Kenya National Parks and Game Reserves

Kenya National Parks and Reserves Map

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Tsavo East National Park:
Background Information -Tsavo East National Park covers an area of about 12,000 km2, 40% of Kenya's parks' total area.
This vast park lies in low semi arid country at the eastern edge of the inland plateau, north of the main Mombasa-Nairobi road and railway. Much of the park is level, open country with scattered rocky ridges and outcrops. Due to its size, the park is one of the world's wildlife and biodiversity strongholds.

Samburu Safaris :Safaris Samburu:Tours Samburu Kenya:Wildlife Safaris Samburu:Lodge Safaris Samburu. Experience the arid areas as this safari will drive you through changing terrain crossing the equator and driving to the rugged semi-desert region of northern Kenya. You will have the opportunity to see different tribes of Kenya and the rarely found species of wild game ”the stars of Samburu”.

Nairobi National Park -Safari Nairobi National Park: Tours Nairobi National Park:
One of Kenya's original National Parks established in 1946, it features 46 square miles of pristine savannah and yet is only six miles from the city center. Large populations of giraffe, wildebeest, eland and gazelle dominate the plains. Of the big five only the elephant has not been spotted. Prides of Lions may appear at the entrance to Mbagathi Gorge. This park also offers the spectacle of a Nairobi silhouette on the near horizon. Bounded by the Athi River to the south with its hippo pools, the park has two animal orphanages.

Background Information Meru National Park.
Meru is a savanna National Park, 35km east of Maua town in the north eastern lowlands below the Nyambeni hills. Meru is part of a complex of protected areas along the Tana river that includes the adjacent Bisanadi and Mwingi National Reserves (to the east and south respectively), Kora national park and Rahole national reserve. The wetter North Western sector is hilly, with rich volcanic soils. The land flattens towards the East, where grey alluvial volcanic soils appear.

Lake Nakuru Lodge Safaris :Tours Lake Nakuru : Rift Valley Lakes : Birding Kenya : Lake Nakuru National Park : Trips Lake Nakuru : Lake Nakuru Safaris.
Lake Nakuru is a very shallow strongly alkaline lake 62 km2 in extent. It is set in a picturesque landscape of surrounding woodland and grassland next to Nakuru town. The landscape includes areas of marsh and grasslands alternating with rocky cliffs and outcrops, stretches of acacia woodland and rocky hillsides covered with a Euphorbia forest on the eastern perimeter.

Sweetwaters Luxury Tented Camp, Ol Pejeta Conservancy
A sheltered oasis, clustered around a Sweetwaters Camp waterhole and set in the pristine calm of a private wildlife conservancy, Sweetwaters Tented Camp is in a class of its own. Abounding with wildlife, unfettered by the more rigorous strictures of the Kenyan National Parks and designed to offer a charming blend of under canvas ambiance and uncompromising luxury, it has long been the preferred retreat of wilderness and safari lovers alike. One of only four private game reserves in Kenya, Ol Pejeta Conservancy excels in the provision of privileged seclusion and private game viewing. Thanks to its private status it also allows such unforgettable pleasures as the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary (the only place in Kenya to see these highly endangered animals), night game drives, guided bush walks and camel-trekking across game-teaming plains.

Mount Kenya National Park-Mount Kenya Safaris:Treks Mt Kenya.

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 mountain has two main peaks - Batian (5200m) and Nelion (5188m). The mountains slopes are cloaked in forest, bamboo, scrub and moorland giving way on the high central peaks to rock, ice and snow. Mt. Kenya is an important water catchments area, supplying the Tana and Northern Ewaso Ngiro systems.

Hell's Gate National Park : Hell's Gate Naivasha :Lake Naivasha Safaris.
Hell's Gate National Park covers an area of 68.25 km2 and is situated in the environs of Lake Naivasha about 90 km from Nairobi. The park is situated 14 km after the turnoff from the old Nairobi-Naivasha highway. It is characterized by diverse topography and geological scenery. It is an important home of the lammergeyer.
Location:
Hell's Gate or Njorowa Gorge is situated in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, covering an Area of 68 km2.
Climate:
Warm and dry.

Aberdares National Park : Aberdares Safaris : Tours Aberdares Kenya.
The Aberdares are an isolated volcanic range that forms the eastern wall of the rift valley, running roughly 100km north south between Nairobi and Thomson Falls. Soils are red and of volcanic origin, but rich in organic matter. There are two main peaks, Ol Donyo Lesatima (3,999m) and Kinangop (3,906m) separated by a long saddle of alpine moorland at over 3,000m. The topography is diverse with deep ravines that cut through the forested eastern and western slopes and there are many clear streams and waterfalls. The Aberdares are an important water catchment area providing water to the Tana and Athi rivers and part of Central Rift and Northern drainage basins.

Amboseli National Park Kenya : Amboseli Safaris : Amboseli Tours Kenya : Amboseli Trips : Amboseli tours : Wildlife Safaris Amboseli : Lodge Safaris Amboseli : Road Safaris Amboseli- Fly Past Majestic Kilimanjaro …......Amboseli is 300 kilometers from the coast and one hour by air but six to seven hours of hard road travel. Amboseli National Park is the longest established, the most dramatic but also the smallest of Kenya’s wildlife reserves. Wildlife there is very concentrated and therefore easily viewed, making this one of Kenya’s more popular parks, especially with children. Amboseli is an evocative place of harsh yet timeless beauty with constant change and contrast-To explore the Beauty of Amboseli National Park and spectacular views of Mt Kilimanjaro take our Amboseli Safaris, Lodge Safaris Amboseli or Camping Safaris to Amboseli National Park .