Spring (November - December): The lake region is one of Kenya’s rare regions which is more impressive during the rainy season, as this is when the flamingos arrive. The lake is well watered, and there is an abundance of food to sustain the massive colonies of up to 1.5 million flamingos. However, in drier months, especially during droughts, the pink flocks move north of Lake Nakuru to another famous flamingos' feeding ground – Lake Bogoria, where these birds can be observed year-round.

Summer (January - March): As with spring, summer is a beautiful season to go to Lake Nakuru for flamingo watching as these stunning birds usually stay from November to April. There cannot be any guarantee of course, as the majority of the birds are very migratory and will head to the lake that offers the highest quantity of algae based on seasonal rain variations, which is almost impossible to predict from one year to the next, however at The Travel Cafe we keep our fingers on the pulse of such changes to design an African itinerary best-suited to your unique dreams and desires. 

Winter (June - October): While it is unlikely that you will find flamingos at Lake Nakuru during winter, let’s not forget that Nakuru is a beautiful park, home to rhino lion, giraffe, hyena and so forth and that winter offers perfect safari conditions. With that in mind, winter is also a great time to visit Lake Nakuru, and provides wonderful contrast to the rest of the Kenya safari circuit. 

Autumn (April - May): April and May bring the long rains, with torrential continuous downpours and muddy washed-out roads. At The Travel Cafe, we consider it our least favourite season to go to Lake Nakuru. One upside is that the rains do rejuvenate the grasses and creates fresh rainwater sources for the animals as they cannot drink from the soda lake of Nakuru due to the high alkaline levels.