Lake Nakuru actually has a lower salt concentration than other traditional soda lakes which is why the waters can also support other life including fish. Top view sites include Baboon Cliff, Out of Africa Hill and Lion Hill. Witnessing the mass of bright pink birds moving about on the water is an unforgettable image.

The park was set up to protect the massive flocks of Flamingos which come here to feed on the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and plankton. This beautiful park is 160km (about 100 miles) north of Nairobi and easily accessible by road on a day excursion. The views are breathtaking as the land seems to drop away from you into the valley.

Just north of Nairobi the valley is at its lowest with an amazing selection of deep freshwater lakes, soda lakes and volcanic formations. The valley is a geological feature which cuts through Africa from the Middle East down as far as Mozambique with a number of associated fault lines and features extending westwards into south central Africa. In the case of Lake Natron, the waters are boiling hot and caustic, which is sure to peel the skin off most creatures and many animals wouldn't dare enter. It is a wonder that these lakes support any life at all because of the very high salt content, but it's the ideal environment for Flamingos and a surprising range of species. Incredible numbers of Flamingos favour the alkaline waters of Lake Nakuru in Kenya and Lake Natron in Northern Tanzania. Lake Nakuru and Lake Natron are members of an exclusive group of soda lakes in East Africa. It's a wondrous sight - at least a million Flamingos gathered together to create the surging ï¿½pink seas' of the Great Rift Valley.

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