The surface of the shallow lake is often hardly recognizable due to the continually shifting mass of pink.

The number of flamingos on the lake varies with water and food conditions and the best vantage point is from Baboon Cliff.

Also of interest, an area of 188 km around the lake fenced off as a sanctuary to protect Rothschild giraffe and black rhinos.

The crater plunges 500 m down from the rim and the summit is accessible by foot or vehicle 8 km from the main road.

[14] which was designed to address sources of ethnic conflict and a history of violence in the Rift Valley region of Kenya.

[15] It was signed following a 16-month-long peace process led by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission and the National Steering Committee on Peace Building and Conflict Management The county has eleven constituencies which are represented in the Parliament of Kenya: Nakuru County was seen as the epicenter of violence in the aftermath of the disputed 2007 Presidential Elections which left over 1,100 people dead and over 300,000 displaced nationwide.