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KENYA
NATIONAL
PARKS |
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ABERDARES
NATIONAL
PARK |
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 Size
and
Location:
300 sq
miles
(765 sq
km)
within
the Aberdares
mountain
range in
the
central
highlands
of
Kenya,
110
miles
(160 km)
from
Nairobi.
Attractions:
Black
rhino
populations,
elephant
hills,
waterfalls,
icy
rivers,
table
mountains, Lesatima
and
Kinangop
peaks,
dense
forest
with
alpine
plants
and
moorlands.
Animals
to see:
elephants,
buffalo,
leopard,
endangered
black
rhino,
black
and
white Colubus
and
antelope.
Birds:
over 100
species
including
African
goshawk,
Malachite
and
Tacazze
sunbirds,
and
mountain
buzzard.
Recommended
Activities:
Night
game
drive,
nature
scenery
viewing,
bird
watching
Recommended
time to
go:
December
~
February,
and July
~October.
How
to get
there:
by road
(about
3hrs
drive)
from
Nairobi
Where to
Stay:
The Ark |
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Amboseli
National
Park |
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 Size
and
Location:
150 sq
miles
(390 sq
km) and
265
miles
(160km)
from
Nairobi.
Attractions:
Viewing
abundant
animals,
especially
vast
herds of
elephants
and
birds
with
views of
Mt.
Kilimanjaro
on the
southern
boundary
of the
park.
Also Masai
culture
and
lifestyle.
Animals
to see:
Elephants,
black
rhino,
buffaloes,
hippos,
lions,
antelopes,
leopards,
cheetahs,
wildebeests,
spotted
and
stripped
hyenas,
jackals,
African
wild
dogs,
baboons,
and
antelopes.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drive,
Observation
Hill for
viewing
Mt
Kilimanjaro,
walking
safari
Recommended
time to
go:
December
~ March,
June ~
October
How
to get
there:
by
road,
about
4hrs
drive
from
Nairobi,
or by
air,
about 45
minutes
flight
from
Nairobi.
Also, by
road
from
other
parks/cities,
or with
a
charter
flight.
Where to
Stay:
Oltukai
Lodge,
Amboseli
Sopa
Lodge,
Amboseli
Serena
Lodge,
Tortillis
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MASAI MARA
NATIONAL
RESERVE |
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Size and
Location:
125
square
miles
(320 sq
km) in
southern
Kenya,
200
miles
(310 km)
from
Nairobi.
Attractions:
Animal
migration
–
millions
of
wildebeest
and
thousands
of
Zebras
with
predators
crossing
river
Mara,
views of
the rift
valley,
extinct
volcanoes,
secretary
birds
and
crowned
cranes.
Animals
to see:
Big five
(Elephants,
buffaloes,
leopards,
black
rhinos
and
lions),
cheetahs,
hippos,
crocodiles,
jackals,
spotted
hyenas,
baboons,
bush
pigs,
colubus
monkeys,
zebras,
wildebeests,
and
antelopes
(bushbuck,
dik-dik,
duiker,
eland,
Grant's
Gazelle,
Thomson's
Gazelle,
genet,
gerenuk,
hartebeest
and
more),
and over
500
species
of
birds.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drive,
balloon
safari
Recommended
time to
go:
Mid July
to
October
is the
best
time.
December
~
February
is an OK
time
(not the
best).
How to
get
there:
About
6hrs
drive
from
Nairobi,
or by
air,
about 45
minutes
flight
from
Nairobi.
Also, by
scheduled
/
charter
flights
from
Nairobi, Samburu
and
Mount
Kenya.
Also, by
road
from
those
and
other
parks.
Where to
Stay:
Mara
Serena,
Governors
Camp,
Little
Governors
Camp,
Mara Interpid
Club,
Keekorok
Lodge,
Sarova
Mara
Camp,
Mara
Simba
Lodge
are in
one of
best
areas of
the
parks to
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LAKE NAKURU
NATIONAL
PARK |
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Size and
Location:
70 sq
miles
(180 sq
km) and
its
100
miles
(160 km)
from
Nairobi
city.
Attractions:
The
shallow
soda
Lake
Nakuru,
Flamingos,
acacia
woodlands
and
savannah.
Animals
to see:
Buffalo,
Rothschild
giraffe,
white
rhino,
leopard,
waterbuck,
warthogs,
reedbuck
and
Thompson
gazelles,
and over
400
species
of birds
including
over 1
million
flamingoes.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives.
Recommended
time to
go:
December
~ March,
June ~
~October.
How to
get
there:
By road
from
Nairobi,
2hrs
ride.
Also, by
road
from
other
parks.
Where to
Stay:
Sarova
Nakuru
Lodge,
Lake
Nakuru
Lodge |
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samburu
National
Reserve, Bufallo
springs and
shaba
national
park |
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Size and
Location:
115 sq
miles
(298 sq
km) in
Central
Kenya,
and its
about
220
miles
(350km)
from
Nairobi
Attractions:
The
purple
mountains, Buffallo
springs,
5m+
crocodiles
in the
Uaso
Nyiro
river,
sandgrouse,
gerenuk,
zebra
and
reticulated
girrafes.
Animals
to see:
Grevy’s
zebra,
beisa
oryx,
crocodiles,
elephants,
cheetahs,
leopards,
lions,
dikdik,
warthogs,
reticulated
giraffe,
sandgrouse,
doves,
guinea
fowls.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives.
Recommended
time to
go:
July ~
October,
and also
December
~March.
How to
get
there:
By road,
6hrs
drive
from
Nairobi,
or by
scheduled/
charter
flights
from
Nairobi, Masai
Mara,
and
Mount
Kenya,
or by
road
form
those ad
other
parks.
Where to
Stay:
Samburu
Serena
Lodge,
Larsens
Luxury
Camp,
Samburu
Sopa
Lodge,
Samburu
Lodge. |
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TSAVO (EAST
& WEST)
NATIONAL
PARK |
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Size and
Location:
Tsavo
East
covers
an area
of
4,500sq
miles
(11,800sq
km),
while
Tsavo
West
covers
an area
of 3,470
sq miles
(9,000sq
km),
they are
about
205miles
(330km)
and 150
miles
(240kms)
from
Nairobi,
respectively.
Attractions:
Big
elephant
herds,
the
confluence
of
rivers Tsavo
and Athi
to for
the
Galana
river,
the
historic
Aruba
dam and
‘submarine’
views of
hippos
and
marine
life at
Mzima
springs.
Animals
to see:
Velvet
monkeys,
elephant,
leopard,
lion,
rhino
and
marine
life.
Recommended
Activities:
Game
drives
and
walking
safaris
Recommended
time to
go:
December
~ March.
How to
get
there:
By road
from
Nairobi,
or
charter
flights.
Where to
Stay:
Kilaguni
Serena
Lodge,
Voi
Lodge,
Tsavo
Safari
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MOUNT Kenya
National
Park |
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Size and
Location:
275 sq
miles
(710 sq
km), and
its
about
105
miles
(170kms)
from
Nairobi
city.
Attractions:
Gleaming
snow
covered
peaks
with
breathtaking
views
while
ascending
and the
nearby Sweetwaters
Chimpanzee
orphanage.
Animals
to see:
Chimpanzees,
velvet
monkeys,
elephant,
leopard,
lion,
rhino
and
marine
life.
Recommended
Activities:
Trekking
Recommended
time to
go:
December
~ March,
and June
~
October.
How to
get
there:
by road
from
Nairobi,
or by
scheduled
/
charter
flights
from
Nairobi,
Mara and
Samburu,
or by
road
from
those
and
other
parks.
Where to
Stay:
Mount
Kenya
Safari
Club, Sweetwaters
Tented
Camp,
Serena
Mountain
Lodge |
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