Enjoy complimentary hotel pick up from any nairobi hotel. After a brief introduction, enjoy your ride in an air conditioned mini Van for 3.5 hours. Your arrival is welcomed by thousands of birds hovering above the lake. You will leave the car behind for a walking tour around the lake.The lake is alkaline, feeding blue-green algae which in turn feed flamingoes. At times the number of flamingoes feeding in the lake may be as high as two million. Raptors such as tawny eagles prey on the flamingoes.In total, 135 species of bird have been recorded. They include little grebe, pratincole, swift, little bee-eater, cape wigeon, yellow-billed stork, African spoonbill, augur buzzard, gabar goshawk, water dikkop, great tit, starling, hornbill and crombec. The reserve has a herd of the relatively uncommon Greater Kudu. Other large mammals include buffalo, zebra, cheetah, baboon, warthog, caracal, spotted hyena, impala and dik dik. After more than 3 hours in the lake you will head back to nairobi with a stop for late lunch at the nearby resort.