fish eagle as it juts its head back and forth. This bird always sits close to the rivers and dams so that it can easily spot the fish in the water for a speedy dive and catch.

The male ostriches are easier to spot on the plains due to their black coat while the females are harder with their grey feathers. The male is black and adapted to sitting on the eggs at night when it’s harder to spot him. The female sits on the eggs by day which makes it harder for predators to spot her due to the camouflage. You will see lots of the male and female ostriches and in some cases a family with a large clutch of chicks.

The martial eagle is simply the largest bird of prey in the park and can be seen perched on a tree branch or on a rock. They often prey on small rodents and antelope fawns for their meals. The secretary bird on the other hand with its feathered crown is adept at killing and feeding on snakes. It’s got some crazy Kung Fu kicks that renders snakes unconscious in seconds. Next they wake up is in ‘’digestive juice land’’ where the sun never shines.

The African crested crane pair of male and female captivates you for hours. Watch as the male is made to dance its heart out to win a female. A dance more vigorous than the Brazilian capoeira, the male executes the moves with mastery gained from years of courting experiences in the African savannah. However, the female standards are way high and she flies off in jest to a dejected, exhausted and angry male bird. You can’t help but feel for the male crane bird after such a standing ovation-worth performance. But it’s hard to please a crested crane female as it were, and he lives to dance another day. And probably do a more romantic waltz or a foxtrot even. It’s hard being a male crested crane in the African savannah.

7.  Take Unique Shots of Wildlife against Nairobi Skyscrapers

One of the biggest highlight of a Nairobi national park half day tour is its proximity to the city Centre and the Nairobi airport. Driving into the park, you will start getting exciting views of the city buildings at the edge of the grass plains. Nairobi Park is so close to the Nairobi CBD that the skyscrapers seem like they are just at the park boundary. This makes for a perfect setting for unique wildlife photos with the city as your background.

A giraffe saunters past your car and you take both a video and a still picture with the city’s skyline as your backdrop. The giraffe seems to be striding between modernity and the stillness of the wilderness and you being at the right time to take the evidence.

Make sure to take great pictures of the bigger game like the rhinos, hippos, buffalos and zebras against the Nairobi city skyline. If you could make it past the morning haze, make sure to capture a sunrise picture with the city’s skyline forming a silhouette to the left of your frame. It’s just a magical moment.

8.     Breathe the Fresh Air of Wilderness Away from Nairobi National Park Airport Layover

One of the biggest benefits of visiting the Nairobi national park is the breath of fresh air you enjoy just a few minutes from the CBD. This park is so close to the city it only takes under 15 minutes to get there. Infact, Nairobi national park is only 7km from the city center to the main park gate at Langata headquarters. This means you can be in your office in the morning and get out for an afternoon of fresh air and game drive for the afternoon. Probably even go for a dinner at the carnivore restaurant before heading out home or catching your next flight from NBO-JKIA airport.

If you are on a layover at the Nairobi airport for longer than 4 hours, you may consider getting away from the drab walls of the terminals for a relaxing game drive and freshness. You will be amazed at how reinvigorating it can be from jet lag fatigue.

You game drive driver is always on hand to tell you about the nature including the grass, the wildlife and the people that border the park. These charming fellows will make any dull day brighter with their enthusiasm and endless knowledge. There is a park gate only 3km from your airport arrival terminal and you will be with the wildlife in a record 30 minutes upon exit. Nairobi national park layover game drive is your best option to kill time while on transit via Nairobi international airport.

9.     Take Dinner or a Lunch at Carnivore Restaurant on a Nairobi Airport Layover

If you have an evening to spare, you can sample the carnivore restaurant which is a popular barbeque place. The restaurant borders the park on the east border and has a rich heritage of game meat roasts until recently when it was banned. The carnivore as it is adoringly called is an outdoor dining experience which welcomes you with an open barbeque fireplace at the entrance.

The place offers crocodile meat, ostrich meat, pork, lamb, chicken and beef roasts. It’s an eat all you can place where the servers only stop serving you when you surrender and drop the small flag on top of your table.

Good music and safari ambience compliments this place for its great barbeque dinners. It is however not a place for the vegetarian. There are many Indian and vegetarian restaurants between the park and the airport including at the galleria mall and the capital city mall. These vegetarian restaurants also offer a rich and fresh selection of foods to wet your palate as you explore Asian, African, and Arabian cuisines.

Your amazing Nairobi airport layover safari tour ends with a drop off at the NBO airport for a timely flight out. All served with lots of smiles and love.

You can book a last minute Nairobi airport layover safari to the Nairobi national park from Robert via whatsapp +254 722 661827 or email him on info@sojournsafaris.co.ke

Nakuru National Park Day Trip $190pp – 1 Day Safari from Nairobi

Explore Nakuru in a full day-trip to Nakuru national park. 1-day Nakuru safari tour from nairobi includes a full-day game drive, transport in a safari minivan, services of a tour guide, and lunch at Sarova lion hill, drinking water and pick up and drop off. You can go on a solo, private or group joining budget Nakuru day trip.

Your Lake Nakuru national park day trip includes many highlights and tips as below.

• Nakuru National Park Day Trip Experiences
• Nakuru National Park Distance
• Timing and opening hours of Nakuru day trip
• The drive to Nakuru national park day trip
• Why is Nakuru Park so special?
• Animals to see in a Nakuru day trip
• Birds to see in a Nakuru birding day trip
• Sites within Nakuru national park
• Where to eat in a Nakuru national park day trip
• How to get to Nakuru national park
• How to Book a Nakuru day trip

Nakuru National Park Day Trip Package – 1 Day Nakuru Package

1.      Nakuru National Park Day Trip Experience

Your 1 day Nakuru trip is a great way to escape from Nairobi for a full day watching great African wildlife and the Great Rift Valley along the way. The Nakuru day tour is very convenient as the roads are graded all the way and there are lots of wildlife to see en route. The rift valley lakes of Naivasha and Elementaita are along your way and if you are lucky might catch a glimpse of the pink flamingos along their shores. The nakuru national park day trip is the most visited of the great rift valley lakes in Kenya.

Although you don’t have the elephant in lake Nakuru, all the other big five animals are well represented here with lots of great birdlife to boot. There are also great attractions and sites inside the park to complete your dream of a short African safari when on a layover or transiting through Nairobi.

Lake Nakuru is lined with Acacia forest which provides a tranquil feel while driving under its canopy. Look up for the rare but occasional sighting of a sleeping leopard. If you are double lucky, then you could discern the bulky shape of an African rock python wound around the acacia tree branches. A Lake Nakuru national park day trip is one of the most peaceful and relaxing 1 day getaway from Nairobi.

The ease of doing game drives in Nakuru national park makes this park the go to park if you want a guaranteed sighting of black or white rhino or the rare and endangered Rothschild giraffe. If you are lucky in your Nakuru day safari, you might encounter the rare stripped hyena or the klipspringer antelope. Leopards too come out of their perches quite early and you might find one walking beside your game drive vehicle on the park roads.

2.      Nakuru National Park Distance

Lake Nakuru National Park is located some 160km north west of Nairobi city. This is following the main highway in Kenya, the A109 that traverses Mombasa to Malaba border. The driving hours from Nairobi depends heavily on the traffic which can sometimes be very heavy. It takes about 2.5hrs to 3 hrs to get to Lake Nakuru.

You are advised to have an early start at 5.00hrs or 0600hrs at the latest. This allows you to maximize on the time spent on the game drive. Nakuru national park is only 177sqkm in size and that takes you about 4hours to do a full game drive.  Since the park is fenced, game driving and wildlife viewing is pretty easy.

The Nakuru park roads are all weather and well maintained by the Kenya Wildlife service. However, the lake experiences occasional flooding and this floods all the road networks around the lake. These become impassable and you have to use the secondary lake circuit park roads. In some cases this park has been cut into two sections that can be only accessed using different gates due to the floods.

If you are on self-drive or a hired vehicle, you may need to account for the mileage to include the local game driving distances within the park. You would as such have to consider the 160km x 2 for the to and flo trip from Nairobi and an extra 70km inside the park. Depending on your estimated fuel consumption of your vehicle, it would be easy to calculate how much fuel you will need to do the entire Nakuru national park 1 day trip.

3.      Timing and Opening Hours of Nakuru Day Trip

To make good time, make sure to start early from Nairobi before dawn. Although that may deny you about an hour of countryside views, atleast you will get awesome views of the Great Rift Valley. Less than an hour from Nairobi, you will start your descent into the Great Rift Valley on the eastern escarpment. The views down below are just breathtaking.

Nakuru national park opens its gates at 0630hrs so you may not have a chance to make it there by dawn if you are on a day trip. Since the earliest you can depart from Nairobi is 0500hrs, this means you can only get to the park gate at 0730hrs at the earliest.

You have the full day to watch the animals in a game drive until 0630hrs when the Nakuru park gates close. Since you need day light time to drive back to Nairobi, you will need to depart Nakuru national park at 1530hrs at the latest. That allows a 3hr drive back to Nairobi in day light and allow for an extra 30 minutes for the traffic. Sometimes the traffic can be worse and you spend over 5hrs on your way back.

The Nakuru national park day trip works best if you have an early arrival flight into Nairobi before 0600hrs and a late departure flight from 2100hrs. This takes into consideration of any traffic gridlocks that may occur to ensure you don’t miss your evening flight.

4.      The Drive to Nakuru National Park Day Trip

Your drive to Nakuru national park day tour is very dramatic both in terms of the scenery and the wildlife. On leaving Nairobi, you will climb into the lush green kikuyu highlands. Here you will see children going to school predawn while their mothers are taking milk silver cans to milk collection centers. Men on foot and on bicycles and motorbikes are rushing to work or to their businesses. It always amazes guests just how early Kenyans wake up to go to work.

Once you start the descent into the floor of the Great Rift Valley, you driver will give you a pit-stop at a view point. Here you can see the entire valley below with the volcanic mount Suswa and mount Longonot. Driving along the sides of Mt Longonot is such an awe-inspiring adventure en-route to Lake Nakuru. The latter is still active to date and intermittently spews ash and smoke. Further afield you can see the vapor plumes shooting into the sky from the Hells gate geothermal wells.

5.      Why Is Nakuru Park So Special?

Why would you chose to go for a Nakuru national park day trip as opposed to other parks? Nakuru national park is one park that has it all. This park is fully fenced with electric fence to keep the wildlife in, keep out the poachers and reduce human encroachment. The park is surrounded by a heavy human settlement and this has for a long time created ugly human /wildlife conflicts. The bottom line is that Nakuru is one of the most secure parks for wildlife.

This park was started as a sanctuary for the pink flamingos. For the longest time, the park has been considered as the greatest bird spectacle in the world with its over 2 million flamingos lining its shores. Not only will the flamingos serenade your view, but the great white pelicans will perform a synchronized fishing dance for you as they swim in unison and dive their beaks together in the water.

The views of the lake and the surrounding shade provided by the acacia forest offers one of the most exciting sceneries of African wilderness. You will also have an opportunity to drive to the baboon cliff to have that magical view of the lake from atop.

Nakuru is also known for great sites like the Makaila water falls that roar ever so loudly during the wet season when the river is flooded. The euphorbia candelabrum forest is the largest in Africa. Wildlife in Nakuru is easy to view since the park is fenced up and a 4hr game drive is enough to see them all.

6.      Animals to See In a Nakuru Day Trip

A Nakuru day trip game drive is very rich in wildlife abundance due to the fact that the park is only 177sqkm wide and all the animals are fenced in. Although there are no elephants in Lake Nakuru, there are plenty of other animals to see here, making a one day trip to Lake Nakuru worth your time.

Here you will see plenty of lions, rhinos, giraffes, hippos, leopards, baboons, cheetahs, buffalos, hyenas, elands, zebras among others. The lions are especially interesting as they have mastered the art of climbing trees. The leopards can in the early evening and mornings be seen walking along the game drive tracks just next to your vehicle. The white rhinos, for some reason like to lie down afew feet from the game drive tracks and are unbothered by the vehicle traffic. Your Nakuru national park day trip is the only 1 say safari from Nairobi that guarantees you a sighting of a rhino.

Some of the very rare animals you will see in Lake Nakuru national park include the striped hyena and the klipspringer antelope. This antelope resides on cliffs and never ventures into the savannah. The Rothschild giraffes aka white socks, can only be found here and they are the most endangered species of giraffes in Kenya.

An occasional hippo, will come out of the water if the weather is cool enough and if you are very lucky, you may see an African rock python wrapped around an acacia tree or making an antelope kill. The opportunistic hyena, will always grab a sickly flamingo from the shores of the lake and can be seen running off into the woods with a bird dangling on its mouth.

A menacingly staring buffalo male will be half way deep in the mud on the lake shores. This is the single most dangerous animal to approach in the African savannah. Make sure to alight on the shores if the coast is clear of lone buffalo males.

7.      Birds to See In a Nakuru Birding Day Trip

This park was originally started as a sanctuary for birds. Lake Nakuru is the most ideal place for bird watching and is one of the top 10 important bird areas in Kenya. A 1 day Nakuru bird watching safari will introduce you to over 450 species of different birds found here.

Of course the main bird of interest here is the flamingos. These birds form a pink ribbon around the lake which can be seen from miles away. There are so many other water birds like the cormorants, herons, ibis, hammerkorps, kingfishers, African fish eagle, and giant white pelican among others.

Birds found in the savannah include the kori bustard, the secretary bird with its knack for snakes and small rodents, go away bird, Madagascar bee eater, plovers among others. We also have lots of birds of prey including the martial eagle and the tawny eagle.

The list of birds is concluded with the scavengers including the vultures and others.

A one day Nakuru birding trip will easily allow you to identify over 100 bird species. You will need to be guided by an experienced bird guide to be able to make a great bird watching trip in Nakuru national park.

Most tour companies will insist you carry along your binoculars but will offer a guide book to east African birds for reference. If you are a birder, a Nakuru 1 day bird watching trip is a must if you have a full day at your disposal in Nairobi.

8.      Sites within Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru biggest attraction if definitely the lake itself. The lake occupies about one third of the park area. It’s a shallow lake with its deepest point at 7 meters deep. This alkaline lake is fed by 1 river and has no known outlet. This alkaline nature of the lake promotes growth of algae which is the primary food for the flamingos.

There are hundreds of birds including the flamingos on Lake Nakuru and you are allowed to make stops at certain points on the shores. You can actually alight from your safari vehicle and walk to the shore to see the flamingos at a closer view and take photos.

The yellow fever acacia forest is next to the lake and is a beautiful scene where most of the forest wildlife reside. The impalas, black rhinos, leopards, wildebeests, cheetahs will at times be seen taking cover from the sun under the acacia tree canopy.

The savannah grasslands near the airstrip is also a great scenery where you will find the lions, impalas, zebras, buffalos and many other plains game. It’s here that you can witness a lion pride hunting or a cheetah chase.

There are also several camp sites and picnic sites that have great views. You can take your packed lunch at any of these sights and take in the view only 2 hours from Nairobi. Nakuru national park day trip is one of the best one-day safaris from Nairobi if you have more than 12 hours to spare.

9.      Where to Eat In a Nakuru Day Trip

Most Nakuru day trips include a lunch break from the game drive in one of the few lodges in Nakuru national park. One of the best lodges for a buffet lunch during your 1 day Nakuru safari is the Sarova lion hill lodge. The location on a hill offers un-paralleled views of the lake below. Their buffet lunch is very expansive and caters more than one types of menus including vegans. The buffet lunch is also a highlight in a nakuru national park day trip.

Sopa lodge is among the new additions of lodges in the park and offers large views from the restaurant. This lodge has a great menu with fresh meats, vegetables and fruits. You can also decide to go for a 1hr swim to wash away the dust from your 1 day Nakuru game drive.

Another great place to go for a one day Nakuru safari lunch is the lake Nakuru lodge. This is the oldest lodge in Nakuru national park. The lodge is built in the old colonial fashion and offers great views and expansive grounds. Their food is great and at great prices too.

If you are on a budget Nakuru day trip, you can carry some packed lunch from Nairobi and take it from one of the picnic sites in the park. The baboon, cliff, Makalia falls and the airstrip are great places to eat your packed lunch as you gaze fixedly at the savannah or the falling water for that matter.

10. How to Get To Nakuru National Park

If you are on a planned day tour to Nakuru national park, your tour driver will pick you from your Nairobi hotel for the drive. You will drive along the A109 due north westwards and through the rift valley floor. This gives you up close views of the Great Rift Valley from the eastern escarpment.

Your driver will make a bathroom it stop at the rift valley view point and you will get to know how the valley below was formed. The Mt Longonot and Mt Suswa are easily visible and at one point you will be driving along the Mt Longonot on the floor of the rift valley.

The departure is at 0500hrs to allow you to get to Nakuru in good time for the morning game drive. Arrival at Nakuru for your 1 day trip is at 0800hrs. The view is also littered with lakes and wildlife roaming from private ranches.

You can do a one day Nakuru self-drive trip from Nairobi by hiring a 4×4 or a small saloon car from any one of the many car hire companies in Nairobi. The one day car hire can cost you $30 for the day excluding fuel. For the 4×4 vehicle the charge for a one day hire starts from $150 excluding fuel. The advantage of a 4×4 is of course the fact that it’s higher and you are able to see wildlife in the tall grass as opposed to the smaller low clearance salon vehicle.

11. How to Book a Nakuru Day Trip

Booking your Nakuru national park day trip is easy. I have on several occasions used Robert of sojourn safaris. He is great on planning safaris from Nairobi and makes it easy to plan everything from whatsapp. You are able to plan the day trip in a record 10 minutes of back and forth whatsapp messages with him.

He takes last minute bookings since the tours don’t need any prior accommodation reservations. He will assign one of his great tour guides like Mike and David who are super friendly, very patient and knowledgeable. Book your Nakuru national park day trip with ease via whatsapp.

You can reach Robert on his direct whatsapp on +254722661827 or email him on his personal email at info@sojournsafaris.co.ke