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. The 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 the 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). The lakes also attract a
large variety of wildlife, water birds and predators.
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) extents
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.