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Mount Elgon National Park of Kenya

One National Park, the same name, but two different states and stories. Mount Elgon National Park is shared by both Uganda and Kenya, but it had become a protected area in Uganda first, back in 1937. As for the Kenyan side of the region, it was the pastoral territory of local tribes. It was thenContinue reading "Mount Elgon National Park of Kenya"

Mount Elgon National Park of Kenya

One National Park, the same name, but two different states and stories. Mount Elgon National Park is shared by both Uganda and Kenya, but it had become a protected area in Uganda first, back in 1937. As for the Kenyan side of the region, it was the pastoral territory of local tribes. It was thenContinue reading "Mount Elgon National Park of Kenya"

Mount Kenya National Park

This is the mountain that gives the name to a nation. This is the king of Kenya itself. Mount Kenya, a place to remember, a place to protect. But it took almost one century to decide to do that. It was thanks to the United Nations Heritage Funds that, in 1978, this wild region beameContinue reading "Mount Kenya National Park"

Mount Kenya National Park

This is the mountain that gives the name to a nation. This is the king of Kenya itself. Mount Kenya, a place to remember, a place to protect. But it took almost one century to decide to do that. It was thanks to the United Nations Heritage Funds that, in 1978, this wild region beameContinue reading "Mount Kenya National Park"

Mount Longonot National Park

Mount Longonot is one of the many extinct volcanoes in Kenya. It is a very old stratovolcano mountain, rising in the Great Rift Valley  - south of lake Naivasha. It overlooks huge plains and the whole territory is protected by the omonimous protected reserve, Mount Longonot National Park. It is not one of the mostContinue reading "Mount Longonot National Park"