Getting around · Lake Nakuru
ClassicSunbird Lodge
Boutique chalet lodge · 14 cottages plus suites · Lake Nakuru, Kenya
- Tier
- Classic
- Style
- Boutique chalet lodge
- Size
- 14 cottages plus suites
- Region
- Lake Nakuru
- Nearest airstrip
- Naishi (Lake Nakuru)
- Drive from strip
- 45 min
A small eco-friendly boutique lodge perched on 55 acres above Lake Elmenteita, with among the finest lake views in the area, around 20 minutes from Lake Nakuru.
Sunbird Lodge sits on the rim of Lake Elmenteita between Gilgil and Nakuru, roughly 20 minutes from Lake Nakuru National Park. It offers 14 chalet-style cottages of natural materials, each with a private veranda, plus two premium suites with whirlpools and fireplaces. Facilities include a restaurant, bar and swimming pool, with game drives, walks and birding on the doorstep.
Flying in
The nearest airstrip is Naishi (Lake Nakuru), about 45 min by road from the lodge. See the real fly-in routes and how the rest of the region connects on the Getting Around map.
Open the fly-in mapEvery Wildtouch safari is quoted individually — rates depend on your dates, the camps you choose and how it all links together. Jacob prices the whole journey, not a per-night sticker.
Other places to stay nearby
Lake Nakuru Lodge
One of the original lodges inside the park, on the grounds of a former colonial farm, with mature gardens that draw warthog, colobus and a wealth of birdlife right up to the terrace.
ComfortLake Nakuru Flamingo Resort & Spa
A comfortable, well-priced base barely a stone's throw from Lake Nakuru National Park's Lanet Gate, with a spa and conference facilities.
ComfortMaili Saba Camp
Perched on the edge of Menengai Crater just outside Nakuru town, this rustic, community-run camp combines park game drives with crater walks and wide Rift Valley views.
ComfortSentrim Elementaita Lodge
A relaxed, accessible lodge a short walk from Lake Elmenteita on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, with a pool, spa and escarpment views.
ClassicSarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
A long-established Sarova lodge set on a wooded hillside inside the park, with sweeping views down over Lake Nakuru and its flamingo-fringed shore. Reliable, well-run and ideally placed for early-morning rhino and game drives.
ClassicLake Nakuru Sopa Lodge
Perched high on the park's western escarpment, the Sopa enjoys some of the most commanding views of Lake Nakuru of any property, with an infinity pool that seems to spill towards the water far below.
ClassicMbweha Camp
Tucked inside the private Congreve Conservancy on the southern edge of Lake Nakuru National Park, it pairs park game drives with walks and night drives not permitted inside the park itself.
ClassicSarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa
A polished town hotel in Nakuru's leafy Milimani district, around 10 km from the park's main gate, offering reliable comfort, a spa and extensive grounds.
LuxuryLake Elmenteita Serena Camp
An elegant Serena-run tented camp on the flamingo-filled shores of Lake Elmenteita within Soysambu Conservancy, around 30 minutes from Lake Nakuru.
Ultimate luxuryThe Cliff
Ten spacious tented suites perched at the top of a 100-metre rock face, each with a freestanding bath positioned for the view and an uninterrupted near-180-degree panorama of the lake and its flamingos.
Stay at Sunbird Lodge
Build it into a Wildtouch safari and Jacob will confirm availability, the flights to reach it and a price for the whole journey.