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NATIONAL PARKS
AND GAME SANCTUARIES

MAASAI MARA - Kenya’s
finest Game Reserve and a great opportunity to view the big five
(lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and cheetah). The annual migration
of wild beast and zebras from the Serengeti National Park in Northern
Tanzania provide the highlight between June and August. In the remainder
of the year the Park is still rich in wildlife having the greatest
density of wildlife per square kilometer in Kenya.
SAMBURU AND SHABA NATIONAL RESERVE
- These National Game Reserves are situated in the northern
part of Kenya on the fringes of the hot and sparsely populated
dry region. They attract a different range of wildlife species unique
to the area among which are the gerenuk, the beisa's oryx, the
reticulated giraffe, the blue legged ostrich and the grevy's zebra.
ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK -
Center for Kenya’s forest lodges (tree hotels) including the
world famous Tree Tops. Night game viewing is available for those
whose interests include the nocturnal wildlife and the many mountain
animals are seen from the comfort of the balcony as they come to
drink from the nearby salt lick.
GREAT RIFT VALLEY (LAKES NAKURU,
BARINGO, BOGORIA, NAIVASHA, MAGADI AND CHERENGANI HILLS, HELL’S
GATE NATIONAL PARK) Thousands of flamingos visit the lakes
seasonally. Excellent for those in search of bird-life (An Ornithologists’
paradise). Lakes also attract a large variety of wildlife, water
birds and predators.
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK - The
Might Kilimanjaro forms a beautiful backdrop. Amboseli Game Sanctuary
is famous for elephants, buffalos and birds.
TSAVO NATIONAL PARK - One
of the largest game parks in the world surrounded by the beautiful
Chyulu hills and the Pare mountains. Mzima springs, a natural and
clear watering point is great for game viewing. Tsavo is also famous
for its large number of elephants among other species of the animal
kingdom.
KAKAMEGA FOREST - An
Ornithologist’s paradise - here you can find about three hundred
species of birds, some of which are unique to this part of the country.
A natural and ancient forest excellent for game or botanical walks.
MOUNT ELGON NATIONAL PARK - This
unspoiled national park is famous for caves, game viewing and hiking.
Situated on Kenya /Uganda border, the highest peak on Kenyan side
(Koitobos) is about 4,200 meters high. Kitum cave (place of ceremonies)
extends 200 meters into the mountain. At night animals go in to
feed on the rich salt deposits. An unforgettable sight is of the
elephants licking away at the salt walls in these caves.
NDERE ISLAND NATIONAL PARK (Meeting
Place) - This place is where Mikaye (the mother of Luo) rested
after her long journey, before she found shelter on this island
close to the rock that goes by her name. Ndere Island is also home
to a large population of crocodiles, swamp antelopes and birds.
Fishing can also be done nearby. Situated in northern part of Lake
Victoria near Kisumu, Ndere Island National Park can only be accessed
by boat.
RUMA NATIONAL PARK - This
rarely visited national park is home to a number of Kenyan animals
and birds. Famous for Roan antelopes (hippopotamus equines ) which
are an endangered species of antelopes.
MOUNT KENYA NATIONAL PARK -
Surrounded by 130,000 acres of forest reserve. Visible from the
mountain top on a clear day are Mount Kilimanjaro to the south,
Mount Elgon to the west, Marissa Mountain to the north and the Indian
ocean to the east. Hiking, climbing and game viewing for rare mountain
wildlife can be done here.
LAKE TURKANA NATIONAL PARK -
Situated on Ethiopia /Kenya border. Africa’s longest Rift
Valley lake. The Great Rift Valley is a symbolic relic of the massive
upheavals in the earth’s crust some 10 million years ago which
opened the world’s largest geological divide stretching over
3,500 miles from Danilil depression at Ethiopia’s northern
Red Sea coast line to Mozambique. Turkana has the largest number
of crocodiles in the world - more then 10,000. A number of pre-historic
human fossils have been found here including the Australopithecus.
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