The Nairobi National Park is located literally within earshot of downtown traffic.
It is a small, superb park that hosts most of the animals to
be seen on an extended safari - Rhino, Buffalo, Cheetah, Zebra,
Giraffe and plenty of Antelope and Gazelle. The park also possesses
a diversity of environs. Much of the park is predominatedby
open plains country. However, there is a section of highland
as well as stretches of broken bush country, deep, rocky valleys
and gorges with scrub and long grass. At the main entrance to
the Park is the Animal Orphanage, which cares for semi-tame,
orphaned and wounded animals. |
265 Km from Nairobi
This scenically beautiful park, dominated everywhere by Snow-capped
Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,340ft above sea level), is perhaps the most
well-known park in Africa. It covers only 392 sq km despite
its small size and its fragile ecosystem. The game is varied
and tame, allowing the visitor to approach fairly closely for
those startling photographs with that magnificent back-drop
of the majestic Kilimanjaro. It supports a wide range of mammals
and birds, which include Wildebeest, Zebra, Buffalo, Elephant,
Giraffe, Lion, Cheetah and Hippo. |
350 Km from Nairobi
These three reserves are set up around the richest stretch of
Ewaso Nyiro River in the hot and arid fringes of the vast Northern
region of Kenya. Here, permanent water supply and forest shade
ensure the existence of plentiful wildlife in the Reserve. The
main attractions are the resident wildlife species like Reticulated
Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Beisa Oryx and blue-necked Somali Ostrich
that are rare elsewhere in the country. In addition, Elephants,
Lions, Cheetahs are also found together with the shy and secretive
Leopard.In the Shaba reserve, there are many small hills and
the four streams that lattice Shaba make it the best watered
of Samburu Reserve. This reserve is a place that is overwhelming
in its vastness and a magnificent experience for the visitor. |
265 Km from Nairobi
Masai Mara - The sights, sounds, colors and spectacle that spell
Africa. The reserve covers approx. 1,672sq km. Masai Mara is
world famous for the drama of its migrating herds and it possesses
the largest population of lions to be found in Kenya. It is
an extension of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park with seemingly
endless herds of game animals. Among the great variety of large
beasts are Buffalo, Black Rhino and Hippopotamus. Other mammals
include Leopard, Cheetah, Common Zebra, Coke's Hartebeest, White-bearded
Gnu, Oribi, Warthog, Thomson's and Grant's Gazelles. Drive off
on the beaten tracks and through amazing landscape of flora,
fauna and sheer African wilderness. The Mara is Africa's heartbeat. |
290 Km from Nairobi
Tsavo National Park, a vast arid region of 20,812sq km, is Kenya's
largest wildlife stronghold. It is dividend into Tsavo East
and Tsavo West with two permanent rivers; the Tsavo River and
the Athi River watering the Park. Tsavo West is the more developed
part of the park combining good access, good facilities and
stunning views over the tall grass and woodland scenery. The
chief marvels here are the Mzima Springs and Ngulia escarpment.
Tsavo East is the larger and much less visited site of the park.
It is known for the Yatta Plateau, one of the world's longest
lava flows. An additional attraction is the Lugard Falls, a
long stretch of rippling water cataracts formed by the Athi
River. Elephants in large herds are the number one attraction
at Tsavo. Other animals likely to be encountered are Buffalo,
Common Waterbuck, Kudu, Eland, Gerenuk, Fringe-eared Oryx, Impala
and Masai Giraffe. |
175 Km from Nairobi
Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest mountain. It is also
unexpectedly different and therefore too good to miss. The combination
of its altitude and its position astride the Equator results
in the formation of vegetation like water holding cabbage, ostrich
plume plant, and giant groundsel that exists only here and at
very few lofty points in East Africa. In this park roam the
Giant Forest Hog, Tree Hyrax, White Tailed Mongoose, Elephant,
Buffalo, Suni, Duiker, Leopard, Mount Kenya Mouse Shrews, Common
Mole Rats and the very rare Golden Cat. |
180 Km from Nairobi
The Aberdare National Park comprises an area of 590sq.kms. This
includes the moorlands and part of the forest of the Aberdare
Mountains. Animals commonly seen include Elephant, Buffalo and
Rhino who frequent the water holes and salt licks as well as
the Giant Forest Hog, Colobus Monkey and above all, the Leopard.
Bird life is also abundant and varied, the most conspicuous
being the sunbirds. |
350 KM from Nairobi
Meru is perhaps the best known park in the world. It is a
place to which the Lioness ELSA was returned and has become
home to three other lions of ' Born Free' fame and to Pippa
the Cheetah from 'the Spotted Sphinx'. A small park, only
300miles, totally unspoiled and with a well maintained road
network, it is exceptionally suitable for safaris.
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56 KM from Mombasa
Shimba Hills is a forested plateau far from the heat and dust
of busting Mombasa. Cooler than the surrounding land, this wonderland
of rolling grasslands and forests of giant trees is home to
an amazing variety of wildlife. Elephants, Lions, Leopards and
the star of the show: the very rare Sable Antelope. |
160 Km from Nairobi
The alkaline waters are home to millions of blue-green algae,
which attract pink flamingoes to the lake in thousands. The
sight of the roseate mass of the flamingoes along the lake shore
at sunset is a memory that will remain with you for the rest
of your life. Lake Nakuru is also a Rhino Sanctuary with both
'Black and White Rhinos'. The park also has a small number of
lions and cheetahs and a good sized population of leopards.
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The focal point area is the 20KM wide volcanic crater with an
incredible 600 metres drop to the floor that is home to a wide
variety of animals and birds. The spectacular view from the
rim of the crater is breath-taking. The conservation area is
also a pioneering experiment of co-existence of mankind and
wildlife in a natural setting. |
The park covers an area of roughly 13,000 square kilometers
and its lifeblood, the Ruaha River, has spectacular gorges though
a lot of the park is undulating plateau averaging 1000 metres
in height with occasional rocky outcrops. It is a wild undeveloped
area and access is difficult, particularly during the rainy
season but the abundance of wildlife is astounding. |
Africa's largest game reserve, at around 50,000 square kilometers
or about 5% of Tanzania's total land area, the reserve supports
enormous numbers of wild animals and birds. The wide, meandering
Rufiji River with its associated wetlands, lakes and swamps,
is one of the most outstanding ecological systems in the whole
of eastern Africa. The river scenery is made more spectacular
by the dead, hollow, leafless trunks of the Borassus palms that
provide vantage point for fish eagles and other birds. However,
much of the reserve remains undeveloped and inaccessible. |
The park is situated on the floor of the Great Rift Valley between
the imposing red and brown cliffs of the escarpment and white
shores of the soda lake. The varied vegetation is nourished
by the streams flowing out of the escarpment and hosts a myriad
of animals and birds including the flamingo. Deep in the south
are hot springs gushing out and visible for miles around. Lake
Manyara is famed for its population of tree climbing lions. |
Covering an area of 14,763 Square kilometers and contiguous
with Masai Mara in neighbouring Kenya, Serengeti is an endless
plains where millions of hoofed animals are constantly on the
move in search of greener pastures. The annual migration of
wildebeest, zebra and gazelle to Masai Mara commence in early
June to September when they return south to Serengeti. |
This park forms the northern border of Selous Game Reserve and
covers an area of approximately 3,237 square kilometers. The
principal feature is the Mikumi flood plain, an area of lush
vegetation, which particularly attracts Elephant, Buffalo and
the mountain ranges that border the park on two sides. The park
is more easily accessible in comparison to Selous Game Reserve,
its southern neighbour. |
It is 114km from Arusha. It derives its name from the Tarangire
River that rises in the highlands of Central Tanzania and winds
its way through the length of the game sanctuary. The animals
come by the thousands from as far north as the shores of Lake
Natron, dramatically swelling the resident population with wildebeest,
zebra, eland, elephant, hartebeest, buffalo and fringe-eared
oryx. Prime viewing months are between September and December. |
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