Hyena and flamingos at Lake Nakuru National Park Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyena_flamingo_nakuru.jpg Author: Whit Welles
Nakuru is the fourth biggest city in Kenya and the provincial capital of its Rift Valley Province. The city is also the district capital of Nakuru District. It has a population of around 300,000 people (2011 estimate).
Nakuru is the educational center in central Kenya. Visitors come here on their way to Lake Nakuru National Park. The town itself is a pleasant East African with some tourist attractions nearby.
Although human habitation in the Nakuru area goes back to the prehistoric period, the town itself was founded at the end of the 19th century. It became a municipality in 1952.
Visiting Nakuru
You can reach Nakuru by plane, train and bus from Nairobi.
Nakuru, Kenya Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nakuru.jpg Author: Rotsee2
Giraffes at Lake Nakuru National Park Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Nakuru_%2817417446%29.jpg Author: The Lilac Breasted Roller
Places of Interest in Nakuru
Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site Neolithic site located 4 km west of Nakuru discovered by paleontologist Louis Leakey in 1926.
Lake Nakuru National Park National park protecting Lake Nakuru, famous for its massive number of flamingos.
Menengai Crater Crater of a massive shield volcano within the Great Rift Valley. It has one of the biggest calderas in the world.
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