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Kenya's parks and reserves are not fenced, except of Lake Nakuru
National Park, and some parts of Nairobi National Park and Aberdares,
so animals roam freely. Though they tend to stay within the boundaries,
especially during fdry season, when cattle outside compete for water.
Aberdare
The Aberdares, running roughly 100km
north south between Nairobi and Thomsons Falls, is part of the
Aberdare Mountain Range which an isolated volcanic range that
forms the eastern wall of the rift valley which forms the steep
eastern edge of the Rift Valley. Game to be found in the park
includes; elephant, lion, black rhino, waterbuck, gazelle, giant
forest hog, genet cats, leopard, buffalo and the rare spiral-horned
antelope known as the bongo.... more
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Amboseli
Amboseli national park is a small park
with a less density of wildlife like the Masai Mara, but with
a spectacular background, formed by african highest mountain,
the Kilimanjaro... more
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Lake
Nakuru
Created in 1961, this park is one
of the most visited parks in Kenya. It is a shallow soda lake,
with large flocks of flamingoes and other water birds. But
on the shores there is much more wildlife, like warthogs,
waterbucks and buffaloes, even occasional a leopard... more
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| Lake
Naivasha
This 170 km² freshwater lake is
a paradise for bird watchers. It is home to an incredible variety
of bird species, including the fish eagle... more
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Masai
Mara
The Masai Mara is Kenyas' most popular
wildlife park. It is best known for its annual migration between
July and November, coming from the Serengeti. Every year more
than a million wildebeest and zebras travel through the park.
A visit of the Masai Mara is a must for visitors of Kenya...
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| Mount
Kenya National Park
Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano
straddled across the equator, and is Africa's second highest
peak. The scenery is stunning and quite breathtaking. The
mountain has two main peaks - Batian (5200m) and Nelion (5188m).
It is also a botanist's paradise, with a wide variation in
flora as the altitude changes. .... more
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| Nairobi
National Park
The 117 km² Nairobi National
Park is unique by being the only protected area in the world
with a variety of animals and birds close to a capital city
(driving time: 20 min.). As expected, the park is a principal
attraction for visitors to Nairobi. It is the only park where
you can be sure of seeing a rhino.... more
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| Samburu
National Reserve
Up in the north of Kenya, in the hot
and arid lowlands beneath Mount Kenya, this game reserve was
set up around the richest stretch of the Ewaso Ngiro River.
In this region the permanent water and the forest shade on
the banks draw plentiful wildlife in the dry season and maintain
many of the less peripatetic species year-round.... more
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| Shaba
Game Reserve
The Shaba National Reserve is a rugged
wilderness featuring bubbling hot springs, rolling savannah,
miles of scrub & desert and the Ewaso Nyiro River which
supports a diversity of wildlife. Shaba
is part of three small adjoining savannah National Reserves
that lie on either side of the Northern Ewaso Ngiro River,
340km North, North East of Nairobi (Samburu, Buffalo Springs
and Shaba). more
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Sweetwaters
Game Reserve and chimpanzee sanctuary
The privately owned 22,000 acre game
reserve has an abundance of wildlife and tropical vegetation
and enjoys magnificent views across the bush to the snow-capped
peaks of Mt. Kenya. It features the "Big 5" - Lion,
Elephant, Rhino, Leopard and Buffalo.... more
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Tsavo
West and East
Tsavo is the largest national park
in Kenya, covering 22.000 km². It is devided into Tsavo
West and East. The undergrowth is considerably higher than
in Amboseli or Masai Mara; to compensate, you get some of
the most dramatic landscapes in Kenya and comparatively few
visitors... more infos |
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