This Nakuru day trip is a full day excursion from Nairobi to Lake Nakuru national Park. The Nakuru day tour starts very early in the day before day break and arrives there by 0900hrs.
Your Nakuru national park 1 day trip departs from Lake Nakuru at 0500hrs and includes a full day game drive in the park to see lions, rhinos, buffalos, giraffes, baboons, leopards, hippos, elands, hyenas and much more.
The 1-day Nakuru day trip is one of our most popular day tours from Lake Nakuru that you can do on a long layover. The ride to Nakuru national park is all on tarmacked roads and is smooth such that it does not get you tired for a day trip.
Nakuru 1 day trip from Lake Nakuru starts before the day breaks with a pick up from your Lake Nakuru hotel and drive up North West through the Great Rift Valley floor. The lake Nakuru day trip package itinerary is as below:
0500hrs: Your Lake Nakuru national park day trip departs from Lake Nakuru with an early pick up by your driver.
0630hrs: Pass through the Great Rift Valley escarpment and drive through the floor with magnificent views of the Mt Longonot and Mt Suswa.
0700hrs: Breakfast at Naivasha town enroute to Nakuru day trip
0900hrs: Arrival at Lake Nakuru national park and finalize with gate formalities. Start your Nakuru 1 day game drive trip.
1000hrs: Drive around the lake to see the hippos and watch out for the lone leopard perched up in a tree.
1100hrs: See the tree climbing lions and the rhinos that are too close to the game drive track you can almost touch them. You will marvel at their sheer size as they are so close to your vehicle.
1130hrs: See the buffalo herds near the lakeshore and the menacing mean looking male buffalos. The most dangerous animal in the African plains.
1200hrs: Watch the Rothschild giraffes, impalas, gazelles, elands, cheetahs and klipspringers antelopes.
1300hrs: Drive up to the Makalia falls and set up for a picnic lunch or go to one of the lodges to have a buffet lunch.
1400hrs: Do an extra hour of game drive in Nakuru national park as you exit for the drive back to Lake Nakuru.
1500hrs: Exit the park and start your drive back to town
1830hrs: Drop off at your Lake Nakuru hotel after a very exciting 1-day trip to Nakuru national park.
End of Lake Nakuru 1 day trip
These are the prices for a 1 day trip to lake Nakuru from Lake Nakuru according to various group categories
Lake Nakuru Day Trip Group Sizes |
Cost Per Person in Usd excl. Park fees |
1 person on Lake Nakuru national park half day-trip |
240 |
2 persons on Lake Nakuru park half day game drive |
220 |
4-5 persons on Nakuru national park half day tour |
190 |
Above 6 persons on Nakuru national park game drive |
150 |
Children above under 18yrs |
75% of adult rate |
Children below 3 yrs. |
Free of Charge |
Get more details on a Nakuru national park day game drive trip, or book a day tour with Robert on WhatsApp +254 722 661 827. You can also email for details on Nakuru 1 day excursions here: info@sojournsafaris.co.ke
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