lake nakuru, kenya

Lake Nakuru is mainly known for it's large population of flamingos that cover the lake and making it shimmer with pink. We were able to actually get out of the vehicle and walk along the shore of the lake. The low din of the flamingo chatter and wing fluttering was unforgettable. It felt like there was a distance maintained between us and them as they slowly shifted as we moved along the shore. (You can see this lake featured in Out of Africa as the one that Robert Redford and Merryl Streep flew over.)

Also at Lake Nakuru were white rhinos. The rhinos move in family groups with their heads down, mowing down the grass as they lumber along. We were able to get incredibly close to these prehistoric animals (enough to hear them snarfle and grunt).