Aberdare National Park
Aberdare National Park lies in the Central Highlands, Central
Province, west of Mount Kenya, approx 150kms north of Nairobi. The park has an
altitude of 7,000 to 14,000 ft. and covers an area of 770 km² making it
the third largest National Park in Kenya. The Park forms part of the Aberdare
Mountain Range which lie the steep eastern edge of the Rift Valley.
The
scenery, contains a rich botanic wealth, a mixture of equatorial exuberance and
alpine vegetation and is as spectacular and impressive as is the range of
wildlife. Due to the dense forest vegetation, you will need to do some
searching for the wildlife, but there are many purposes built game viewing
lodges.
Aberdares is the perfect destination for a
safari if you wish to get away from the
crowds, it is certainly worthwhile stopping overnight. Wildlife 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.
The best time to visit is December through to
March
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