Game Parks & Reserves in Kenya

Aberdare National Park
Amboseli National Park
Lake Nakuru National Park
Marsabit National Park
Masai Mara National Reserve
Meru National Park
Mt Kenya National Park
Nairobi National Park
Samburu Nature Reserve
Shaba National Reserve
Sibiloi National Park
Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo West National Park


 

Best months for Wildlife Viewing in Kenya:
If you wish to witness the annual Wildebeest migration then the best time to go on safari in Kenya, specifically the Masai Mara, is from July to October, . You should be aware that this is also the time when there will be most tourists, therefore lodges will get booked up early in the year and there are more safari vehicles on the roads, which in turn causes more disturbance to the wildlife.

The dry seasons January to March and July to October are also an excellent times for wildlife viewing, as the animals gather in huge numbers round water holes, rivers and lakes and the vegetation is less dense which makes for easier viewing of the wildlife from a distance.
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ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK
The Park is part of the Aberdare Mountain Range which forms the steep eastern edge of the Rift Valley. It lies approx 150kms north of Nairobi and has an altitude of 7,000 to 14,000 ft. The scenery in this region is spectacular and impressive as is the range of wildlife.
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AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Amboseli National Park, although small, at approx 395 sq km, is one of Kenya's most popular parks. The views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, coupled with the variety of game to be found, draws the visitors in.
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LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Lake Nakuru is an ornithologists' paradise offering the spectacular view of up to 2 million flamingos at one time (during the season) along with hundreds of other species including birds of prey. An area of 190 sq km around the lake is fenced in as a national park and has been made a sanctuary for Rothschild giraffes and black rhinos.
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MARSABIT NATIONAL PARK
The Marsabit National Reserve lies in northern Kenya in a densely forested mountain park, being home two beautiful crater lakes. The park was once famous for it's large tusker elephants but that was before the poachers slaughtered most the large ones. Elephants are still in abundance along with large herbs of kudu and many birds of prey.

MASAI MARA NATIONAL PARK
Located in south-western Kenya, the Masai Mara National Reserve (Maasai Mara) is regarded as the most favorite and is definitely the most visited game reserve for a safari in Kenya, with over 140,000 visitors per year.
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MERU NATIONAL PARK  -  
The park is situated approximately 360km northeast of Nairobi and covers an area of 870 sq kms. This park was the setting for Joy Adamson's book "Born Free" and it remains one of Kenya's most unspoilt parks. The scenery is varied, wild and beautiful, from woodlands at 3,000 ft on the slope of Nyambeni Mountain Range to wide open plaints with many rivers running through. Game found here includes; lion, cheetah, leopard, elephant, antelopes, and buffalo. In the many rivers hippo and crocodile are found in abundance. You may be lucky to spot Kenya only colony of the rare white rhino.

There are several other parks which can be visited from here within a day, they include Bisandi National Reserve, Kora National Park, Rahole National Reserve and Mwingi National Reserve.--> Recommended Tours and Safaris

MOUNT KENYA & FOREST RESERVE
The National Park lies approximately 176kms northeast of Nairobi and covers an area of approximately 700 sq kms, with a landscape consisting mainly of forest and bare rock. Mount Kenya is an extinct volcano straddled across the equator, and is Africa's second highest peak.
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NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
Nairobi National Park is only 20 minutes drive from the city and is ideal if you only have a stopover in the city and want to experience some of Africa's game. Because of it's location, there are many visitors, both tourists and residents but you are guaranteed to see an abundance of game, seemingly unaware and unafraid of humans. The elephant is the only one of the 'big five' not found here, but leopard, lion, buffalo, rhino, giraffe, hippo, crocodile, antelope, wildebeest, eland, zebra and Thompson's gazelle as well as many other species are here in abundance.

At the western end of the park is an Animal Orphanage, dedicated to young animals who are injured or deserted in the wild. Here they are studied and cared for until they can be returned to the reserve.

There are no accommodation facilities within the park as it is located so close to the city centre.

SAMBURU NATIONAL PARK

The Samburu National Reserve lie northeast of Nairobi halfway to Lake Turkana and cover an area of approximately 300 sq kms. The area is arid and largely semi-desert, but has a large concentration of wldlife
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SHABA GAME RESERVE
Situated 314 km from Nairobi in Central Kenya, off the Uaso Nyiro River, being a semi-desert. It is the natural habitat for the Grevy Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, and Gerenuk, only found in this part of Kenva. There are also herds of Elephants, plenty of Lions, Cheetah, Crocodile, hundreds of species of birds and other game

SIBILOI NATIONAL PARK
This is Kenya's most remote national park, lying right in the north of the country bordering with Lake Turkana. The region is hot, dry and windswept, but surprising has a large variety of wildlife and birds. These include Grevy's zebra, ostrich, gerenuk, oryx, tiang and a large population of Nile crocodile in the lake. The park's petrified forest is proof that this region was once lush and densely forested.

Due to the remoteness and inhospitable terrain most people visit this area in organised groups.