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Increasingly acknowledged as one of the most important areas for
biodiversity in Kenya, wildlife population densities in the Laikipia
region and Ewaso eco-system now rank second to the internationally
renowned Maasai Mara...
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Arabuko Sokoke is a few kilometres inland, between the towns of Kilifi
and Malindi, 110 km north of Mombasa. It is the largest existing
fragment of the tropical forests that once covered much of the East
African coast...
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These remote and wild parks, along with Sibiloi National Park, are
UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The park offers visitors some stunning
scenery and excellent bird-watching opportunities with flamingos,
pelicans and water birds.
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Shimba Hills were gazetted as a National Forest in 1903, grassland
areas were incorporated in 1924 and several subsequent extensions took
place to bring the reserve to its present size.
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Mount Elgon is Kenya’s second highest
mountain. It lies 140 km north-east of Lake Victoria and is bisected by
the Kenya-Uganda border. An ancient eroded volcano with a huge caldera,
its summit has the spectacular flat-topped basalt column known as
Koitobos
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This triangle of dense woodland and scrub is limited along its 65 km northern
boundary by the Tana River, which rises in the highlands between the
Aberdares and Mount Kenya, before commencing its 700 km passage to the
Indian Ocean.
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Kakamega Forest was established to protect Kenya’s only mid-altitude tropical rainforest – as the forest contains
many species found nowhere else in the country...
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Bisanadi National Reserve acts as a wildlife dispersal area for Meru National Park. It is a part of the Meru, Kora,
Mwingi and Bisanadi conservation area, adjacent to northeast boundary
of Meru, Isiolo district, covering an area of 606 square km.
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Marsabit National Reserve covers an area of 1,500 square km and
consists of a forested mountain that rises like an oasis in the middle
of the desert wilderness and is the only source of permanent surface
water in the region.
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The reserve was gazetted in 1976 covering an area north-west of Kamburu Dam at the confluence of Tana and
Thiba rivers.
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Mwingi has been designated a
Wilderness
Activity Zone by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) which allows for fly
camping, camel and horseback safaris as opportunities for traditional
game viewing are extremely limited...
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The Chyulu Hills are situated 190 km
south-east of Nairobi and 30 km south-west of Kibwezi. They are of
relatively recent volcanic origin and the range is composed of ash
cones and craters...
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Together with the adjacent Samburu, and divided by the river Ewaso
Nyiro, the three reserves form a very popular tourist destination
because of the diverse wildlife populations they support.
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There are some spectacular views to be had, although most of the
reserve is plains. Because of its remote location there are few
visitors.
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 Mount Kenya is an imposing extinct volcano dominating the landscape of
the Kenyan Highlands. The mountain has two main peaks – Batian
5,200metres) and Nelion (5,188 metres).
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The reserve consists mainly of patches of riperian forest extending for
16 km along the meandering course of the Lower Tana River, 350 km east
of Nairobi and 240 km north of Mombasa.
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Meru is a savanna National Park, 35 km east of Maua town in the north eastern lowlands below the Nyambeni hills.
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Ndere Island, a newly gazetted park, is an
island just off the northern shore of Lake Victoria and was opened in
November 1986. Ndere means ‘meeting place’ in the language of the local
Luo tribe...
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The park was partially established through the initiative of National
Museums of Kenya to protect unique prehistoric and archeological sites
some of which are linked to the origin of man.
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Ruma national park was established mainly to
protect the Roan antelope, common only to this park.
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Game Parks in Kenya 
