Parks and Reserves in Kenya

Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is a park located in southern Kenya. With an area of 392 square kilometers, this fairly small park is arguably Kenya’s second most popular after Masai Mara.

Aberdare National Park

Aberdare National Park is located in the central Kenya highlands, about 150 kilometers east of Nairobi. This small but amazing park with a size of 765 sq. km is characterized by picturesque, steep forested ravines and open moorland.

Lake Nakuru National Park

Lake Nakuru National Park is an amazing bird and mammal’s sanctuary found in Kenya. Located on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, the park which is only 156 kilometers north west of Nairobi is flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of acacia forest and the Makalia waterfalls.

Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 360 square kilometers private wildlife conservancy located Laikipia County in Central Kenya. It is situated between the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdares about 220 Kilometers from Nairobi and near the town of Nanyuki.

Masai Mara National Reserve

Masai Mara National Reserve is one of Kenya’s and Africa’s most popular wildlife reserves. The reserve is located in south western Kenya, within Narok County, about 270 kilometers from Nairobi.

Lake Bogoria National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve, together with the adjoining Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserve is located in the dry and hot northern Kenya. Popularly referred to as “Kenya’s jewel of the north”, Samburu is the most popular park not just in this arid and semi-arid region, but also in Kenya.

Tsavo West National Park

Tsavo West National Park is located in south eastern Kenya, in the former coast province. It is situated between Nairobi and Mombasa near the town of Voi.

Tsavo East National Park

Almost halfway between Nairobi and Mombasa lies Tsavo East National Park, a rugged wilderness teeming with mammals, birds and reptiles. By road from Nairobi, Tsavo’s Mtito Andei gate lies 233 Kilometers south of the city, and 250 kilometers from the coastal city of Mombasa.

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu National Reserve, together with the adjoining Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserve is located in the dry and hot northern Kenya. Popularly referred to as “Kenya’s jewel of the north”, Samburu is the most popular park not just in this arid and semi-arid region, but also in Kenya.