ADVENTURE MEET WILD…
Safari Extension after Mount kenya climb. You could opt to make a wildlife safari extension after the hike.
This gives you an opportunity to experience both the adventure and the wild side of Kenya.
SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life. Situated alongside the Ewaso Nyiro River, there is plenty to attract wildlife from the surrounding savannah plains. The vegetation is classified as arid and semiarid. The climate in Samburu is hot and dry during the day, and cool during nights and evenings.
Large concentration of wildlife is found in the reserve due to availability of lush vegetation along the Ewaso Nyiro River, the main source of water to the Reserve and the nearby communities.
The reserve is rich in wildlife with an abundance of rare northern specialist species such as the Grevy’s zebra, Somali ostrich, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk and the beisa oryx (also referred to as Samburu Special Five).
MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
Masai Mara National Reserve is considered a “must see” for any visitor traveling on safari in Kenya. It is on the “to do” list of most Kenyan visitors because the park is graced by a wide variety of unique and exquisite wild life and birds.
Masai Mara is the best place to see all of the “Big Five” animals (elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalo) together. The famous wildebeest migration also takes place at the Mara. The Masai Mara provides the best view of the famous wildebeest migration as the animals cross the Mara River between July to September.
The Mara is also home to the richest concentration of wildlife, The reserve’s topography is mainly open savannah (grassland) with clusters of acacia trees.
OL PAJETA CONSERVANCY
The Ol Pajeta Conservacy is a private game sanctuary that also doubles up as an orphanage for chimpanzees that were rescued from war torn Great Lakes region. The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary opened in 1993 in a negotiated agreement between the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Kenya Wildlife Service. The facility was initially established to receive and provide lifelong refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from West and Central Africa.
Situated between the foot hills of the Aberdares and the magnificent snow-capped Mount Kenya, it is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa and home of the last two northern white rhinos.
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Amboseli National Park is 260km (160 miles) from Nairobi, on the border with the neighboring country of Tanzania. Its magnificent situation at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, combined with its excellent opportunities to view Kenya’s wildlife, make it a popular safari parks in Kenya. The park is famous for being the best place to get close to free-ranging elephants and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free-standing mountain in the world. The park as well has huge herds of wildebeests and many other animals including giraffes, African lions, monkeys, zebras, hyenas and antelope.
