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Central Island National Park in Kenya

If you want to go to Central Island National Park you will first have to find Lake Turkana, in the Kenyan Great Rift Valley. This is a place of volcanoes and Lake Turkana is a salt lake derived from an ancient volcanic activity. It is a long and large water pond stretching between Ethiopia andContinue reading "Central Island National Park in Kenya"

Chyulu Hills National Park

Chyulu Hills are a group of old and new volcanoes, set in the south eastern region of Kenya. They are exactly mid way between Nairobi and Mombasa, and surrounded by other great national natural reserves - Tsavo West, Tsavo East and Kilimanjaro National Park. The western part of the Chyulu Hills consists of a privateContinue reading "Chyulu Hills National Park"

Arabuko Sokoke National Park

When you hear of Arabuko Sokoke you immediately imagine the rain forest. Because Arabuko Sokoke actually is the largest and most beautiful rain forest in East Africa, but only a small part of it becomes the Arabuko Sokoke National Park. This protected area, not far from Malindi (10  km) is one of the most lovedContinue reading "Arabuko Sokoke National Park"

The Masaai Tribe

The land of Masaai has recently become also the name of a National Park, Masaai Mara. These people are the real soul of Eastern Africa and especially of Tanzania and Kenya. A safari would not even be a safari if you could not meet and greet these wonderful men and women, bright in their livelyContinue reading "The Masaai Tribe"

Aberdare National Park

In 1950, Kenya decided to stop the wild hunting in some of its regions and founded many protected areas, especially in the territories of some historical tribes. Aberdare National Park was founded in that very year. It covers an area of 765.7 sq km, 180 km north of Nairobi including three counties. The Park's territoryContinue reading "Aberdare National Park"