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Amboseli |
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The Amboseli ecosystem is typical of
the open savannah grassland habitats
of Eastern Africa, featuring open
wooded grasslands, rolling hills and
swamplands whilst the presence of
Mount Kilimanjaro creates a unique
selection of ecosystems found
nowhere else on earth....Read More |
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Tsavo East |
| This is the
largest national park in Kenya
covering about 21,000 Km square, it
is in fact one of the largest parks
in the world.. it is divided into
two by the Mombasa – Nairobi
highway, to Tsavo East and Tsavo
west National Parks....Read
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| Tsavo West |
| Tsavo West
covers an area of over 21,000 square
kilometers. This park has some of
the most dramatic scenery of all the
Kenyan national parks, more so than
Tsavo East which consists more of
open savannahs. The landscape
consists of volcanic hills, sweeping
areas of savannah...read
about Tsavo west national park |
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Masai Mara |
| The
Mara is one
of the few places where you can
actually encounter a haven for
viewing a congregation of all sorts
of animals in a five mile radius. A
pride of lions can be spotted ready
to make a run for a kill, a cheetah
and its cub taking a nap on a rock,
a pair of ostriches walking the open
stretches of the savannah or a
gazelle g....Read
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| The Mara
Triangle and the
Mara Conservancy |
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The Mara Triangle is the North-Western part of the
The Mara
Triangle,
Kenya, and is managed by the non-governmental organisation - The Mara
Conservancy on
behalf of
Trans-Mara
County Council
(Trans Mara
District).
Divided from the
rest of the
Masai Mara game
reserve by the
Mara River, the
Mara Triangle is
less visited and
less crowded,
often with many
more game
animals grazing
on the plains
and between the
volcanic hills
that distinguish
this corner of
the Mara ..
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Lake Nakuru National Park |
| Lake Nakuru,
a strongly alkaline
lake 62 km2 in extent is set in a
picturesque landscape of surrounding
areas of marsh and grasslands
alternating with rocky cliffs and
outcrops, stretches of acacia
woodland and rocky hillsides covered
with a Euphorbia forest, this park
provides the visitor with images of
tens of thousands of flamingo joined
into a massive flock, forming a
pulsing pink swathe of life that
carpets the water....Read
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| Nairobi
National Park |
| Nairobi National
Park is a unique ecosystem by being
the only protected area in the world
close to a capital city. The park is
located only 7 km from Nairobi city
centre. The savannah ecosystem
comprise of different vegetation
types. Open grass plains with
scattered acacia bush are
predominant. The western side has a
highland dry forest and a permanent
river with a riverine forest ...
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Samburu Game
Reserve |
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This game reserve is situated in the
Northern Province of Kenya. It is
rugged and a semi-arid. The river
Uaso Nyiro ('River of Brown Water'
in Samburu) is the lifeline and the
nerve center of this Reserve and is
bustling with a huge population of
crocodiles. This game reserve is
renowned for its rare species of
animals like – the long necked
gerenuk, gravy’s zebra, reticulated
giraffe, and the Beisa onyx.....Read
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Lake Baringo National Park |
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Lake Baringo is well known for two
of its waters’ residents- Hippos and
Crocodiles. Other residents of the
Lake is fish and in abundance! as
result, an equal abundance of Fish
Eagles, cormorants and pelicans. The
lake is a well known birding
destination, with a local record set
at 300 species recorded in a single
hour at the Baringo Club. Boat trips
are the best way of exploring this
area.... Read More |
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Lake Bogoria National Park |
| Lake Bogoria
lies at the beginning of Kenya’s
great Northern Wilderness and it is
the heart of an arid landscape, in
the shadow of the dramatic walls of
the Siracho Range. The alkaline
waters of the lake attract massive
flocks of Flamingo, and the lake is
often carpeted with pink. Hot Water
Geyser spewing steam The 32 sq km
lake is still volcanically
active,....
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Lake Naivasha National Park |
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Lake Naivasha is freshwater lake,
fringed by thick papyrus. The lake
is almost 13kms across, with an
average depth of five metres.
Afternoon wind and storms can cause
the Lake to become suddenly rough
and produce high waves, the local Maasai christened
the lake Nai’posha meaning ''rough
water'', which was later mis-spelt
by the British as Naivasha....Read
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Mount Kenya and
the Aberdares National Parks |
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Mt. Kenya is an imposing extinct
volcano dominating the landscape of
the Kenyan Highlands, East of the
Rift. Mt. Kenya lies about 140 km
North, North-East of Nairobi with
its Northern flanks across the
Equator.
The park includes a variety of
habitats ranging from higher forest,
bamboo, alpine moorlands, glaciers,
tarns and glacial morains. The park
was inscribed by UNESCO as a World
Heritage Site in 1997 and is also a
Biosphere Reserve.....Read
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| Meru National
Park |
| Straddling the
equator and bisected by 13 rivers
and numerous mountain-fed streams,
Meru National Park is wild and one
of the most beautiful parks in
Kenya. A green paradise compared to
the dry savannah of Kenya's parks,
this was the wilderness into which
George & Joy Adamson released Elsa
the lioness, creating the much-loved
film 'Born Free'. It has diverse
scenery from woodlands to wide-open
plains, meandering riverbanks, hilly
landscapes and rich grey aluvial
volcanic soil deposits. Three large
rivers border the reserve: the Tana
to the south, the Ura to the
south-west and the Rojeweru to the
east ...
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| Marsabit
National Reserve |
| Marsabit
National Reserve, located in
Northern Kenya, 560km north of
Nairobi consists of a forested mountain
that rises like an oasis in the
middle of the desert wilderness and
is the only source of permanent
surface of water in the region. This
reserve has three spectacular crater
lakes that provide habitat for a
variety of birdlife. Marsabit
National Reserve is also known
because of large elephants
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| Mount Longonot
National Park |
| Mount Longonot
National Park
offers a wide
range of
attractions for
visitors keen on
activity
holidays,
including
hiking, rock
climbing, biking
as well as bird
and wildlife
viewing. This
park is located near Lake Naivasha
and only 100kms from Nairobi city.
The name Longonot is derived from
the Masai word Oloonong'ot
meaning
mountains of
many spurs or
steep ridges...
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| Arabuko Sokoke
National Park |
Arabuko Sokoke
National Park is
a small 6
kilometer part
of the Sokoke
Arabuko forest
which is a strip
of indigenous
coastal forest
running parallel
to the sea from
Kilifi to Gede.
Arabuko Sokoke
National Park
was gazzeted in
1991 to protect
two rare species
of mammals,
Aders' duiker
and the yellow
rumped Elephant
Shrew as well as
a number of bird
species both
rare and local ...
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| Kenya Marine
Parks:
Malindi-Watamu
Marine National
Park,
Mombasa Marine
National Park,
Kiunga Marine
National Reserve,
Kisite and
Mpunguti Marine
Park and Reserve |
| The Kenya
coastline has several Marine Parks,
the southern most of which is Wasini
Island and Kisite-Mpunguti Marine
National Park. In all of these parks
one can can swim, visit the
colourful coral gardens, engage in
big game sport fishing, glass
bottomed boats rides to the reefs
teeming with colorful marine life
allowing non-swimmers the
opportunity to take a look at the
coral and colourful fish, who crowd
around the boat expecting to be fed
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| Shimba Hills
National Reserve |
| The Shimba Hills
National Reserve
is an area of
coastal
rainforest,
woodland and
grassland
located less
than 30
kilometers away
from Kenya's
Coastal
city/town of
Mombasa in the
Kwale region of
Coast Province.
Shimba Hills
National Reserve
was established
in 1968 and the
park features
coastal bush
land, riverine
forests and
grasslands and
its main
attraction is
the sable
antelope, which
can only be seen
here in the
whole of Kenya ...
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| Kakamega Forest
National Reserve |
is the only
tropical
rainforest in
Kenya, left over
from past
millennia when
dense rain
forest stretched
from West
Africa, across
Central Africa
and into the
highland areas
on the west and
eastern walls of
the Great Rift
Valley.
The sheer size
and grandeur of
these rainforest
trees,
some over a
hundred years
old, is
impressive. The
trees create a
complete
environment for
the birds,
insects,
butterflies and
wildlife, so
plentiful in the
area.
Kakamega Forest
includes some of Africa's greatest
hard and soft woods: Elgon teak, red
and white stink woods ...
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| The Tana River
Primate Reserve |
| The Tana River
Primate Reserve
was opened in
1976 to protect
the Lower Tana
river forest and
two endangered
species of
monkey: the
crested Mangbey
and the Tana
River Colobus.
Access to the
Tana River
Primate Reserve is via
the Malindi-Garissa
road. As well as
the lush river
forest, there is
dry woodland and
open savannah
bisected by the
river ...
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| The Chyulu
Hills National Park |
| The Chyulu Hills
situated 190 km South-East of
Nairobi, are of
relatively
recent volcanic
origin and the
range is
composed of ash
cones and
craters.
Major
Attractions at
the Chyulu Hills
National Park
include;
Breathtaking
views from the
Chyulu
hills,cave
exploration,
Wildlife
including
Reptiles like
Black Mamba,
Puff Adder, Rock
Python, Geko,
Tortoise,
Lizard. Large
Mammals
including;
Buffalo;
Bushbuck; Eland;
Elephant,
African;
Leopard; Pig,
Forest Bush;
reedbuck,
mountain;
Steinbok ..
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| Buffalo Springs
National Reserve |
| Buffalo
Springs National
Reserve is
located in the
Eastern province
85 kilometres
north of Mount Kenya. Buffalo
Springs National Reserve is
separated from the Samburu National
Reserve by the Ewaso Nyiro river and
it takes it's name from an oasis of
crystal clear water at the western
end of the reserve ...
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| Shaba National
Reserve |
| Shaba
National
Reserve,
established in
1968 and lying
314 Kms from
Nairobi,
consists of a
low-lying,
semi-arid plain
on the southern
bank of the
Northern Ewaso
Nyiro river. It
lies 9 km east
of Buffalo
Springs National
Reserve and
neighbours
Samburu National
Reserve, Shaba
is smaller with
a greater
occurrence of
riverine forests
with acacia
trees, doum
palms and a
dramatic
landscape ...
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| Laikipia
National Reserve |
Laikipia
National Reserve
is a remote and
truly wild
corner of Kenya,
the Laikipia
National Park
boasts
incredible game
viewing in a
spectacularly
beautiful
setting. Two
rivers, the
Ewaso Nyiro and
Ewaso Narok run
through the
area, attracting
a rich variety
of wildlife,
including the
second largest
population of
elephant in
Kenya ...
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| Saiwa Swamp
National Park |
| Saiwa Swamp
National Park is
the smallest
national park in
Kenya. It was
established in
1974 and is
managed by the
Kenya Wildlife
Service. The
park covers just
2.9km² and was
created
specifically to
protect the
habitat and
preservation of
the rare
sitatunga, an
aquatic
antelope ...
read more |
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| Other Smaller
Kenya National Parks and Game
Reserves |
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