Masai Mara
National Park
The most popular safari destination in Kenya, the reserve is home to
countless species including the ‘big five’ and stages the Great Wildebeest
Migration.
Aberdare
National Park
This park is home to part of the Aberdare mountain range, an area of
natural beauty. It is full of rich vegetation, clear streams, waterfalls and
lakes, along with unique fauna and flora, creating an ideal habitat for a wide
variety of mammals and birds. Elephants and rhinos, roam the park and other
residents include leopards, spotted hyenas and bongos.
Samburu
National Reserve & Buffalo Springs
Samburu National Reserve and Buffalo springs started life as one park
but are now adjacent to each other. The Ewaso Nyiro River runs through both
reserves and in parts acts as border between them. Samburu is not as well known
as some of the other national parts in Kenya and therefore is less crowded. The
dramatic and rugged landscape is home to the colourful Samburu people. Game
includes species rarely seen elsewhere, such as Grevy’s zebras and reticulated
giraffes and the Somali ostrich.
Shaba
National Reserve
Situated very close to Samburu National Reserve. Shaba has reserved its
place in the history of conservation as the area where Joy Adamson releases the
first of hand-reared leopards. The nearby Ezaso Nyiro River supports a variety
if captivating wildlife.
Mount Kenya
National Park
Mount Kenya, Kenya’s highest mountain, sits astride the equator with its
snow-capped summit rising to nearly 5200 metres. The vegetation alters
dramatically, from bamboo jungle and mountain forests to glaciers and
snowfields. The forests are home to elephants, and prolific birdlife.
Meru National
Park
Close to the equator to the northeast of Nairobi. The park is famous as
the area where Joy Adamson raised lion cub, Elsa and orphaned cheetahs. The
permanent streams offer an environment of tall grasses and dense swamps. This
can make it challenging to spot wildlife, but a wide range including elephants,
hippos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, reticulated giraffes and zebras reside here.
Tsavo Eat and
Tsavo West National Park
Combined, these parks cover an area the size of Wales, forming one of
the world’s largest game sanctuaries. Tsavo East is famous for its large number
of elephants and spectacular herds of buffaloes that roam across the open
savanahah. Tsavo West, in contrast, has very dramatic landscape with extinct
volcanoes, rocky outcrops, mountains, river forests and plains. The ‘big five’
can be found along with a range of antelope species.
Amboseli
National Park
A popular national park with a spectacular backdrop of the impressive
Mount Kilimanjaro. It is home to an abundance of mammals and over 400 species
of birds. The flat and dusty landscape provides good opportunities to see a
large variety of wildlife including buffaloes, lions, gazelles, cheetahs,
wildebeest, zebras and large herds of elephants.
Lake Naivasha
Over 450 species of birds have been recorded in and around this
freshwater lake, with the highest concentration between October and March, when
migrating birds from Europe and resident. The shores of the lake are fringed
with papyrus and yellow-barked acacia tress. A range of plain game is often
spotted.
Lake Nakuru
National Park
The park is renowned for one of the most spectacular images in Kenya, as
thousand of pink flamingoes are often attracted to the alkaline lake. The
fenced park also provides sanctuary to one of the largest populations of rhinos
in Kenya, plus lions, Rothchild giraffes and leopards.
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