This lake offers one of the world's most spectacular wildlife sights, that of brilliant pink flamingos as far as the eye can see.

The best place to view the birds is from Baboon Cliff, where you can look out over the dazzling fringe of pink around the lake's shores.

But be warned: you are not guaranteed to see this ornithological extravaganza - there are times when the lake conditions change and the birds move on to other soda lakes.

Lake Nakuru was declared a national park in 1961 and it now covers an area of some 200 km².

Here you will also see warthog, waterbuck and large numbers of impala.

Other slightly shyer residents include buffalo, Rothschild giraffe, eland, lion, leopard and black rhino.