AMBOSELI
Amboseli National Park is located in the savannah grassland
ecosystem which spread across the Kenya-Tanzania border.
The park is famous for being the best place in Africa
to get close to the large herds of free-ranging elephants
among other wildlife species. The park offers spectacular
views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing
mountain in the world.
Visitors can easily spot Leopard, Cheetah, Wild dogs,
Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Plains
Game, Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik- Dik, Lesser Kudu,
and Nocturnal Porcupine and Prolific birdlife features
with over 600 species recorded
TSAVO EAST - the larger
of the two, lies to the east of the Nairobi –Mombasa
road, equidistant between Nairobi and Mombasa, and offers
a vast and untapped arena of arid bush which is washed
by azure and emerald meandering of Galana River.The
Park is home to most of the larger mammals, vast herds
of dust –red elephant, Rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard,
and fat pods of hippo, giant crocodile, waterbucks,
Kudu, Gerenuk and Hunter’s hartebeest.
TSAVO WEST - located
along the western side of Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The
park's savannah ecosystem comprises of open grasslands,
scrublands, and Acacia woodlands, belts of riverine
vegetation and rocky ridges home to Leopard, Cheetah,
Wild dogs, Buffalo, Rhino, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra,
Lion, Plains Game, Crocodile, Mongoose, Hyrax, Dik-
Dik, Lesser Kudu, and Nocturnal Porcupine. Prolific
birdlife features 600 species including the threatened
corncrake and near threatened Basra Reed Warbler. Other
attractions include Recent Volcanoes, lava flows and
caves with potential for geological and cave exploration
and hiking. Mzima Springs & underwater hippo and
fish watching. |