Close to the the financial and business hub of East Africa lies a large national park where wild encounters with many of the iconic African megafauna can be experienced with ease. |
The most easterly portion of Africa's great equatorial rain forest. The forest is located north of Kisumu about 65 km from the shores of Lake Victoria. |
Two of the most iconic visions of Africa: Elephants and Mount Kilimanjaro. |
Entirely within the city limits is a large city park 'City Park' with montane woodlands, walking trails, ponds and two kinds of monkeys. |
Geysers, boiling water and an alkaline lake offer habitat for Flamingoes and numerous shore birds in the Rift Valley. |
High above the Kerio Valley the Elgeyo Escarpment offers brisk cool climate, unbelievable views, and remnant montane forests on the steep slopes. |
The Sitatunga is an antelope adapted to inhabiting flooded forest and grasslands. Saiwa, in western Kenya, is the most reliable place to see this animal. |
On the floor of this massive crater is a geo-thermal energy facility. Foot trails and tourist vehicles go to the rim of the crater. The view of the crater and the Rift Valley is beautiful. |
Karura Forest is a short distance from the business center of East Africa, Nairobi, and an easy day trip. Many birds and other wildlife species can be seen during a brief visit. |
Good acommodations, excellent meals, and safe campsites sit amid diverse gardens and abundant bird life convenient to the city of Eldoret in the Rift Valley. |
Kenya Natural History
Birds
Reptiles + Amphibians
Insects
Plants
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Michael J. Plagens, page updated 19 Nov. 2011,
updated 14 Sept. 2016.