Shaba National Reserve: Joy Adamson's Last Wilderness and Isiolo's Semi-Desert Safari Gem
Shaba National Reserve in Isiolo County is the wildest of the three reserves along the Ewaso Ng'iro River. Famous as Joy Adamson's final home and a Born Free filming landscape, it shelters Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and Somali ostrich amid springs and lava hills.
Meru National Park: Rhino Sanctuary, Born Free Country and Kenya’s Wild Northern Frontier
Straddling the equator northeast of Mount Kenya, Meru National Park combines an 870-square-kilometre wilderness, a fenced rhino sanctuary, thirteen rivers and the enduring legacy of the Born Free story into one of Kenya’s most remote conservation landscapes.
Tsavo East National Park: Red Elephants, the Galana River and Kenya's Largest Wilderness
Tsavo East is Kenya's largest protected wilderness, famed for dust-red elephants, the Galana River and vast savanna. This guide covers its geography, wildlife, conservation history, the man-eaters legend and its place in Kenya's tourism economy.
Mount Elgon National Park: Kitum Cave, Elephants and Kenya's Second-Highest Mountain
Straddling the Kenya-Uganda border, Mount Elgon National Park protects an ancient volcano famous for its salt-mining elephants and the celebrated Kitum Cave. This guide covers the mountain's geology, wildlife, caves, hiking routes and conservation.
Ruma National Park: Kenya's Last Refuge of the Roan Antelope in the Lambwe Valley
Tucked in the Lambwe Valley of Homa Bay County, Ruma National Park is the sole indigenous home of Kenya's roan antelope. This guide examines the park's ecology, conservation challenges, wildlife, access and its place in the western Kenya tourism circuit.
Lake Nakuru National Park: Flamingos, Rhino Sanctuary, Rothschild Giraffes and the Rift Valley Soda Lake
Lake Nakuru National Park covers 188 sq km around the Rift Valley soda lake, famous for flamingos, the rhino sanctuary, Rothschild giraffes and an accessible game-viewing experience just 160 km from Nairobi.
Saiwa Swamp National Park: Kenya's Smallest Park, the Sitatunga Antelope and the Trans Nzoia Wetland Sanctuary
Saiwa Swamp National Park is Kenya's smallest national park, a 3 sq km Trans Nzoia wetland gazetted in 1974 to protect the sitatunga antelope. Explore its sitatunga, De Brazza's monkey, 370+ bird species and the foot-only observation platform experience.
Mount Longonot National Park: Stratovolcano, Crater Rim and Rift Valley Heritage
Mount Longonot National Park protects a dormant stratovolcano with a dramatic eight-by-twelve-kilometre caldera in the Great Rift Valley, just ninety kilometres from Nairobi and one of the most accessible high-elevation hikes in Kenya.
Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks Explained: Kenya's Largest Wildlife Sanctuary, the Red Elephants of Tsavo and the Mzima Springs
The Tsavo ecosystem covers over 22,000 square kilometres — Kenya's largest protected area. A guide to Tsavo East, Tsavo West, the Red Elephants, Mzima Springs, and the wildlife and tourism.