{"id":76,"count":0,"description":"<strong>Lake Nakuru National Park<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Rift Valley Beauty and Rhino Sanctuary<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLocated; Nakuru, Rift Valley (2.5 hrs from Nairobi)\r\n\r\nLake Nakuru is renowned for its flamingos and rhino sanctuary. Lions and leopards roam the Acacia woodlands. There is also possible sighting of the Rothschild Giraffe.\r\n\r\n<strong>Culture:<\/strong> The park sits in <strong>Kalenjin territory<\/strong> (mainly the Nandi and Kipsigis). The Kalenjin are famed as world-class long-distance runners. Their dances (<em>Kapkatet<\/em> songs and war dances) often celebrate victory and community spirit.\r\n\r\n<strong>Language:<\/strong> Kalenjin dialects, Kiswahili.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Rhino sightings (both black and white)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Leopards in the forest<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Flamingos and over 350 bird species<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Cultural Angle:<\/strong> The nearby Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities offer food, dance and heritage experiences.","link":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/destinations\/lake-nakuru-national-park\/","name":"Lake Nakuru National Park","slug":"lake-nakuru-national-park","taxonomy":"destination","parent":0,"meta":[],"thumbnail":{"width":612,"height":406,"file":"2025\/09\/Flamigo.jpg","filesize":54735,"sizes":{"woocommerce_thumbnail":{"file":"Flamigo-300x300.jpg","width":300,"height":300,"filesize":21844,"uncropped":false,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-300x300.jpg"},"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":{"file":"Flamigo-180x180.jpg","width":180,"height":180,"filesize":10279,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-180x180.jpg"},"woocommerce_single":{"file":"Flamigo-600x398.jpg","width":600,"height":398,"filesize":47914,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-600x398.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"Flamigo-600x406.jpg","width":600,"height":406,"filesize":52277,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-600x406.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"Flamigo-175x175.jpg","width":175,"height":175,"filesize":9376,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-175x175.jpg"},"trip-thumb-size":{"file":"Flamigo-374x226.jpg","width":374,"height":226,"filesize":21733,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-374x226.jpg"},"destination-thumb-size":{"file":"Flamigo-600x406.jpg","width":600,"height":406,"filesize":52277,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-600x406.jpg"},"destination-thumb-trip-size":{"file":"Flamigo-410x250.jpg","width":410,"height":250,"filesize":25285,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-410x250.jpg"},"activities-thumb-size":{"file":"Flamigo-600x406.jpg","width":600,"height":406,"filesize":52277,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-600x406.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"Flamigo-560x370.jpg","width":560,"height":370,"filesize":43256,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-560x370.jpg"},"travivu_medium":{"file":"Flamigo-600x406.jpg","width":600,"height":406,"filesize":52277,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo-600x406.jpg"},"full":{"file":"Flamigo.jpg","width":612,"height":406,"source_url":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Flamigo.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"Getty Images","camera":"","caption":"Large flock of lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) gathered on the shallow, alkaline-saline lake Lake Nakuru.\r\n\r\nTaken in Lake Nakuru, Kenya, Africa","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/destination"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/tusotiane.com\/safaris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/trip?destination=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}