Hospitality Destination in Kenya By George Kamau

Lake Nakuru National Park

The park is located in Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi , in Nakuru District of the Rift Valley Province . It covers an area of 188 km2. Lake Nakuru is a very shallow strongly alkaline lake 62 km2 in extent. It is set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter. Lake Nakuru was first gazetted as a bird sanctuary in 1960 and upgraded to National Park status in 1968. A northern extension was added to the park in 1974 and the lake was designated as a Ramsar site in 1990. The foundation of the parks food chains is the cyanophyte spirulina platensis which can support huge numbers of lesser flamingo.Climate ranges from Cold, Hot and Humid, Hot and Dry. Annual rainfall is 965mm

Accessibility

The park has a tarmac road connection with Nairobi , a distance of 156 km north west of Nairobi on the main A104 road. The most commonly used route into the park is via the main gate, 4 km from Nakuru Town Centre. It is also possible to enter the park from the main Nairobi Nakuru road at Lanet Gate. The Nderit Gate is used by people accessing the park from Masai Mara or Elementaita. The Naishi airstrip services the park for tourists.

Major Attractions

• Flamingo (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds including a variety of terrestrial birds numbering about 450 species in total.
• Mammals: 56 different species including white rhinos.
• View-points: Lion hill, Baboon cliff and Out of Africa
• Hills: Enasoit, Honeymoon, Lion hill ridge etc.
• Waterfalls: Makalia
• Unique vegetation: About 550 different plant species including the unique and biggest euphorbia forest in Africa , Picturesque landscape and yellow acacia woodlands.

Bandas:
Naishi bandas

Lodges:
Lake Nakuru lodge &

Sarova Lion Hill Lodge.

Special Campsites:
Naishi, Chui, Rhino, Soysambu, Nyati, Nyuki and reedbuck.

Public Campsites:
Makalia and Bacpakers.

Activities

Game viewing, bird watching

Common Vegetation

The vegetation is mainly wooded and bushy grassland with a wide ecological diversity and characteristic habitats that range from the lake waters to the escarpment and ridges.The normally water-covered surface of the lake occupies about a third of the park. The lake water supports a dense bloom of the blue-green Cyanophyte Spirulina platensis from which it derives its colour and which is the major food source for the flamingo.The lake is fringed by alkaline swamps with areas of sedge, Cyprus laevigatus and typha marsh along the river inflows and springs. The surrounding areas support a dry transitional savanna with lake margin grasslands of Sporobolus spicatus salt grass moving into grasslands of Hyparrhenia hirta and rhodes grass Chloris gayana in the lower areas.

More elevated areas have dry forest with Acacia xanthophloea, olive Olea hochstetteri and Croton dichogamus; Euphorbia candelabrum forest; and bushland dominated by the composites, Mulelechwa Tarchonanthus camphoratus and Psiadia arabica.

For more information please visit the Kenya Wildlife Service Website www.kws.org


Compiled By.


George Kamau.
Hotelier.
www.georgekamau.com

Curriculum Vitae

What Do You Think

Curriculum Vitae

George Gichimu Kamau (Mr.)

Permanent Address

P.O. Box 216-00222, Uplands, Kenya.

Mobile Phone: 254-722698667

E-Mail: georgekamau2000@yahoo.com , george@georgekamau.com

Web Page www.georgekamau.com

Age: 33 Years

Date of Birth: 18^th Oct, 1973

Religion: Christian

Nationality: Kenyan

ID card Number: 12530887

Passport Number: A510221

Driving License: J 642977

Marital Status: Married With Two Children

Languages: English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu and German

Employment:

October 2004 to date Lake Nakuru Lodges

Position

Assistant Manager CRO- Marketing/ Reservations.

Assistant Lodge Manager.

Nov 2003 to Sep 2004: Evermay Group of Lodges

Position: Consultant Manager

.May 2003 To Aug 2003 Time2goweb and Kavalierhaus

Position: Web Design and e- Tourism.

F&B Kitchen and Service

Oct 2002 to May 2003 Studies at Klessheim Tourism School

Jan 2001 to Sep 2002 View Point Hotel

Position: Assistant Manager

Dec 1994 to Sep 2000 Executive Printing Works

Position: Inventory Controller

Assistant Accountant

Jan 1994 to Nov 1994 Joemay Enterprises Limited

Position: General Clerk

Education:

2002 To 2003 Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management

Klessheim Salzburg, Austria.

Dec 1998 Certificate in CPA Part 1

Dec 1996 Certificate in KATC I and II

Computer Knowledge

Operating Systems: MS Dos, Windows 3.1, 95, 2000, XP.

MS Office Suite.

Accounting: Sage, Pastel, QuickBooks.

Graphic: Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw and other Adobe collection.

Web Design: Dream weaver, Front Page

Hotel: Lodge Res, Hotelinx, Hansa World, Fidelio.

E- Tourism, Commerce and Internet Marketing.

Social Life

International Student Speaker at Klessheim School.

Treasurer Executive Sacco.

Laboratory Captain: Karuri High School.

Hobbies

Traveling, Body Fitness, Socializing and Being Creative.

References

Mag. Leonard Worndl

Dean: Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management

Klessheim Strasse 22 A-5071

Wals Siezenheim Salzburg, Austria.

Mr. David Kigochi

Senior Tourist Officer

Ministry of Tourism

P.O. Box 15894-00100

Nairobi Kenya.

Nick Maina

Director.

Interpay Company (ICT Company)

P.O. Box 3333-00200

Nairobi, Kenya,

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