, sunbirds and plovers etc. In this park there are different attractions like beautiful mountain scenery is one of the highlights of a visit to this National Park, the park has several picturesque waterfall, Rare animals – Black Serval, Black Leopard (seldom seen) and the Eastern Bongo (a huge forest Antelope), Watching animals come to the waterhole at the famous Treetops Lodge and The Ark Hotel gives an excellent game viewing at night over the watering hole. Trout fishing and Hiking also done here.
OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
This park is situated at the foothill of cental Nanyuki and Aberdares. It is a home for largest black rhino in East africa also houses remaining northern white rhino in the world which were moved here from Dvurkralove Zoo. It holds the big five game among large selection of African animals. Sweetwaters chimpanzee conservation is still situated here the only place in Kenya where this highly endangered and remarkably intelligent species can be seen. Other rare animals that can be found here are Africa wild dog, oryx, jackson’s hartebeest, grevy’s zebra, serval, cheetah and bat-eared fox. The common African wildlife can be found here are giraffes, vervet monkeys, baboon hippopotamus, impala, eland, giant’s gazel.
This Sanctuary provides a haven for orphaned, abandoned and rescued chimpanzees. It is the only place in Kenya where these great apes can be seen. It receives and provide life, long refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from west and central Africa. At the Sweetwaters Sanctuary, chimpanzees are nursed back to health, taken care of and enjoy the rest of their days in the safety of a vast natural enclosure.
MERU NATIONAL PARK
Meru National Park is wild and beautiful. Straddling the equator and bisected by 13 rivers and numerous mountain-fed streams, it is an especially beautiful area of Kenya. It has diverse scenery from woodlands wide open plains with meandering riverbanks dotted with doum palms. In this park you will see lion, elephant, cheetah, leopard black rhino, zebra, gazelle, oryx and some of the rarer antelope, Lesser Kudu and duiker, also the more common Dik Dik, one of Africa’s smallest antelope. Large prides of lion can be seen and some of Kenya’s largest herds of buffalo. The rivers abound with hippo and crocodile, and over 300 species of birds have been recorded here, including: Red-necked falcon, Heuglins courser, brown-backed woodpecker, sunbirds Peter’s Finfoot, inhabiting the Murera and Ura Rivers; Pel’s Fishing Owl, kingfishers, rollers, bee-eaters, starlings and weavers.This Park is most famous as the setting for Joy Adamson’s book “Born Free”, the story of the Adamson’s life and research amongst lion and cheetah. “Elsa” the lioness was the most well-known and her grave is marked here.
It is a lake in west-central Kenya, one of the two fresh water lake in Riftvalley, it is a freshwater lake with no visible outlet, its waters seep into lavas at its northern end, where a rocky shore contrasts with the alluvial flat on its southern border. A great variety of birds inhabit the lake, which is also home to hippopotamuses and the Lake is also well populated with Crocodile. The lake itself is truly beautiful, surrounded by volcanic ranges that stretch as far as the eye can see. There are a number of small islands to visit in Lake Baringo, which can be reached by motor boat from the mainland. One definitely worth a visit is Ol Kokwe Island, which has natural hot springs. In this lake you will have a boat ride to see birds and ancient caves
Lake Bogoria National Reserve is a beautiful place with the pink cloud of flamingoes and the geysers bubbling with the most spectacular hot water volcanic springs. Much more is the fascinating phenomenon of the hot springs, an indication that molten rock does not lie far below the earth’s surface. The lake has around 200 hot springs in total but has some large of these on one side of the lake. By the time it spurts off the ground, the water has reached over 94 degrees after circulating at great depth in the rock fractures. It is hot enough to boil an