Camp with crocs at Central Island National Park
Camp with crocs at Central Island National Park : In addition to being hot and dry, Central Island National Park which is situated directly in the heart of Lake Turkana is not the location you want to be if your goal is to see the fabled Big Five of African game in their habitant.
If, however, your preference is for picturesque travel, this park, sometimes called Crocodile Island, has some of the most amazing vistas, especially in the evening when the day begins to break in this tropical Savannah.
The Kenya wildlife adventure starts in the lake called Crocodile Lake, home of Nile Crocodiles. Africa’s largest and easiest-to-access natural crocodile nursery is located in the lake.
Africa’s largest and easiest-to-access natural crocodile nursery is located in Crocodile Lake.
The optimum months to visit the lake during the mating season are April and May. Beneath the sand, you can hear hundreds of newborn crocodiles squeaking in their eggs. In order to protect them from the Monitor Lizards, their parents buried them here. The ravenous lizards are waiting to eat them as they prowl around.
Timely capture could allow you to witness the poignant moments when the parents respond to their infants’ screams. They remove them by digging and carry them to the lake’s shallow areas. Here, for the next few months of their existence, they will be closely observed by the adults.
After taking care of your crocodile, you might want to consider going up “Flamingo Crater.” Not only can you take in breathtaking views of the surrounding area from here. Additionally, you will witness the stunning pink lesser flamingos. On the crater’s alkaline Flamingo Lake, where the opal-colored waters are home to hundreds of them at times.
Not only can you enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape at Flamingo Lake, which is part of the Flamingo Crater, but you can also observe the stunning pink lesser flamingos, sometimes numbering in the thousands, floating on the opal-colored waters of the alkaline lake.
The flamingo lake and the crocodile are the two main attractions of a safari to the Central Island National Park. However, there is also a game drive available. Hippopotamus, plains and Grevy’s zebra, topi, Oryx, reticulated giraffe, and Grant’s gazelle are among the creatures you might observe.
With over 350 different species, Central Island National Park is a haven for avian enthusiasts. Thirty-four species of water birds migrate from Europe, while over eighty-four species are indigenous to this area.
Among the species you will witness are the African skimmer, the sacred ibis, and huge groups of flamingos. When they return to the island to relax and reproduce, March and May are the best months to see them.
The 1,236-acre island park is roughly 60 minutes by boat from Ferguson’s Gulf and 90 minutes by boat from Elye Springs. However, you must first travel 800 kilometres by car from Nairobi to Lake Turkana. These days, there are asphalted roads leading from Nairobi to Moyale. An alternative would be to take a plane from Wilson to one of Sibiloi’s two airstrips.
