| Below are some brief descriptions of some
of the famous National Reserves and Parks in Kenya. For
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- Altitude:
2500-4000 ft.
- Area:
104 sq. kms.
- Distance
from Nairobi: 343 kms.
 The
Aberdare National Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain
Range. Deep valleys, streams and rivers as well as cascading
waterfalls feature in this region. Game viewing includes
elephant, buffalo, giant forest hog and Kenya's indigenous
and endangered Black Rhino.
The Aberdare
Country Club nestles on the slopes of Mweiga Hill with a
superb view of the plains below, with the Aberdare range
of mountains to the west and Mount Kenya to the east. Along
with game viewing in the 1300 acre surrounding sanctuary,
the club also offers activities such as golfing, horse riding
and nature walks.
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- Altitude:
5000 ft.
- Area:
1510 sq. kms.
- Distance
from Nairobi: 275 kms.
 The
Mara is probably the most famous and most visited Reserve
in Kenya. It offers breathtaking views, an extraordinary
density of animals including the "Big Five" (buffalo,
lion, elephant, leopard, rhino) and many varieties of plains
game.
An impressive
feature of the Mara is the annual migration of wildebeest,
zebra and gazelle from the plains of the Serengeti that
cross the Tanzanian border and rivers to reach the Mara's
grassland from late June through to August tracked by predators
such as lion, leopard, cheetah, Hyena and circles by vultures
as the journey unfolds.
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- Altitude:
2500-4000 ft.
- Area:
104 sq. kms.
- Distance
from Nairobi: 343 kms.
 The
region provides excellent game viewing. Examples include
the black and white Colobus and Sykes monkeys, bushbuck,
buffalo, elephant, waterbuck, black rhino, genet cat and
the bongo which is a rare type of forest antelope. The region
also has a fascinating variation of flora and fauna.
The Sweetwaters
Tented Camp provides an opportunity to experience luxury
camping with Mount Kenya in the background.
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- Altitude:
2500-4000
ft.
- Area:
104
sq. kms.
- Distance
from Nairobi:
343 kms.
 The
reserve extends 104 square kilometers north of the meandering
Ewaso Ngiro or "Brown River". A unique vista of
rounded rugged hills and undulating plains are offered by
the reserve. The mix of wood and grassland with riverine
forest and swamp is home to a wide variety of animals and
birdlife. Game viewing is excellent and includes reticulated
giraffe, grevy's zebra, elephant, oryx, Somali ostrich,
hippo, crocodile, gerenuk, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah
and hyena.
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- Altitude:
500-600 ft.
- Area:
9065 sq. kms.
- Distance
from Nairobi:
240 kms.
 The
park offers tremendous views with diverse habitats ranging
from mountains, river forest, plains, lakes and wooded grasslands.
Its plain border with the southern Serengeti plains in Tanzania.
Game includes leopard, cheetah, buffalo, rhino, elephant,
giraffe, zebra, lion, plains game, crocodile and small mammals
including mongoose, hyrax, dik dik and and nocturnal porcupine.
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