Lake Nakuru · Nightlife

Lodges on the ridge look west over the lake. Sunset across the Rift is the evening's main event.

Away from the town's glow, valley skies stay clear and dark through most of the dry season.

Nakuru is a day-drive park with no night driving, so evenings mean fires, conversation and an early night.

The town outside the gates is a working Kenyan city with nyama choma joints and bars, not a tourist strip.

Lodges back onto the sanctuary fence. Hyena, lion and hippo carry clearly across the flats after dark.