Kenya National Parks and Game reserves



MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE

This reserve is Kenya’s most popular game sanctuary, most famous and visited game reserve in Kenya. The park adjoins the Serengeti park of Tanzania. A land of undulating hills and rolling grasslands supports a huge animal population. During the months of July to September, millions of wildebeests and zebras migration overflow into the Mara from the Serengeti national park in Tanzania. The black manned lion dominated the Mara, cheetahs, elephants, cape buffaloes, giraffe, gazelle, antelope and many other plains game are to be found here.
Accommodation: Game lodges, Luxury tented camps, public and privately owned campsite.

LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK


160 km from Nairobi. A shallow alkaline lake on the edge of Nakuru town is worlds famous of levels that determines the quality of algae on which the birds feed millions of greater and lesser flamingos which depends on the water. It is a sanctuary for the black and white rhinos and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe.
Accommodation: Lake Nakuru Lodge & Lion Hill Lodge. Also available, a hostel & a guesthouse, Makaria Falls campsite, all located inside the park.

LAKE BARINGO

About 100km North of Nakuru, is this beautiful tranquil fresh water lake host to rare 300 bird’s species seen no where else in Africa. Boat trips on the lakes are popular to view the hippo, crocodile and bird life. Also a visit to the Njemps tribal villages or watch them fishing from their frills papyrus boats is fun.
Accommodation: Lodges & public campsite.

LAKE BOGORIA N. PARK

Lying between Baringo and Nakuru, is this soda lake a favorite nesting site for the flamingos and where hot sulfur springs abounds. There is also a small herd of greater kudu.
Accommodation: Lodge & public campsite

LAKE NAIVASHA

A very picturesque fresh water lake. There is good fishing, boat trips or a visit to the crescent island. Nearby is the dramatic hells gate gorge reserve over shadowed by the mysterious Longonot. Hells gate is ideal for nature walks of between 1 to 5 hours, amongst the wildlife.
Accommodation: Lodges & privately owned campsites

AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK

This national park covers 1260sq kilometers and lies on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. A real gem of the park situated right at the foot of Africa’s highest mountain Kilimanjaro 5895m. Elephants abounds in the forest and swamps feeding on the lush grasses. Cheetah, giraffes, impalas, leopards, zebras, wonder on the open plains. It is definitely photography’s paradise!
Accommodation: Luxury lodges & tented camp, public campsites

TSAVO NATIONAL PARK EAST & WEST

Tsavo National Park [over 20,000 sq. km] is the largest game sanctuary in the world comprising of Tsavo East, Tsavo West, Chyulu Hills & the world’s largest lava flow. It is located half way between Mombasa and Nairobi. The outstanding features are the huge populations of red elephants, which derive their red colorings from the rich red earth of the park. Other wildlife to be seen includes, buffaloes, rhinos, lions, hippos, leopards, crocodiles, kudus, gerenuks, zebras and many more plains game. The park has over [500] species of birds].

In Tsavo west are the Mzima springs where hippos and crocodiles can be viewed from the underwater hides. Further south adjoining the park is the Taita hills sanctuary.
Accommodations: Game lodges & public camp sites, self-catering bandas.

SAMBURU GAME RESERVE

The highlight of this Reserve is the spectacular scenic beauty, rivers and forest. The local people have very rich and colorful cultural heritage. Wildlife includes, leopards, hippos, elephants, lions, reticulated giraffes, grevy’s zebras, bongos and crocodiles in the Uaso Nyiro River.
Accommodations: Several Game Lodges & a public campsite located inside the park.

MOUNT KENYA & ABERDARE N. PARK

These parks and game reserves are part of the most fascinating sanctuaries in terms of scenic splendors and the great variety of wildlife. Mount Kenya N. Park lies at an altitude of approximately 3,400m – 5,200m. It offers mountain attractions and flora & fauna found at different altitudes. The wildlife includes colobus monkeys, bushbucks, elephants, olive baboon, waterbucks, leopards, giant forest hogs, genet cats, hyena and the elusive bongo.

The Aberdare ranges lie at an altitude of about 2134-4268 m and is home to the first tree hotel in Africa and harbors significant memories in world history. In 1952, Queen Elizabeth 11 learnt of her accession to the British throne while she was a guest at the Tree Tops Lodge following the death of her father King George V1. It is also at the nearby town of Nyeri that lays the remains and tomb of Lord Baden Powel, the founder of the Worldwide Boy Scouts Movement.
Accommodation: Lodges, self-catering bandas, public campsite.


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