Two hours drive north of the city of Nakuru, Lake Bogoria is another of Kenya’s Rift Valley soda lakes and as such when conditions are ideal it attracts tens of thousands of flamingos. Unfortunately, recent years have seen the lake waters rising and the flamingos are a less common sight than they once were.

Even so, this out of the way park is worth visiting just to see the hot springs that bubble up out of the ground around the lake. A little further north still is delightful Lake Baringo. It’s not officially protected but it’s a laid back spot to kick back and go on boat rides to see hippos, crocodiles and fish eagles.