Top Wildlife Reserves and National Parks of Kenya

With magnificent landscapes of deep forested hills, classic contrasts of desert scenes, beaches, coral reefs and some of Africa’s best wildlife attractions; Kenya is a rich nature rewarding place for your visit. This country’s superbly god created geographical structure has resulted in a great range of natural habitats for thousands of wildlife species. As a result, to save these natural habitats and its rare wildlife species, most of them declared as Wildlife Reserves or National Parks. Today we will discuss here some of the most renowned Wildlife Reserves and National Parks of Kenya for your acknowledgement.

Amboseli National Park
Located near to the southwest of Masai Mara Reserve, the Amboseli National Park lies at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. This park is also known as the “Land of Giants” because all the Big Five (Elephant, Lion, Buffalo, Leopard and Rhinoceros) of Africa can be seen in here. With an area of total 392sq km, this park is best loved for the large herds of elephants, bird-watching destinations and other spectacular wildlife. This national is the home for more than 80 species of mammals, 400 species of birds and 50 types of raptors.

Masai Mara National Reserve
This park is situated near Lake Victoria, Southwest corner of Kenya and also very well-known as country’s most popular safari destination. Masai Mara National Park is most famous for the annual wildebeest migration, where you will see millions of wildebeests make their way from Tanzania to Kenya side across the crocodile-infested Mara River. This reserve offers its visitors multiple opportunities to view different species of both prey and predators like elephant, antelopes, lions, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, etc.

Mombasa Marine National Reserve
This park is sited in the city of Mombasa and very well connected with air, land and water transport. With a range of more than 200sq km, this marine reserve offers an amazing range of beautiful beaches and coral attractions. Mombasa Marine Reserve also offers a wide range of marine life and sea bird species for its visitors view. You can enjoy wind surfing, snorkeling, water skiing, diving and other water sports in the dazzling blue sea water.

Mount Kenya National Park
Mount Kenya National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site with a total area of 1,420sq km. The snow-capped mountain, deep green forests, beautiful springs and rich wildlife is a perfect combination for every hiker who visits here. In this park, you can see olive baboons, giant forest hogs, buffalos, colobus monkeys, mongoose, leopards, black rhinos, albino zebras, bongos and more than 130 species of birds. Don’t forget to take a trekking trip if you visit here. This park is great in ecosystem and shows the excellence of nature’s true beauty.

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