KENYA PARKS & GAME RESERVES
Maasai Mara Game Reserve
AREA: 1,510 SQ KMS (583 SQ MILES)
Maasai Mara (Masai Mara) is situated in south-west Kenya and is one of Africas Greatest Wildlife Reserves. Together with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania it forms Africas most diverse, incredible and most spectacular eco-systems and possibly the worlds top safari big game…
Amboseli National Park
Area: 392 sq kms (151 sq miles)
Second in popularity after the legendary Masai Mara, Amboseli National Park not only offers great game viewing but it’s also the place to go for the best views of iconic Mount Kilimanjaro. The world’s tallest free-standing mountain actually stands just across the border in…
Lake Nakuru National Park
AREA: 188 SQ KMS (73 SQ MILES)
The park lies in Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi, in Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. The ecosystem comprises of the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser)…
Tsavo West National Park
AREA: 9,065 SQ KMS
Tsavo is made up of two separate parks, Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. Located in Coast Province of Kenya in between Nairobi City and Mombasa.
Tsavo is nearly 22,000km2, being the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the…
Nairobi National Park
Welcome to Kenya’s most accessible yet incongruous safari experience. Set on the city’s southern outskirts, Nairobi National Park (at 117 sq km, it’s one of Africa’s smallest) has abundant wildlife which can, in places, be viewed against a backdrop of city skyscrapers and…
Samburu National Reserve
AREA: 165 SQ KMS
Samburu National Reserve lies in the Northern part of Kenya. It is famous because of the richness of flora and fauna. Lying on the flood plains and bottom land of Waso Nyiro drainage system in the Great Rift Valley, it rises to an altitude of 2785 ft above sea level and covers…
Sweetwaters Game Reserve
AREA: 360 SQ KMS (OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY)
Sweetwaters Game Reserve is 24,000-acre private ranch with magnificent views across the plains to the snow capped peaks of Mount Kenya. This game sanctuary is the closest reserve to Nairobi (2.5 hours drive) home to all the big five game, and has the highest ratio of…
Tsavo East National Park
AREA: 13,747 SQ KMS
Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya at 13,747 square kilometres. Situated in a semi-arid area previously known as the Taru Desert it opened in April 1948, it is located near the town of Voi in the Taita-Taveta County of the former Coast…
Mt Kenya National Park
AREA: 590 SQ KMS (228 SQ MILES)
Mt. Kenya National Park is located to the east of the Great Rift Valley, about 175km North-East of Nairobi. The ecosystem lies in Central and Eastern provinces of Kenya. At 5,199m the mountain is the second highest peak in Africa. Mt. Kenya is an important water tower in the…
Lake Naivasha
Lake Naivasha is a fresh water lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley dominated by the harsh volcanic crater of Mt Longonot to the east and the Eburu Hills to the west. The lake sits at a deceptively high altitude of 6,000ft; higher in fact than Nairobi which is odd…
Aberdares National Park
AREA: 792 KM2
Aberdare National Park is a high altitude national park created to protect the slopes and moorland of the Aberdare Mountains. The park is a perfect location for topography enthusiasts and for viewing Kenya’s animals and birds. The topography ranges from high moorland, hills and…
Shimba Hills National Park
AREA: 192 SQ KM (74 SQ MILES)
The national reserve lies approximately 33km south of Mombasa town, in Kwale district of coast province. The coastal ecosystem comprise of a heterogeneous habitat including forestlands, exotic plantations, scrublands and grasslands. The ecosystem holds one of the largest coastal…
Mombasa City
AREA: 60 SQ KMS
Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city after Nairobi, offers travelers an exotic taste of the African tropics steeped in centuries of seafaring history. This cosmopolitan tourist hub is actually an island connected by bridges and ferries to the Kenyan coast. Stretching for miles…
Malindi & Watamu
Malindi offers a wonderful mix of new and old – all along the palm fringed beaches are luxurious resorts ready to pamper your every need. But not more than 20 Kms away are the Gede Ruins which was a town founded in the 12th century, which was prosperous and flourished until the…
Lamu Archipellago
Lamu town is a celebration of both the past and the future, and the beliefs and traditions that are the heart and soul of the Lamu community. Most visitors to the island fall in love with this relaxed and peaceful lifestyle, and the chance to experience its life at its most…