Entrance fees for Lake Nakuru national park

Entrance fees for Lake Nakuru National park

Entrance fees for Lake Nakuru National Park are the charges paid by any traveler that wants to be allowed access to the national park for different purposes. This national park is located in the central part of Kenya on the great rift valley floor. Originally a bird sanctuary, Lake Nakuru national park is known for its amazing bird-watching experiences with birds such as greater and lesser flamingoes which can be seen around the lake shores as well as many other bird species.

Lake Nakuru national park also has a rhino sanctuary that provides the home of the endangered rhino species which are targeted by poachers for ivory. Other wildlife species which can be seen in this national park include hippos, waterbucks, lions, leopards, Rothschild giraffes, hyenas, buffalos, baboons, monkeys among others. 

Park entrance fees is paid according to resident statues which is classified into residents, nonresidents and citizen. Children are also charged differently from adult and in the same way students also have a different fee they pay for entry into the national park.

Lake Nakuru national park is under the management of Kenya Wildlife Services which is in charge of ensuring and promoting conservation as well as regulating the different activities and fees paid in the national park.

In case of any changes to the entrance fees at Lake Nakuru national park, it is the role of the Kenya Wildlife Services to communicate this change so that the different people interested in visiting the national park are informed of the changes.

Residents are defined as foreigners who are residents in the country and in this case they are foreigners who are staying in Kenya. These residents pay entrance fees of Kshs 1,030 at Lake Nakuru national park.

Nonresidents are foreigners who come from their home countries to Kenya and citizens refer to the Kenyan citizens. They pay entrance fees of USD60 while nonresident children/students pay entrance fees of USD35 at Lake Nakuru national park.

Citizens visiting Lake Nakuru national park consists of Kenyans with valid national identifications cards or passports as well as citizens of Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi with valid passports. They pay entrance fees of 860 Kenya shillings(KSH) and children/students pay KSH 215.

Students in this case refers to individuals from a recognized secondary, government or private college, university aged up to 23 years old visiting Lake Nakuru national park for purposes such as learning about conservation through a documented and organized arrangement with that institution.

Students who visit Lake Nakuru national park on their own arrangements are excluded from the student entrance fees at this national park. individuals who visit the national park who are aged 3 and below 18 years are considered and charged as children.

Lake Nakuru national park is characterized by grasslands, steep rock escarpments and woodlands which act as habitat for the different wildlife species which can be seen during the different wildlife viewing activities which take place at this destination.

Payment for entrance fees in this national park can be made in US dollars or in Kenyan shillings. There are different forms of payment for park entry fees at Lake Nakuru national park and this fee includes access to explore the national park and engage in various activities.

Validity of the fees is 24 hours and the entrance fees into Lake Nakuru national park are paid per person per day. After the validity for entrance fees into the national park expires and the tourists are still in the national park, they are viable to paying entrance fees again.

Other payments made at the national park such as vehicle entry fees which varies depending on the size of the car which is being used. Wildlife Kenya Safari Activities in Lake Nakuru national park include game drives, bird watching among others.

How to get to Lake Nakuru national park

• Lake Nakuru national park can be accessed through the different gates which as the main gate which is commonly used, the Nderit gate and Lanet gate. Driving to this national park is possible using the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. This is because Nakuru town is the nearest town to the national park and it is a good spot to have a short break and dine during a visit to this destination.
• By air or flight, Lake Nakuru national park can be accessed by flying to Naishi airstrip in the southern part of the national park. domestic and charter flights are available to this destination from airports in Nairobi like Jomo Kenyatta international airport.

Visit Lake Nakuru national park and experience the beauty of the landscape, the colorful flamingos as well as its different attractions. 

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